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| Anode-grade coke from traditional crudes |
Mitra Motaghi, Kanu Shree and Sujatha Krishnamurthy, KBR Technology
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2010 / Q2 |
A combination of solvent deasphalting and delayed coking is an option to minimise fuel oil production and produce anode-grade coke.
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| Catalytic reforming options and practices |
Tom Zhou, Fluor Enterprises Frederik Baars, Fluor BV
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2010 / Q2 |
Design and practice in catalytic reforming is evolving to meet refinery challenges, including lower gasoline pool benzene content and increased demand for hydrogen.
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| Planning for carbon capture |
Suzanne Ferguson, Foster Wheeler
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2010 / Q2 |
An investment planning roadmap for a project incorporating carbon capture should address the scheme's basic objectives and its viability in the market.
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| Online cleaning and decontamination of a butadiene unit |
Dino Polverini and Cosimo Cucinelli, Polimeri Europa Marcello Ferrara, ITW
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2010 / Q2 |
Chemical treatment by closed-loop recirculation reduced cleaning time for a butadiene unit turnaround from a typical 20 days to 24 hours.
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| Optimisation of product yield and coke formation in a RFCC unit |
Sepehr Sadighi, Seyyed Reza Seif Mohaddecy, Omid Ghabouli and Mehdi Rashidzadeh, Research Institute of Petroleum Industry
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2010 / Q2 |
Simulation studies of a commercial resideue fluid catalytic cracking unit indicate the conditions for an optimum balance of product yield with low coke deposition.
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| Optimising steam systems: part 1 |
Ian Fleming, Spirax Sarco
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2010 / Q2 |
Simple techniques to reduce the cost of ownership of a refinery's steam distribution system and condensate return using steam traps and separators
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| Calculating column relief loads |
Haribabu Chittibabu, Amudha Valli and Vineet Khanna, Bechtel India PVT Ltd Dipanjan Bhattacharya, Bechtel Corporation
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2010 / Q2 |
Conventional, steady-state and dynamic simulation techniques are compared in a study of relief loads for failure modes applied to a distillation column.
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| Crude oil selection: optimisation by weight or by volume? |
M D Pawde and Sachin Singh, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL)
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2010 / Q2 |
The LP model should optimise crude and products in their trading units for accurate assessment of crude oil worth and maximisation of gains from product blending.
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| Designing for sulphur removal and storage: part 1 |
Shamim Gandhi, Wayne Chung and Krish Nangia, Fluor Corporation
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2010 / Q2 |
Selection of technologies for the sulphur block must serve legislative demands and the efficient operation of upstream processes.
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| When MTBE outscores ETBE for bioenergy content |
Eelco Dekker, BioMCN
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2010 / Q2 |
If MTBE is produced from biomethanol, its bioenergy content as a fuel additive will be counted twice, according to EU biofuels regulations.
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| Microchannel reactors in fueld production |
Derek Atkinson, Oxford Catalysts Jeff McDaniel, Velocys
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2010 / Q2 |
A demonstration plant aims to confirm the potential for microchannel and other technologies in the distributed production of biofuels
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| Hydrotreating in the production of green diesel |
Rasmus Egeberg, Niels Michaelsen, Lars Skyum and Per Zeuthen, Haldor Topsoe
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2010 / Q2 |
A novel scheme enables co-processing of light gas oil and tall diesel to produce a renewable diesel meeting EN 590 specifications.
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| Selecting technologies for onshore LNG production |
Saeid Mokhatab, Tehran Raymand Consulting Engineers
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2010 / Q2 |
For optimal design of LNG production plants, selection of the individual units must be made on the basis of an integrated approach.
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| Estimation of heat losses from process piping and equipment |
Alireza Bahadori and Hari B Vuthaluru, Curtin University of Technology
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2010 / Q2 |
An accessible predictive tool calculates surface heat losses from refinery piping and equipment
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