Sulfur compounds product upgrading

Depending on its production source and the stage of the upgrading process biogas can contain a number of sulfur compounds that have the capability to corrode processing equipment and gas pipeline, to inhibit the performance of vehicle catalysts and to damage fuel cells.. 

With pending low-sulfur fuel specifications, hydrocracking efforts will be increased to break complex hydrocarbon compounds and expose embedded sulfur molecules. Notably hydrocracking significantly upgrades feeds to downstream processes and fuel products, especially diesel products. 

Tomorrow s fuels will contain less sulfur to be compatible with the more sophisticated engine designs of new automobiles. Fuels specifications will further reduce the concentrations of gasoline compounds that are listed and/or considered to be toxic. Refiners will continue to upgrade heavier components to lighter products and refineries will continue to use innovative catalysts and processing equipment to cost-effectively manufacture fuels and petrochemical feedstocks. We have barely touched on the sophisticated engineering needed to transform a barrel of crude oil into consumable products. 

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