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Refining and petrochemicals
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Obtained 17 domestic and foreign patents in 2013.
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Developed a newmethod employing Chitinibacter tainanensis S1 to produce N-acetylglucosamine (NAG). This
technology has been patented and transferred to Yungshin Pharmaceutical for joint development.
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Jointly developed oil film bearing oil NTM-100 with China Steel; completed use testing.
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Helped the Dalin Refinery to complete research on catalytic cracking catalyst standards, including revision and drafting of
performance assessment.
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Developed high-purity dicyclopentadiene (DCPD) preparation technology, a process for producing biodiesel from fatty
acid residue, amorphous carbon material and polymethyl methacrylate particles and applications.
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CPC's extractive distillation process received six US patents, one EU patent and three Chinese patents; five US, ROC, and
World Patent Cooperation Agreements Organization patents are pending.
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Completed 63 refining technology acquisition and innovation cases; issued 110 domestic and foreign journal and
conference papers.
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Performed 235 commissioned technical service cases for units within the company
and 35 technical service cases
f
or external organizations, the latter generating revenue of approximately NT$7.29 million.
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Developed 12 new biotech and lubricant products.
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Completed extractive distillation technology and process R&D; the resulting technology was formally adopted by
Korea's LG Chemical Company. Performance testing was completed successfully in May 2013; results showed that the
technology can reduce energy consumption by approximately 35% (with at least 20% guaranteed) and increase refining
output by 10%, enabling the investment to be recovered in only one year. The result of this work was published in the
September 2013 issue of
Chemical Engineering
, and the company received US$25,000 in licensing income.
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Redesign of the Fourth Naphtha Cracker quench oil heat recovery heat exchanger increased the efficiency of quench oil
heat recovery. By recovering heat from 6 tons of high-pressure steam each hour, the new system can reduce the load on
the quench tower and is expected to save the company NT$90 million each year.
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Completed calibration of 17 ultrasonic flowmeters, which reduced the average error between devices to approximately
0.18% and enhanced transaction fairness by roughly NT$360 million.
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