Browse Editions : 2019 / Q3
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The origins and fates of chlorides in hydroprocessing units

Steven A Tresse Becht Engineering

2019 / Q3

A step-by-step roadmap to identifying and managing the negative effects of chlorides in hydroprocessing units
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Fundamentals of refinery safety

 Norman Lieberman Process Improvement Engineering

2019 / Q3

A study of process safety considerations arising from a raffinate
splitter explosion
A study of process safety considerations arising from a raffinate splitter explosion
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Digitalisation is transforming KPI setting

 Duncan Micklem KBC (A Yokogawa Company)

2019 / Q3

Digitalisation means turning numbers on a dashboard into profit on
your income statement
Digitalisation means turning numbers on a dashboard into profit on your income statement
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Optimising desalter control

 Andrew Shaw and Neil Murch Tracerco

2019 / Q3

Analysing desalter performance and improving crude blending capacity with multi-phase instrumentation and control
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Simulating and optimising an FCC naphtha post-treater

 Pedro Rojas Bryan Research & Engineering, LLC

2019 / Q3

A model integrates sections of an FCC naphtha post-treater for evaluating plant operating conditions to maximise octane-barrel at varying levels of desulphurisation
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Eliminating phosphorus from cooling treatment

Renate Ruitenberg and Emregul Cetin
Nalco Champion, an Ecolab Company

Renate Ruitenberg and Emregul Cetin Nalco Champion, an Ecolab Company

2019 / Q3

Non-phosphorus programmes for corrosion and scale control in water cooling systems reduce environmental impact and operating costs
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Piston design method makes recips more reliable

Andreas Brandl, Bruce Hermonat and John Ladd
Hoerbiger

Andreas Brandl, Bruce Hermonat and John Ladd Hoerbiger

2019 / Q3

Gas leaking past piston rings and rider bands is a significant problem for many reciprocating compressors
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Fieldbus – is interest fading?

Meghdut Manna Technical Advisor

2019 / Q3

An end user perspective on why the oil and gas industry has a divided view of fieldbus technology
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Racing to meet IMO 2020 regulations

Victor Scalco and Maggie Vidal
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems

Victor Scalco and Maggie Vidal General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems

2019 / Q3

Looming new rules for low sulphur fuel oil leave refiners with the problem of increased output of lower value material
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Process schemes to solve the fuels/chemicals imbalance

John J Murphy and Clyde F Payn The Catalyst Group

2019 / Q3

Refiners who think only about production of transportation fuels need to think differently
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Sustainable technology for cleaning a crude preheat exchanger network

Yoshinori Kanno JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation
Guiqing Xu Softard Industries
Ian Baxter Cat Tech International

Yoshinori Kanno JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation

Guiqing Xu Softard Industries

Ian Baxter Cat Tech International

2019 / Q3

Mitigating environmental impacts, saving time and reducing costs: cleaning a heat exchanger network using a renewable cleaning agent
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Residuum hydrocracking: chemistry and catalysis

Julie Chabot and Woody Shiflett
Advanced Refining Technology and Chevron Lummus Global

Julie Chabot and Woody Shiflett Advanced Refining Technology and Chevron Lummus Global

2019 / Q3

Significant advances have been made in understanding the hydrocracking chemistry of residuum oils and in the catalytic systems required for deep conversion of resid
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Best practice for refinery flowsheets

Jitendra Chellani and Asma Al Sariyahi KBC

2019 / Q3

Refinery-wide flowsheets can demonstrate the true representation of changes in key operating variables and their associated impact on refinery operation
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Preventative maintenance of piping systems

Shirish Lal
Piping Technology & Products

Shirish Lal Piping Technology & Products

2019 / Q3

The design of the piping system is a major part of the engineering of an operating plant build
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