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Apart from the upgrades at the Amuay, Cardon and Puerto La Cruz refineries, two expansions completed in 1996 were the following: the inter-connection of the Amuay and Cardon plants, both located on the Paraguana peninsula in the state of Falcon; and the setting up of a catalytic distillation unit at El Palito refinery, with technology developed by PDVSA's research unit Intevep.

00 Paperback TP159 Whereas chemical processes of reaction and separation are frequently carried out separately and with different equipment, it is sometimes possible to combine the operations using reactive distillation or catalytic distillation, which can lead to smaller inventories of chemical materials and higher energy efficiency.

The Cadereyta refinery project includes a 42,500 barrel-per-day catalytic distillation train, the associated amine regeneration unit, flare and all ancillary facilities.

Apart from the upgrades at the Amuay, Cardon and Puerto La Cruz refineries, two expansions completed in 1996 were the following: the inter-connection of the Amuay and Cardon plants, both located on the Paraguana peninsula in the state of Falcon; and the setting up of a catalytic distillation unit at El Palito refinery, with technology developed by PDVSA's research unit Intevep.

With its completion in fall 2005, the unit will reduce sulfur content of naphtha feedstock using technology licensed from Catalytic Distillation Technologies, a partnership between ABB Lummus Global and Chemical Research & Licensing Co.

El Palito: A catalytic distillation unit and a project for segregation of catalytic naphtha started up at the 135,000 b/d El Palito refinery in 1996.

CB&I's scope includes the design, fabrication and installation of the complete process unit, which will reduce the sulfur content of naphtha feedstock using catalytic distillation technology licensed from CDTECH.

A catalytic distillation unit and a project for segregation of catalytic naphtha was completed at the 118,000 b/d El Palito refinery in 1996.