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| Towards a zero gasoline production refinery: part 2 |
Blasis Stamateris, Foster Wheeler, UK
Dan Gillis, Foster Wheeler, USA |
2013 / Q4 |
Refinery configurations can suit various processing objectives, such as variations to the propylene-to-ethylene ratio and production of middle distillates and aromatics
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| Minimising transfer line vibrations |
Rahul Patil, Randheer Yadav, Ajay Gupta and Asit Das, Reliance Industries Ltd, Jamnagar |
2013 / Q4 |
Computational fluid dynamics was used effectively to solve start-up problems in a transfer line
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| High-acid crude processing enabled by unique use of computational fluid dynamics |
Dr Collin Cross, GE Water & Process Technologies |
2013 / Q4 |
A methodology for applying CFD enables faster identification of pipe elements that are the most vulnerable to attack by high-acid crudes
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| Processing strategies for metallic and high-acid crudes |
Vivek Srinivasan, Mahesh Subramaniyam and Parag Shah, Dorf Ketal Chemicals |
2013 / Q4 |
Refiners can minimise the risk of processing crudes that are acidic with high metals content through innovative treatment chemistries
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| Maintaining reliability when processing opportunity crudes |
Eric Vetters and Dannie Clarida, CorrMat International |
2013 / Q4 |
A risk-based approach that considers crude oil corrosivity can allow refiners to safely and reliably process increasing levels of opportunity crude
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| How glycols affect acid gas removal |
Torsten Katz, Georg Sieder and Justin Hearn, BASF SE |
2013 / Q4 |
How to control the amine unit's full acid gas capture performance over time and so avoid operational surprises involving glycol build-up
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| Extending the treatment of highly sour gases: part 1 |
Francois Lallemand, Gauthier Perdu and Laurent Normand, Prosernat
Claire Weiss, Total EP
Julia Magne-Drisch and Sebastien Gonnard, IFP Energies nouvelles |
2013 / Q4 |
The removal of acid gas components from highly or super-sour gases requires the optimum choice of process
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| Gasification for hydrogen supply |
Max-Michael Weiss, Helmut Heurich, Delphine Roma and Stefan Walter, Air Liquide Global E & C Solutions/Lurgi GmbH |
2013 / Q4 |
Integrating the gasification of liquid residues into a refinery balances the hydrogen demand of hydroprocessing units
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| Catalyst raises kero-treating performance |
Woo Kyung Kim, SK Innovation
Jessy Trucko and Eric Baker, UOP, A Honeywell Company
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2013 / Q4 |
The activity and stability of a replacement catalyst in a kerosene treater enabled a refiner to process difficult-to-treat condensate in greater quantities
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| Refinery power failures: causes, costs and solutions: part 2 |
William H Graf, William F Vukovich and Thomas W Yeung, Hydrocarbon Publishing Company |
2013 / Q4 |
Technologies are discussed to help refiners formulate strategies in managing risks and crisis due to emergency shutdowns, thereby minimising financial loss
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| Heat integration projects for refining processes |
Alisan Dogan, Turkish Petroleum Refineries Corporation |
2013 / Q4 |
Heat integration projects can deliver substantial savings, but they require detailed simulation and case-specific heat integration analysis
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| Applying pinch technology to energy recovery |
Farbod Rikhtegar, Iranian Fuel Conservation Company
Sepehr Sadighi, Research Institute of Petroleum Industry |
2013 / Q4 |
A pinch technology-based study of heating and cooling of material streams in a large-scale olefins plant identifies major opportunities for energy savings
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| Multistage reaction catalyst with advanced metals tolerance |
Yves-Alain Jollien, Tamoil
Jeremy Mayol, Vasileios Komvokis and Carl Keeley, BASF |
2013 / Q4 |
The metal trapping capabilities of a catalyst gave a refiner greater flexibility to upgrade heavy residue feed with increased metals content in its RFCC unit
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| Mitigating fouling in the caustic tower |
Hua Mo and David Dixon, Baker Hughes
Lowell Sykes, Westlake Vinyls |
2013 / Q4 |
Comprehensive analysis of foulants in an ethylene plant's caustic tower led to the identification of an effective treatment programme
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| Gasoline benzene reduction |
El-Mekki El-Malki and Benjamin Umansky, ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Co
Erik Moy, Grant Donahoe and Timothy Thom, Badger Licensing |
2013 / Q4 |
By adding a new unit that reacts a benzene-rich stream with light olefins, a refiner complied with current regulations for benzene and achieved a payback in 20 months
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