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| HS-FCC for propylene: concept to commercial operation |
Nicolas Lambert, Axens
Iwao Ogasawara, JX Nippon Oil & Energy
Ibraham Abba, Saudi Aramco
Halim Redhwi, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
Chris Santner, Technip Stone & Webster Process Technology |
2014 / Q1 |
A FCC process provides a high light olefin yield from a wide variety of feedstocks utilising high severity reaction conditions and a novel down flow reaction system
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| Optimising distillation column product quality |
Jose Bird and Darryl Seillier, Valero Energy Corporation |
2014 / Q1 |
Process simulation and random sampling were used to optimise product targets for a propylene splitter unit
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| Extending the treatment of highly sour gases: cryogenic distillation |
Francois Lallemand, Gauthier Perdu and Laurent Normand, Prosernat
Claire Weiss, Total
Julia Magne-Drisch and Sebastien Gonnard, IFP Energies nouvelles |
2014 / Q1 |
Cryogenic bulk removal of H2S or CO2 offers an economic advantage when the separated acid gases from super sour gas are re-injected
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| Optimising hydrogen sulphide scavenging |
Giacinto Grande and Alessandra Berra, Chimec |
2014 / Q1 |
Selecting the right hydrogen sulphide scavenger is important, but appropriate treatment setup and tailored monitoring procedures are key to avoiding off-specs
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| Overcoming high productivity in process condensate |
Tapas Kanti Samaddar and Gregory M Lilburne, The Bahrain Petroleum Company BSC(c)
Calum McIntosh and Mileta Babovic, Johnson Matthey |
2014 / Q1 |
Analysis of design and operations enabled a refiner to eliminate contaminants from hydrogen plant process condensate by installing a high pressure stripper
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| Mercury treatment options for natural gas plants |
Satyam Mishra, UOP, a Honeywell Company |
2014 / Q1 |
Removing mercury as close as it practicable to the front end of a natural gas processing system is the best choice
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| Role of FCC catalyst in refinery profitability |
Ivan Chavdarov, Dicho Stratiev, Ivelina Shishkova and Rosen Dinkov, Lukoil Neftohim Burgas JSC
Vladimir Jegorov, Grace Catalysts Technologies
Peko Petkov, University 'Prof Dr Assen Zlatarov' Burgas |
2014 / Q1 |
By switching to a rare earth-free FCC catalyst, a refiner raised its output of premium grade gasoline and increased its operating margin
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| Field experience with a Claus furnace checker wall |
Jeffrey Bolebruch, Blash Precision Ceramics
Mossaed Y Al-Awwad, Saudi Aramco
Meng-Hung Chen, CPC Corporation |
2014 / Q1 |
A new design of Claus furnace checker wall delivers improved mechanical performance and process flow characteristics
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| Characterising and tracking contaminants in opportunity crudes |
Robert Ohmes, KBC Advanced Technologies |
2014 / Q1 |
The specific properties of contaminants in opportunity crudes affect the selection of crude slates for existing facilities and the design of revamps and new units
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| New process arrangements for upgrading heavy oils and residua |
Sepehr Sadighi, Reza Seif Mohaddecy and Kamal Masoudian, Research Institute of Petroleum Industry |
2014 / Q1 |
Simulation studies reveal increased gasoline and diesel production from extra-heavy oil by means of RFCC and hydrocracking units with a mild hydrogenation process
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| Increasing conversion and run length in a visbreaker |
Matteo Virzi, ISAB
Marco Respini, Baker Hughes |
2014 / Q1 |
Combining anticoke/antifoulant treatments with monitoring technology enabled a refinery to keep its visbreaker unit at the best process severity for any feed
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| Troubleshooting refinery equipment with multiphase CFD modelling |
Grant Niccum and Steve White, Process Consulting Services |
2014 / Q1 |
Computational fluid dynamics is a useful and increasingly practical tool for improving the design of and increasing the understanding of common process equipment
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| High-fidelity operator training simulators |
Martin Sneesby, APESS |
2014 / Q1 |
Integrating a high-fidelity simulation model with a real plant control system requires some finessing to produce a true high-fidelity operator training simulator
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| What your transmitter may not be telling you |
Eric Moore, Swagelok Capital Projects Company
Sam Johnson, Swagelok |
2014 / Q1 |
If you value accurate process measurements and specify a premium transmitter, your instrument loop requires the same level of attention
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