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| Tail gas catalyst performance: part 1 |
Michael Huffmaster, Consultant
Fernando Maldonado, Criterion Catalysts |
2014 / Q3 |
The first part of two-part account of time and temperature effects on tail gas catalyst performance provides a background to reaction modelling and pilot studies
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| Selective control for a total reflux column |
Niyazi Bozkurt, Tupras Kirikkale Refinery |
2014 / Q3 |
Operating problems with a de-ethaniser column led to the development of a new strategy for an advanced process control system
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| Quality control in biofuels production |
Berthold Otzisk, Kurita Europe |
2014 / Q3 |
Additives such as emulsion breakers and antioxidants can help to improve the product quality of biofuels and hence their profitability
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| Revamping advanced prodcess control |
Stefano Lodolo, Aspen Technology
Oleg Vedernikov, Isab |
2014 / Q3 |
A programme to update a refiner's APC systems employed a novel approach to the way new controllers are developed and existing controllers are maintained
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| Design developments for construction projects |
Simon Bennett, AVEVA Solutions |
2014 / Q3 |
Software products enable the principles of lean manufacturing to be applied to refinery construction projects
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| Overcoming corrosion in heat exchangers |
Dragon Hao, Sandvik Materials Technology |
2014 / Q3 |
Duplex stainless steels are countering traditional materials' failure to cope with corrosion risks aggravated by the declining quality of crude oil
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| Meeting production targets for ultra low sulphur transportation fuels |
Bob Leliveld, Ablemarle |
2014 / Q3 |
Increasingly stringent sulphur regulations and diesel price premiums are prompting refiners to draw a broad process envelope for yield, quality and economic assessment
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| Improving a compressor protection regime |
Ben Austin, Prognost Systems Inc |
2014 / Q3 |
Analysis of the build-up to the fracture of a compressor crosshead led a refiner to revise its approach to performance monitoring
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| Meeting tighter NOx emissions rules |
Stephen Harrison, Naresh Suchak and Frank Fitch, Linde Gases |
2014 / Q3 |
A low temperature oxidation technology uses ozone to remove very low levels of nitrogen oxide from refinery gases
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| Cloud point and hydrotreating relationships |
Brian Watkins and Meredith Lansdown, ART |
2014 / Q3 |
There is a complex interaction between dewaxing and hydrotreating in ultra low sulphur diesel applications
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| Failure analysis of burner piping |
Hyunjin Yoon, SK Innovation |
2014 / Q3 |
Investigation of the causes of a severe refinery fire leads to recommendations for burner piping design to prevent such incidents
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| Microbiological causes of corrosion |
Jaya Rawat, Neha Sharma and Apoorve Khandelwal, Bharat Petroleum Corporate R&D Center |
2014 / Q3 |
Many of the most serious problems with corrosion of refinery equipment have a microbiological basis
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| Albert's crude oil reserves |
Mike Priaro, Consultant |
2014 / Q3 |
Recovery factors achieved by improved recovery techniques indicate that crude oil reserves in Alberta's bitumen sands are the largest on earth
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| Avoiding compressor system downtime |
Amit Saxena, Dresser-Rand |
2014 / Q3 |
Developments in anti-surge technology make it possible to maximise process efficiency and optimise compressor function
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