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| Improved distillation efficiency |
Manish Bhargava, Roomi Kalita and Joseph Gentry, GTC Technology
Norihito Suzuki, TonenGeneral Group |
2016 / Q4 |
Dividing wall column technology applied to a xylenes separation project delivered superior energy efficiency compared to a two-column arrangement
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| Benchmarking and optimising maintenance for turnarounds |
Shawn Hansen and Brett Schroeder, Asset Performance Networks |
2016 / Q4 |
A methodology can be used to benchmark scope and provide early and reliable forecasts of labour hours and costs during a turnaround
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| Operating vacuum distillation ejector systems |
Jim Lines, Graham Corporation |
2016 / Q4 |
Best practices and opportunities to deliver reliable ejector system performance and reduce performance risk
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| Reducing hydrocarbons in SWS acid gas |
Ben Spooner, Sulphur Experts
David Engel, Nexo Solutions |
2016 / Q4 |
Measures to minimise the level of hydrocarbons in sour water and thereby protect the efficiency of the sulphur plant
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| VOC recovery in crude oil loading |
Grant Johnson and Mike Dodd, Costain |
2016 / Q4 |
Facilities to reduce VOC emissions during loading are providing major environmental benefits driven by emissions standards and legislation
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| Ammonia destruction in the reaction furnace |
Simon Weiland, Nathan Hatcher, Clayton Jones and Ralph Weiland, Optimized Gas Treating Inc |
2016 / Q4 |
A study based on reaction fundamentals aids a comparison of the advantages of one-zone and two-zone SRU reaction furnace design in ammonia destruction
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| Regenerable tail gas treatment |
Martin Lebel, Shell Cansolv
Manuel Jacques, Technip |
2016 / Q4 |
Cost assessment of tail gas treating technologies that recycle H2S or SO2 to the Claus unit
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| Upgrading sulphur removal performance |
Yves Herssens and William Lam, MECS |
2016 / Q4 |
Reverse jet scrubbing enabled a refinery to bypass its upstream tail gas unit while still meeting sulphur removal targets
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| Data analytics for hydrocarbon processing |
John McCall, The Data Lab |
2016 / Q4 |
Advanced data handling techniques are transforming operations in the refining industry at an increasing pace
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| Pressure surge during crude unloading |
Dattesh Kondekar, Prateek Agarwal and Maruthi Ethakota, Technip |
2016 / Q4 |
How to avoid pressure surge problems when dissimilar ship to shore offloading operations are interconnected
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| Simulating crude units with preflash |
Juan Gomez-Prado, Ralph Goodrich and Don Hoppens, KBC Process Technology |
2016 / Q4 |
Process simulation offers a cost effective way of testing ideas to improve yield and energy performance
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| FCC catalyst for maximum propylene |
Rafael Gonzalez Sanchez and Christophe Chau, Grace Catalysts Technologies
Javier Llano Nogales, Berta Aramburu Lopez-Aranguren and Rafael Domingo Larrazmora, CEPSA
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2016 / Q4 |
A case study for boosting unit profitability through FCC catalyst selection for propylene maximisation
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| Controlling LPG/propylene quality |
Chayan Bhalla and Satyendra Balot, Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited |
2016 / Q4 |
Online analysers can minimise costly upsets in FCC LPG/propylene quality and realise savings in caustic wash operations
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| Designing storage tanks |
Scott Mayeux and Jana Miller, Intergraph |
2016 / Q4 |
Software based on the latest international codes enables straightforward design of storage tanks in a range of load conditions
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| SIL and functional safety in rotating equipment |
Oliver Franz, Prognost Systems |
2016 / Q4 |
Unravelling the terminology and meaning of safety integrity level and functional safety in rotating equipment
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| Isokinetic nozzles for steam sampling |
Astha Mahendru, Meghna Bahl and Partha Mondal, Fluor Daniel |
2016 / Q4 |
The proper design of a sampling system is critical for a sample that is representative of the stream to be measured
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| Being lean in ethylene |
Luc Chantepy, AspenTech |
2016 / Q4 |
Operational excellence in ethylene production requires integrated design and control solutions to optimise plant for improving yield, efficiency and energy performance
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