Browse Editions : 2017 / Q2
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Tier 3 gasoline from tight oil crudes

Tek Sutikno and Kevin Turini, Fluor Enterprises Inc

2017 / Q2

Assessing process schemes to counter loss of gasoline road octane when the crude feed includes tight oil
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Managing petcoke slurry

Prafull Patidar and Ajay Gupta, Reliance Industries

2017 / Q2

There is a good economic case for petcoke slurry as a refinery fuel, but first you need to deal with the rheology
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Handling mercury in gas processing plants

Saeid Mokhatab, Gas Processing Consultant

Panayiotis Theophanous and Alaa Shanableh, Johnson Matthey

2017 / Q2

Advances in the safe treatment and disposal of mercury in gaseous and liquid streams
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A broader view to improve energy efficiency

Nicolas Lambert and Filipa Goujard, Axens

2017 / Q2

A project to improve a FCC unit's energy efficiency took into account surrounding process units to expand opportunities for saving energy and utilities
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Exchanger cleaning contest: chemicals vs jetting

Haradi Anand Ashok and Ritwik Kumar Hatial, Mangalore Refinery Petrochemicals

2017 / Q2

Chemical cleaning proved to be more effective than water jetting to increase the efficiency of a high heat flux exchanger
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Membrane bioreactors for wastewater treatment

Brian Arntsen, Stephen Katz and Wajahat Syed, GE Water & Process Technologies

2017 / Q2

Processing opportunity crudes enables higher profits but introduces bigger challenges in effluent treatment
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On-demand propylene from naphtha

Bart De Graaf and Ray Fletcher, Inovacat B.V.

Angelos Lappas, Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute of the Center for Research and Technology

2017 / Q2

A new catalytic process targets economic production of propylene from naphtha at relatively low capital and operating costs
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Upgrading CO2 removal systems

V K Arora, Kinetics Process Improvements

2017 / Q2

Simple modifications to three carbon dioxide removal systems raised their efficiences with short payback periods
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Revamping crude towers to meet bitumen specifications

Secil Uzun and Murat Ercan, Tupras

2017 / Q2

A revamp of crude column internals improved bitumen quality, increased output of light products, saved on energy costs and improved ease of operation
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Model predictive control of a distillation unit

Otmar Lorenz, Bernd-Markus Pfeiffer, Michael Schuler and Ute Forstner, Siemens

2017 / Q2

In a coordinated plant process, particular attention must be paid to control of individual columns
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Improving sulphur plant performance

Elmo Nasato, Nasato Consulting

2017 / Q2

Strict attention to utilities is critical to ensure safe and reliable sulphur recovery unit operation
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Building robust hydroprocessing operations

Amit Kelkar, Criterion Catalysts & Technologies

2017 / Q2

Advances in catalyst technology enable refiners to maximise profitability by processing opportunity crudes and running heavier feeds
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Building a refinery monitoring system

Soumen Mandal, P Sridhar, Sowmya Challa, A N Jadhav, Deepak Kewlani and Arnab Banerjee, Indian Oil Corporation

2017 / Q2

Developing a process network and unit monitoring system that identifies significant changes in process parameters
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Stopping corrosion on in-service structures

Merrick Alpert, EonCoat

2017 / Q2

Unlike more traditional coatings, chemically bonded phosphase ceramics can stop corrosion, extend equipment life, and minimise production downtime
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