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| Analytics to identify FCC trends |
Patrick Christensen, Thomas Garrett, Ahly Rattanakhambay, Wiliam Vukovich and Thomas Yeung, Hydrocarbon Publishing Company |
2015 / Q4 |
Quantitative analysis can help reveal insights and opportunities behind marketing and patenting activities
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| Minimising gasoline specification give-away |
David Seiver, Valero |
2015 / Q4 |
Minimising the difference between a measured physical property and a critical specification for gasoline can have a significant impact on refinery profitability
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| Risk analysis of wired vs wireless communication |
Gary Hawkins, Emerson Process Management
Ed Marszal, Kenexis Consulting Corporation |
2015 / Q4 |
Wired or wireless? The tools and methods of risk analysis can be applied to these communication systems for objective evaluation
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| Enhanced heat transfer for improved throughput and energy consumption |
Tom Higley, Calgavin |
2015 / Q4 |
Customised revamps of heat exchangers optimise energy use and reduce costs in revamps
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| Corrosion and fouling control in process equipment |
Berthold Otzisk and Michael Urschey, Kurita Europe |
2015 / Q4 |
Effective chemical treatment programmes can help to prevent plant damage and financial losses arising from corrosion and fouling
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| Treatment programme overcomes high TAN problems |
Sanjay Dwivedy and Ralph Navarrete, Baker Hughes |
2015 / Q4 |
Processing high TAN crude with low sulphur shale oil presented challenging corrosion problems for a refiner
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| Corrosion and fouling: challenges and solutions |
Mahesh Subramaniyam, India Nagi-Hanspal, Parag Shah, James Ondyak and James Noland, Dorf Ketal |
2015 / Q4 |
Fouling and corrosion in refineries are complex issues that require appropriate chemistry and a holistic approach
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| Fired capital equipment: key plant components |
Carl Rentschler, Harald Ranke and Goutam Shahani, Linde Engineering North America |
2015 / Q4 |
Fired capital equipment is an often neglected asset associated with plant operations
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| Overcoming clean fuels challenges |
George Anderson, Albemarle |
2015 / Q4 |
Improvements in FCC pretreat catalyst systems enable refiners to meet ultra-low sulphur gasoline regulations and increase diesel output
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| Reducing capital cost risk |
Ron Beck, AspenTech |
2015 / Q4 |
Understanding the full scope of projects and acting upon the right engineering choices reduces capital risk
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| Dealing with depleting sour gas reserves Part 2 |
Marco Van Son and Shashank Gujale, Jacobs Comprimo Sulphur Solutions |
2015 / Q4 |
Gas plants in western Canada will have to evaluate their sulphur recovery units for future turndown operation as sour gas production falls
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| Optimising natural gas value |
Will Shimer, Honeywell UOP
Randy Miller, Honeywell Process Solutions |
2015 / Q4 |
Financial and operating performance in gas processing depends on full integration of automation and process technologies
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| Foaming in fractionation columns |
Mark Pilling, Sulzer Chemtech USA |
2015 / Q4 |
By understanding the foaming process and its roof causes, steps can be taken to eliminate or minimise the formation of foaming
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| How ZSM-5 works on FCC gasoline composition |
Bart De Graaf, Mehdi Allahverdi, Martin Evans and Paul Diddams, Johnson Matthey Process Technologies |
2015 / Q4 |
A study of the effct of matrix versus zeolite in the base catalyst on the composition of light and heavy gasoline fractions
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| Performance testing of naphtha reforming catalysts |
Marius Kirchmann, Alfred Haas, Christoph Hauber and Sascha Vukojevic, hte GmbH |
2015 / Q4 |
High throughput screening of naphtha reforming catalyst under commercially relevant conditions
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| Integration of planning processes |
M D Pawde and K Vinod, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd |
2015 / Q4 |
A group was established to integrate management processes across all areas of refinery activity to identify opportunities for increasing product values and margin
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