Browse Editions : 2011 / Q1
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Clean diesel project

 Luigi Valagussa, Koch-Glitsch Italia

2011 / Q1

A process review, including the improvement of atmospheric and vacuum distillation columns, for the reformulation of the diesel pool.

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Simulation model increases visbreaker conversion

 Ernesto Agorreta, Carlos Angulo and Aleixandre Soriano, Repsol Tarragona

Cristina Font and Marco Respini, Baker Hughes

2011 / Q1

 Introduction of advanced analytical monitoring, chemical treatment and process optimisation has raised the profitability of a visbreaker unit.

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Drivers for zero discharge in refineries

Gary Howard, Foster Wheeler

2011 / Q1

Wastewater treatment utilising zero-discharge techniques has reduced the impact of effluent discharges

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Rental strategies counter seasonal performance problems

Umesh Mathur, Aggreko Process Services

2011 / Q1

Engineered solutions can reverse the adverse effects of high temperatures and humidity

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Independent verification of refineries

 Donald Payne, DNV Vietnam

2011 / Q1

Independent verification should focus on areas of greatest risk and so contribute to risk reduction measures

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Bottom of the barrel upgrading

Alan Kramer, Albemarle

2011 / Q1

The predicted and demonstrated role of additives in raising bottoms product yields and properties from the FCC unit

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Steps towards optimal refinery blending

David Seiver, Valero Energy Corporation

2011 / Q1

A practitioner's guide to optimising refinery blending systems by choosing control options with the highest return on investment

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Processing high TAN crude: part II

Wu Qing, CNOOC

2011 / Q1

Huizhou, which is the first refinery for processing 100% high TAN crude, started up in 2009.  This article describes the challenges of an opportunity crude operation

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Maximisation of VGO through deep-cut distillation for refinery margins

Rajeev Kumar, Chithra V, Shalini Gupta, Sonal Maheshwari, Peddy V C Rao and N V Choudary, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd, India

2011 / Q1

Appropriate choice of crude and/or crude oil blends as feedstock and a vacuum tower revamp enable higher production of vacuum gas oil for secondary processing

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Renewable fuels and biofuels in a petroleum refinery

Jukka Keyrilainen and Matti Koskinen, Neste Jacobs

2011 / Q1

Sound judgement of the process environment, logistics and product properties are necessary to process both fossil and bio-derived raw materials on a single site.

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Protection analysis in refining

Robert Absil, Intertek PARK

2011 / Q1

Independent pilot plant testing can serve as an independent protection layer to reduce the technical risks of new process technology

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Improving crude unit operation

 Tim Olsen and Gary Hawkins, Emerson Process Management

2011 / Q1

Most crude and vacuum units present an opportunity for improvement using modern process control systems

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