High-grade Hydrocarbon with Catalytic Methane Activation

Kara Technologies Inc（“Kara”）正在开发新的催化工艺和相应的催化剂，用于在天然气的帮助下进行烃类的高等级化。该专利发明涉及非均相催化剂的配制。它包括在混合气体环境中将催化剂用于烃的改质以提高烃的质量同时生产芳烃的方法。卡拉还对其他碳氢化合物进行了实验：喷气燃料，船用柴油和可再生柴油。烃的质量在每种情况下都得到改善。与传统的加氢处理工艺相比，Kara的专有技术为重油和天然气的利用提供了替代方法，在更高的利润率、更低的运营成本、能源消耗和二氧化碳排放方面具有经济和环保优势。该新工艺的工业化将有利于加拿大的石油和天然气工业，因为加拿大拥有丰富的天然气，重油和沥青。卡拉设计并建造了一个B/d原型测试设施，将位于SAIT。该项目将使该技术沿着技术准备水平向商业化方向发展，从TRL 5到TRL 6。

Kara Technologies Inc. ("Kara") is developing new catalytic processes and corresponding catalysts for hydrocarbon high-grading with the assistance of natural gas. The patented invention is directed toward the formulation of a heterogeneous catalyst. It includes a process to utilize the catalyst in the upgrading of hydrocarbons in a mixed gas environment to improve the quality of the hydrocarbons while producing aromatic hydrocarbons. Kara has conducted experiments on other hydrocarbon substances: jet fuel, marine diesel and renewable diesel. The quality of the hydrocarbon is improved in each instance. Compared with traditional hydrotreating processes, Kara's proprietary technology provides alternative ways for heavy oil and natural gas utilization, which is economically and environmentally favourable in terms of higher profit margin, lower operating cost, energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. The industrialization of this novel process will benefit the petroleum and natural gas industry in Canada, where natural gas, heavy oil and bitumen are abundant. Kara has designed and constructed a one B/d prototype testing facility which will be located at SAIT. This project will move this technology along the technology readiness level toward commercialization from TRL 5 to TRL 6.