Opportunities for Catalysts in the Refining and Petrochemical Industries: An Eight-Year Forecast

The wild fluctuations in oil prices over the past year has set off a quest for both better fuels and improved efficiencies for manufacturing established fuels and chemicals. NanoMarkets believes that catalysts will play a key role in this quest as refining and petchem producers look for ways to reduce energy consumption, improve yield and process selectivity, as well as ways to produce alternative fuels. In light of this environment, NanoMarkets expects the market for such catalysts to grow rapidly over the next few years. In this new report, NanoMarkets will uncover the opportunities for catalysts in the petroleum refining and petchem industries, with a special focus on the latest materials and process technologies.

The report analyzes and quantifies the markets for catalysts used in both current and emerging refining and petchem production processes, as well as covers the markets for catalysts used in syngas conversion to alternative fuels and chemicals.
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E.1 Introduction
E.2 Summary of Emerging Opportunities for Catalyst Producers
E.2.1 Refinery Catalysts
E.2.2 Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts
E.3 Summary of Eight-Year Forecast
E.3.1 Forecasts for Refining Catalysts
E.3.2 Forecasts for Fischer-Tropsch
1.1 Background to Report
1.1.1 Growth in Established Markets
1.1.2 Emerging Areas for Growth
1.1.3 Uncertainties and Challenges
1.2 Goal and Scope of this Report
1.3 Methodology of this Report
1.4 Plan of this Report
Chapter Two: Analysis of Refining Catalysts Markets

2.1 Current State of the Refining Catalysts Market
2.1.1 Catalysts Playing Field
2.1.2 Catalytic Refining Processes
2.1.3 Catalyst Materials
2.1.4 Catalyst Producers
2.2 Fluid Catalytic Cracking
2.2.1 Propylene Production
2.2.2 Diesel Production
2.2.3 Other
2.2.4 FCC Catalysts Products
2.4 Hydrocracking Catalysts
2.4.1 Hydrocracking Products
2.5 Hydrotreating Catalysts
2.5.1 Hydrotreating Catalysts Products
2.6 Other Refining Processes and Related Catalysts
2.6.1 Reforming, Isomerization, and Alkylation
2.7 Key Points
Chapter Three: Catalysts for Alternative Fuels Markets

3.1 Gas-to-Liquids/Coal-to-Liquids/Biomass-to-Liquids
3.1.1 Current State of the Industry
3.1.2 Process Technologies
3.1.3 Catalysts Materials
3.1.4 Major Players
3.2 Gas-to-Liquids
3.2.1 GTL Process Technologies
3.2.2 GTL Catalyst Products
3.3 Coal-to-Liquids
3.3.1 CTL Process Technologies
3.3.2 CTL Catalysts Products
3.4 Biomass-to-Liquids
3.4.1 BTL Process Technologies
3.5 Fischer-Tropsch
3.5.1 Fischer-Tropsch Catalyst Design
3.5.2 Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts Products
3.6 Other Syngas Conversion Processes
3.6.1 Syngas-to-DME
3.6.2 Syngas-to-Olefins
3.6.3 Syngas-to-Ethanol
3.7 Other Alternative Fuels Catalysts
3.7.1 Catalysts to Produce Biofuels
3.7.2 Catalysts to Produce Fuels from Glycerol
3.8 Key Points
Chapter Four: Eight-Year Forecast of Energy Catalysts

4.1 Methodology
4.1.1 Economic Assumptions
4.1.2 How Much Confidence Should You Have in these Forecasts?
4.2 Forecasts for Refinery Catalysts
4.2.1 FCC Catalysts
4.2.2 Hydrocracking Catalysts
4.2.3 Hydrotreating Catalysts
4.2.4 Reforming Catalysts
4.3 Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts
4.3.1 Gas-to-Liquids Catalysts
4.3.2 Coal-to-Liquids Catalysts
4.3.3 Biomass-to-Liquids
Abbreviations and Acronyms Used in This Report
About the Author
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Exhibit E-1 Worldwide Market for Refinery Catalysts by Process (millions of $)
Exhibit E-2 Worldwide Market for Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts (millions of $)
Exhibit 2-1 Sulfur Content Mandates for Gasoline
Exhibit 2-2 Generic Refining Process
Exhibit 2-3 List of Catalysts Materials
Exhibit 2-4 Side-by-Side Comparison of AFX and Competitive High-Propylene Catalyst
Exhibit 2-5 Grace Davison's FCC Catalyst Technology
Exhibit 2-6 Grace Davison FCC Catalysts
Exhibit 2-7 Hydrocracking Catalysts Technology
Exhibit 2-8 Hydrocracking Catalyst Selection Chart
Exhibit 2-9 Albemarle's Hydrotreating Catalysts
Exhibit 2-10 Axens Reforming Catalyst Products
Exhibit 2-11 Criterion's Reforming Catalyst Products
Exhibit 3-1 Worldwide Reserves
Exhibit 3-2 Alternative Feedstock Products
Exhibit 3-3 Syngas-to-Products Reactions
Exhibit 3-4 GTL Catalysts Materials
Exhibit 3-5 CTL Catalysts Materials
Exhibit 3-6 BTL Catalysts Materials
Exhibit 3-7 GTL Process Technologies
Exhibit 3-8 Haldor Topsøe's GTL Catalyst Technologies
Exhibit 3-9 BASF's GTL Catalyst Technologies
Exhibit 3-10 CTL Process Technologies
Exhibit 3-11 BTL Process Technologies
Exhibit 3-12 Alternative Syngas Processes
Exhibit 3-13 Virent's Bioforming Process Flow
Exhibit 4-1 Worldwide Market for Refinery Catalysts by Process (m.t.)
Exhibit 4-2 Worldwide Market for Refinery Catalysts by Process (millions of $)
Exhibit 4-3 Worldwide Market for Catalytic Cracking Catalysts
Exhibit 4-4 Worldwide Market for Hydrocracking Catalysts
Exhibit 4-5 Worldwide Market for Hydrotreating Catalysts
Exhibit 4-6 Worldwide Market for Reforming Catalysts
Exhibit 4-7 Worldwide Market for Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts (m.t.)
Exhibit 4-8 Worldwide Market for Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts (millions of $)
Exhibit 4-9 Worldwide Market for GTL Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts (millions of $)
Exhibit 4-10 Worldwide GTL Capacity (bbl/cd)
Exhibit 4-11 Worldwide Market for CTL Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts (millions of $)
Exhibit 4-12 Worldwide CTL Capacity (bbl/cd)
Exhibit 4-13 Worldwide Market for BTL Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts (millions of $)
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