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| Tackling the gasoline/middle distillate imbalance |
Marielle Gagniere, Annick Pucci and Emilie Rousseau, Axens |
2013 / Q2 |
An oligomerisation technology can produce a significant increase in middle distillate production
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| Strategies to control sediment and coke in a hydrocracker |
Marco Respini, Silvia Ekres and Bruce Wright, Baker Hughes
Robert Zajdlik, Slovnaft |
2013 / Q2 |
Fouling control techniques enabled an ebullated-bed resid hydrocracker to operate at high severity while the rate of fouling of critical areas was controlled
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| Simulation of bitumen upgrading processes |
Anton Alvarez-Majmutov and Jinwen Chen, CanmetENERGY, Natural Resources Canada
Mugurel Munteanu, WorleyParsons |
2013 / Q2 |
Two bitumen upgrading processes currently used in the Canadian oil sands industry were investigated using modelling and simulation techniques
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| Insulating tank terminals |
Peter Boon, Pentair Thermal Management |
2013 / Q2 |
Energy-efficient tank insulation systems result in lower energy costs, less maintenance, and a prolonged lifespan of contents and equipment
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| Understanding thermal oxidisers |
Peter Pickard and Kevin McQuigg, Zeeco |
2013 / Q2 |
Dealing with common misconceptions on the design of vapour and liquid waste thermal oxidiser systems
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| Diagnostic tools and control parameters for refinery heaters |
Yahya Aktas, Hakan Oguz, Guray Aksu, Dogus Uzun and Muammer Sever, Tupras Izmir Refinery |
2013 / Q2 |
To optimise or manage furnace operation more effectively and safely, engineers and operators need to understand and control the entire process.
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| Minimising the cost of hydrogen production |
Lorena Mosca, Palma Contaldo, Menica Antonelli and Paola Volpi, Tecnimont KT |
2013 / Q2 |
Feed and fuel costs or the demand for export steam drive the choice of plant architecture and operating parameters in SMR hydrogen production
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| Options for biojet fuel |
Jitendra Kumar Satyarthi, Chiranjeevi Thota, Gokak Dattatraya Tammanna Shastry and Poyyamani Swaminatha Viswanathan, Bharat Petroleum Corporation |
2013 / Q2 |
A refiner reviews the available technologies for introducing drop-in jet fuel production
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| HCN emissions in fluid catalytic cracking |
Xunhua Mo, Bart De Graaf and Paul Diddams, Johnson Matthey |
2013 / Q2 |
Increased attention to refinery emissions of hydrogen cyanide requires detailed understanding of its formation and conversion in the FCC regenerator
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| Oil/water separation technologies |
Berthold Otzisk, Kurita Europe |
2013 / Q2 |
Where stable emulsions cannot be removed mechanically, the application of demulsifiers, coagulants and flocculants accelerates the separation process
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| Customised tower design |
Darius Remesat and Michael Krela, Koch-Glitsch Canada |
2013 / Q2 |
To save project costs, the distillation towers for a new refinery were designed to meet process design objectives using best available technology
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| Sour water strippers: design and operation |
Norman Lieberman, Process Improvement Engineering |
2013 / Q2 |
Simpler, more cost-effective sour water stripper designs can outperform more generally accepted designs in the refining industry
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| Online cleaning: a mindshift for improving operational excellence |
Marcello Ferrara and Justin Weatherford, ITW |
2013 / Q2 |
A patented method of chemical cleaning can reduce downtime arising from severe fouling in process units
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| Lessons learned from MPC revamp of two naphtha crackers |
Vanessa Conz, Suzana Fuchs and Priscila Macedo Moura, Braskem
Mark Darby, CMiD Solutions
Doug Nicholson, IPCOS (UK) |
2013 / Q2 |
A project overview includes changes made at the regulatory and advanced control level, and results obtained. Techniques and tools used in the project are highlighted
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| Energy-efficient vacuum systems |
C Chandra, Sekhara Reddy and S V Naidu, Andhra University
G P Rangaiah, National University of Singapore |
2013 / Q2 |
Case analysis of the techniques available to reduce energy consumption in vacuum systems reveals the potential for cost savings
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