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PGM fixed bed

BASF offers a broad portfolio of precious metal catalysts for various selective and full hydrogenation applications with focus on highest selectivity and long-term catalyst performance. The precious metal catalysts from our portfolio can be provided in following forms with with metal content ranging from 0.1 wt%-2.0 wt%:

  • Spheres
  • Extrudates
  • Tablets
  • Carbon Granulates
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For decades, BASF precious catalyst solutions have been well recognized for their long-term stability even under challenging reaction conditions. Our precious fixed bed catalysts can be used for:

  • Selective hydrogenation of C2, C3, C4 and pyrolysis gas streams from steam cracker
  • Full hydrogenation of C3, C4 and C5 cuts.
  • Selective hydrogenation of C5 and C9 resins.
  • Purification of terephthalic acid (PTA)
  • Dearomatization of hydrocarbons
  • Alpha methyl-styrene hydrogenation
  • Purification of monochloroacetic acid (MCAA)
  • Hydrogenation of anthraquinone for H2O2 production
  • HPPO waste water treatment
  • Reductive amination
  • Others

BASF also offers a "full loop" of precious metals services to recycling your precious resources quickly at the end of catalyst life cycle.

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Building on our core competencies in precious metals and catalysis, BASF offers a robust portfolio of PGM (Platinum Group Metals) chemical catalysts for use in a variety of industrial catalysis applications. Our innovative PGM catalysts are manufactured at our ISO 9001 certified manufacturing facilities located at Mangalore, India, Seneca, South Carolina, USA, and Rome, Italy.

E 15X, E 15X light,  H0-44, H0-4X light, H0-33 light and H0-28 Catalyst Series

  • 0.15-0.75 wt% Pd loading on alumina spheres
  • Catalysts with highest precious metal efficiency are applicable in fixed reactor beds in gas, liquid and trickle bed operation mode
  • Applicable for selective and full hydrogenation of C2, C3, C4 and pyrolysis gas streams as well as H2O2 production

E 544 Catalyst Series

  • 1.0 wt% Pd loading on alumina spheres, new catalyst series with average diameters of 3.2 mm and 1.6 mm
  • Applicable for selective hydrogenation of C5 and C9 resins
  • The series is characterized by an excellent balance of hydrogenation activity and high metal efficiency

Pd 0152 and Pd 0155

  • BASF ReDar catalysts with proprietary composition of precious metals to ensure the efficient hydrogenation of aromatics from e.g. refinery streams or white oils already at low temperatures
  • Our catalysts with high precious metal efficiency are applicable in fixed reactor beds in gas, liquid and trickle bed operation mode
  • Different to bickel-based catalyst solutions, sulfur impurities in the feed do not lead to a permanent deactivation of the catalyst. Hence, significant longer catalyst lifetime can be achieved  

H0-31 and H0-41 Catalyst Series

  • 0.2-0.3 wt% Pd loading on alumina extrudates
  • Catalysts with highest precious metal efficiency are applicable in fixed reactor beds ingas-liquid trickle bed operation mode
  • Applicable for selective hydrogenation of C3 and C4 cuts

H0-12 Catalyst Series

  • 0.3-0.5 wt% Pd loading on alumina extrudates
  • Catalysts with highest precious metal efficiency
  • Applied in C4 alkyne rich stream selective hydrogenation

Pd/Al 5637 Catalyst Series

  • 0.3-0.5 wt% Pd loading on alumina extrudates
  • Catalysts with highest precious metal efficiency
  • Applicable for alpha methyl styrene hydrogenation
  • Applicable for PO process technology

Pd/AT Catalyst Series

  • 0.5-2.0 wt% Pd loading on alumina tablets
  • Catalysts with highest precious metal efficiency are applicable in fixed reactor beds in gas- liquid- and trickle bed operation mode
  • Applicable for toothbrush device

PTA Catalyst Series

  • 0.40-0.50 wt% Pd loading on carbon
  • Well proven catalysts for PTA purification with a higher selectivity towards the preferred product 4-HMBA.

Pd/CG Catalyst Series 

  • 0.50-2.00 wt% Pd loading on carbon
  • Highly acidic resistance to minimize precious metal losses during operation and to enable long catalyst lifetimes
  • Applicable for producing monochloroacetic acid and can be applied for fluorocarbons

Ru Catalyst Series 

  • 0.7-2.0 wt% Ru loading on carbon
  • Applicable for selective hydrogenation in fine chemicals