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Based on over thirty years of experience implementing our proprietary catalytic process technologies in over 45 different units, located in 17 different countries, ExxonMobil has earned the reputation as the premier provider of leading-edge technologies for paraxylene production. ExxonMobil has not rested on its initial technological discoveries associated with the original ZSM-5 family of zeolite catalysts, but has developed and licensed generation after generation of new technologies designed to better serve the needs its licenses.
Services provided by our licensing organization have been the foundation for our success. Our process step-by-step helps you make clear choices about the future technologies for use in your plant and the products you make. After the license agreement is signed, ExxonMobil is with you every step of the way with unmatched customer service, from the initial loading of catalyst through technology improvement exchanges that keep you current with the latest developments. A successful implementation at your plant is the result of a strong relationship between you, the licensee, and our skilled staff of experts.
From Aromatic License Services you can expect:
1. Initial Contact
Our personnel will visit your site to explain, on a non-confidential basis, the key features, and advantages of our different technologies that are available for license. Following this initial meeting, depending on your needs, a technology-specific confidentiality agreement will be prepared for your review.
2. Detailed yield estimates
After the execution of a confidentiality agreement, detailed yield estimates based on your specific feedstock and unit operating constraints will be provided. This information will illustrate the unique advantages that our technologies can bring to your facility. With these yield estimates, you will be able to evaluate the economics of the proposed project before moving to the next stage.
3. Feasibility study
ExxonMobil will work closely with you to define the scope of the project based on your needs for higher capacity, improved efficiency, or higher purity, and ensure that the technologies are employed in their optimal configuration within your plant.
4. Disclosures
We will provide you with a formal licensing proposal, based on the results of the feasibility study for your plant, including sufficient technical and financial data to allow you to make an informed decision.
5. License negotiation
ExxonMobil offers a non-exclusive, non-transferable right to utilize specific technologies, and produce the specified products at your site. All representations, warranties, or guarantees associated with our technologies and future licensing services will be contained in these agreements.
6. Technology transfer, start-up, and regeneration support
- Process and Technology Operating Guide
- Monitoring of catalyst loading
- Personnel training for safe and efficient operation
- Start-up support
- Regeneration support
7. Technology-improvement exchange
- Continuous access to improvements to the licensed technology
- Quarterly unit performance monitoring reports
- Unit debottlenecking studies
- Pilot plant tests and laboratory analyses
- Regeneration support
8. Track record in developing new technologies
- Access to new generation technologies
- Access to new process technologies
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