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| An advanced asphaltene pelletisation process |
Murugesan Subramanian and Jon Moretta, Kellogg Brown & Root Inc
Rick Bloom and Michael Martin, The Devco Companies
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2000 / Q3 |
A description of a new process for pelletising asphaltene from solvent deasphalters to produce solid asphaltene pellets with a higher heating value, and which are claimed to have improved fuel properties over petroleum coke.
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| A method for improving plant reliability |
Gert Koppen, Det Norske Veritas
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2000 / Q3 |
Risk Based Inspection methodology allows risk to be measured in terms of personal safety, damage to equipment, environmental damage and business or financial impact. The author describes its development and effectiveness.
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| A less expensive route to IGCC power generation |
James S Falsetti and Richard A De Puy, Texaco Power and Gasification Daniel Brdar and Ashok Anand, General Electric Power Systems Jerry Paolino, Praxair Inc
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2000 / Q3 |
A report an an exercise to harness the technologies of three companies, in the refining and power industries, to establish a more cost effective way of producing electric power from integrated gasification combined cycle.
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| Aiming for safe plant design and operation |
Adrian Fletcher and Fabrizio Gambetti, Snamprogetti SpA
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2000 / Q3 |
A look at the reasons behind the development of the IEC-61508 standard, with a description of the techniques that can be used for integrity level evaluation.
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| Long-life flare tips - a challenge to old notions |
J Keith McCartney, Kaldair Inc
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2000 / Q3 |
Several refinery operators have had to reexamine preconceived ideas about flare performance and maintenance requirements, with the result that they are looking at flare tips with a new awareness
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| Maximising asset utilisation for improved profitability |
Steven F Eshelman, Michael J Humbach, Michael J Wilcox, UOP
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2000 / Q3 |
The authors describe how the profitability of two plants have been enchanced by programmes for getting the best out of existing facilities, and without the need for heavy investment.
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| Cost effective revamps to meet the environmental challenge |
Nigel Unsworth and Philip Brown, Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd
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2000 / Q3 |
Expected legislation in Asia for cleaner transportation fuels face refiners there with a challenge to stay profitable, say the authors, and they suggest the new laws can be met in a way that could still generate profitable returns.
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| Gas plant revamps for higher capacity and efficiency |
Daryl W Hanson and Edward L Hartman, Koch-Glitsch Inc
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2000 / Q3 |
Revamping high pressure distillation columns has become prevalent, with increasing throughput and concerns to keep production costs down. Two case studies of revamps are presented here: of a C3 splitter and a debutaniser.
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| Fixed bed reformer revamps for gasoline improvement |
Jean de Bonneville and Jean Luc Nocca, IFP
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2000 / Q3 |
With total or partial bans on MTBE and limitations on olefins and benzene, an octane gap is created in the gasoline pool. The authors indicate how this can be recovered at minimum cost through some ingenious revamp solutions.
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| Increasing hydrocracker capacity at low cost |
Gurunath G Bharne and Christine A Groenendaal, Shell Global Solutions International BV
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2000 / Q3 |
Detailed case studies are presented, illustrating the planning and working methods that were followed in revamping the hydrocrackers at two refineries, in Germany and Canada.
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| Low-cost methods to improve FCCU energy efficiency |
Scott W Golden and Scott Fulton, Process Consulting Services
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2000 / Q3 |
The first step to finding low-cost ways of improving FCC unit efficiency under new enironmental regulations is to determine the true limits of the existing process equipment and flow scheme, say the authors. They describe ways of influencing heat source temperatures and modifying the flow.
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| The importance of grasping new technology |
Andrew W Sloley, The Distillation Group Inc
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2000 / Q3 |
Part of pushing plant productivity is successful use of technology, says the author, and achieving revamp objectives means moving outside the experieince base - making good use of technology separates the survivors from the failures.
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| For low cost chemicals and flexible power |
John Griffiths and Nathan East, Jacobs Engineering UK Ltd
Gijs van Lammeren, UOP NV
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2000 / Q3 |
Description of a means of using low-grade feedstock to supply both a competitively priced synthetic chemical and low cost and reliable peaking electricity, without the need to develop any new processes or equipment.
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| The gas/ethylene plant: concept and integration |
Greg E Ameringer, GECONCEPT Technology
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2000 / Q3 |
A process has been developed to combine the cryogenic natural gas liquid plant, NGL fractionation plant and the ethylene plant into a single plant, with substantial savings in energy and an improved ethylene profit margin.
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| Post reactor technology in phthalic anhydride plants |
Hans-Jurgen Eberle Consortium fur Elektrochemische Industrie GmbH Josef Breimair, Wacker Chemie GmbH
Helmuth Domes and Thomas Gutermuth, Lurgi Oel Gas Chemie GmbH
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2000 / Q3 |
The authors describe a post reactor process, downstream from the main reactor, for eliminating detrimental byproducts from the catalytic PA reactor.
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