Thread regarding ExxonMobil Corp. layoffs

Excess coking, schmoking.

We just need to better tune the reactor metallurgy, increase the catalyst addition rate, double the metals loading, tweak the formulation with an improved ZSM-5, maybe go 110% on the zeolite content and we will have Dorado cadillac’ing in no time.

Stop worrying… We got this.

Shouldn’t you be enjoying retirement Larry?

The dorado process suffers from excessive fouling coking. It is very tedious to regenerate. Exxons production is very limited hence the buying from Goodyear and other producers.China dominates dcpd production and sells dcpd for a fraction of what exxon can. Don't believe the hype it is only for the investors.

I thought Dorado was running smoothly, just as the researchers predicted.

Wonder if the recent increase in silver price is throwing off some of the original economics with the catalyst?

Otherwise, should be smooth sailing.

Here is the truth on proxima. The resin is unstable and toxic. The catalyst suffers from degradation and is only good for a few months. The coatings formulations cannot be used with solvents and suffer from heat degradation. The resin is made up of endo and exo isomers and this affects the reactivity. Exxon cannot and will not be able to produce enough dcpd resin and must buy it from Goodyear and other companies. The dorado cycylopendien plant can only run for 45 days untill the catalyst needs regeneration. The platinum catalyst in dorado is expensive and prone to sintering. This sintering leads to catalyst deactivation. The number one reason it will fail is china s dcpd price. China sells dcpd at 25 percent of what exxon will. Proxima is doomed to failure. Exxon bought another pig in a poke. Reminds me of algea years back. Just smell dcpd once and you will see what I mean. It smells like cancer. No company wants to use proxima in there coatings. The only one company is doing it to supply exxon. Even the exxon controllers who purchase do not want to buy dcpd. Stay away from this train wreck.

Nope.

You know if it is true. Just need two more Upstream projects to support Downstream and Chemicals