Responsible oil and gas

Petrochemicals Our strengths Recognized expertise in the field of catalysis, separation and processes. Integration in a public-private partnership ecosystem with the collaborative platform Axel’One. A proven transfer model in which IFPEN’s innovations are taken to market by its industrial partners, who handle industrial scale-up and marketing. Its subsidiary Axens is

IFPEN’s research focuses on the development of olefin and aromatic production catalysts and processes with a view to improving the performance of existing technologies, increasing the purity of the products obtained and consuming less energy.

PETROCHEMICALS OVERVIEW AND CHALLENGES Petrochemical processes are designed to convert oil and natural gas cuts into base chemicals (the major intermediates) for the chemicals industry, such as olefins and aromatics. These compounds are subsequently used to manufacture chemicals used in a number of fields: plastics processing, pharmacy, agriculture, cosmetics, electronics

Against the backdrop of the accelerating energy transition, the oil industry and related sectors need to continue to meet sustained demand, while significantly reducing their environmental footprint and energy consumption. IFPEN develops eco-efficient and flexible processes for the production of fuel and chemical intermediates meeting the strictest standards. To make

Fuels Our strengths Recognized expertise in the field of catalysis Integration in a public-private partnership ecosystem via the Axel’One collaborative innovation platform The acceleration in product development thanks to IFPEN’s high-throughput experimentation (HTE) units, making it possible to test several catalysts in a variety of operating conditions with different feeds

IFPEN’s research activities concern the development of hydrodesulfurization, hydrotreatment, catalytic reforming and paraffin isomerization catalysts and processes, for the production of more environmentally-friendly fuels.

Fuels OVERVIEW AND CHALLENGES The fuel sector today is marked by profound changes and accelerating societal trends such as: commitments made by signatory countries to the Paris agreement concerning the reduction of GGEs, the drive to improve air quality, the emergence of soft transport modes, the quest to find substitutes

Gas treatment OVERVIEW AND CHALLENGES The development of ever more efficient gas treatment technologies is supported by: the increase in gas consumption through to 2040 despite a slowdown resulting from the global Covid-19 pandemic, (+ 1.2%/year to 2040*) Its contribution to the energy mix to the tune of 25% in