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，以实现天然气的高级碳氢化合物。该专利发明针对的是多相催化剂的配方。它包括一种在混合气体环境中利用催化剂对碳氢化合物进行升级以在生产芳香烃的同时提高碳氢化合物质量的方法。Kara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。碳氢化合物的质量在每一种情况下都得到了改善。与传统的加氢处理工艺相比，Kara的专利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，在经济和环境方面都是有利的。这一新工艺的产业化将使加拿大的石油和天然气行业受益，加拿大拥有丰富的天然气、重油和沥青。卡拉已经设计和建造了一个B/D的原型测试设施，该设施将设在萨伊特。该项目将使这项技术沿着技术准备水平从TRL 5走向TRL 6的商业化。

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.