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| HS-FCC for propylene: concept to commercial operation |
Nicolas Lambert, Axens
Iwao Ogasawara, JX Nippon Oil & Energy
Ibraham Abba, Saudi Aramco
Halim Redhwi, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
Chris Santner, Technip Stone & Webster Process Technology |
2014 / Q1 |
A FCC process provides a high light olefin yield from a wide variety of feedstocks utilising high severity reaction conditions and a novel down flow reaction system
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| Optimising distillation column product quality |
Jose Bird and Darryl Seillier, Valero Energy Corporation |
2014 / Q1 |
Process simulation and random sampling were used to optimise product targets for a propylene splitter unit
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| Extending the treatment of highly sour gases: cryogenic distillation |
Francois Lallemand, Gauthier Perdu and Laurent Normand, Prosernat
Claire Weiss, Total
Julia Magne-Drisch and Sebastien Gonnard, IFP Energies nouvelles |
2014 / Q1 |
Cryogenic bulk removal of H2S or CO2 offers an economic advantage when the separated acid gases from super sour gas are re-injected
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| Optimising hydrogen sulphide scavenging |
Giacinto Grande and Alessandra Berra, Chimec |
2014 / Q1 |
Selecting the right hydrogen sulphide scavenger is important, but appropriate treatment setup and tailored monitoring procedures are key to avoiding off-specs
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| Overcoming high productivity in process condensate |
Tapas Kanti Samaddar and Gregory M Lilburne, The Bahrain Petroleum Company BSC(c)
Calum McIntosh and Mileta Babovic, Johnson Matthey |
2014 / Q1 |
Analysis of design and operations enabled a refiner to eliminate contaminants from hydrogen plant process condensate by installing a high pressure stripper
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| Mercury treatment options for natural gas plants |
Satyam Mishra, UOP, a Honeywell Company |
2014 / Q1 |
Removing mercury as close as it practicable to the front end of a natural gas processing system is the best choice
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| Role of FCC catalyst in refinery profitability |
Ivan Chavdarov, Dicho Stratiev, Ivelina Shishkova and Rosen Dinkov, Lukoil Neftohim Burgas JSC
Vladimir Jegorov, Grace Catalysts Technologies
Peko Petkov, University 'Prof Dr Assen Zlatarov' Burgas |
2014 / Q1 |
By switching to a rare earth-free FCC catalyst, a refiner raised its output of premium grade gasoline and increased its operating margin
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| Field experience with a Claus furnace checker wall |
Jeffrey Bolebruch, Blash Precision Ceramics
Mossaed Y Al-Awwad, Saudi Aramco
Meng-Hung Chen, CPC Corporation |
2014 / Q1 |
A new design of Claus furnace checker wall delivers improved mechanical performance and process flow characteristics
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| Characterising and tracking contaminants in opportunity crudes |
Robert Ohmes, KBC Advanced Technologies |
2014 / Q1 |
The specific properties of contaminants in opportunity crudes affect the selection of crude slates for existing facilities and the design of revamps and new units
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| New process arrangements for upgrading heavy oils and residua |
Sepehr Sadighi, Reza Seif Mohaddecy and Kamal Masoudian, Research Institute of Petroleum Industry |
2014 / Q1 |
Simulation studies reveal increased gasoline and diesel production from extra-heavy oil by means of RFCC and hydrocracking units with a mild hydrogenation process
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| Increasing conversion and run length in a visbreaker |
Matteo Virzi, ISAB
Marco Respini, Baker Hughes |
2014 / Q1 |
Combining anticoke/antifoulant treatments with monitoring technology enabled a refinery to keep its visbreaker unit at the best process severity for any feed
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| Troubleshooting refinery equipment with multiphase CFD modelling |
Grant Niccum and Steve White, Process Consulting Services |
2014 / Q1 |
Computational fluid dynamics is a useful and increasingly practical tool for improving the design of and increasing the understanding of common process equipment
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| High-fidelity operator training simulators |
Martin Sneesby, APESS |
2014 / Q1 |
Integrating a high-fidelity simulation model with a real plant control system requires some finessing to produce a true high-fidelity operator training simulator
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| What your transmitter may not be telling you |
Eric Moore, Swagelok Capital Projects Company
Sam Johnson, Swagelok |
2014 / Q1 |
If you value accurate process measurements and specify a premium transmitter, your instrument loop requires the same level of attention
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| HCN and NOx control strategies in the FCC |
Xunhua Mo, Bart De Graaf, Charles Radcliffe and Paul Diddams, Johnson Matthey, Process Technologies, Intercat Additives |
2014 / Catalysis |
Results of resesarch into emissions from the FCC, plus guidance on how to obtain the minimum level of NOx
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| Capturing maximum value with tight oil feeds in the FCC |
Alexis Shackleford, BASF Catalysts |
2014 / Catalysis |
FCCs processing tight oil feeds require catalyst choices to deal with higher conversion, heat balance concerns, and higher sodium, calcium and iron
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| Maximising distillate while minimising bottoms |
Allen Hansen, Adrian Humphries, Stephen McGovern and Barry Speronello, Rive Technology Inc |
2014 / Catalysis |
An FCC catalyst with reduced resistance to diffusion raises diesel output without the traditional bottoms penalty
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| Dewaxing challenging paraffinic feeds |
Renata Szynkarczuk, Criterion Catalysts & Technologies
Michelle Robinson and Laurent Huve, Shell Global Solutions International |
2014 / Catalysis |
Catalytic dewaxing using recent developments in dewaxing catalysts provides an alternative method for cold flow improvement in diesel and lube oil
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| Maximising distillate and alkylation feed from the FCC |
Alan Kramer, George Yaluris, Albemarle Corporation |
2014 / Catalysis |
The tight oil revolution has changed FCC priorities. Operators can maximise profitability by adopting new catalysts to target their yield profile
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| Optimising hydroprocessing catalyst systems |
Woody Shiflett, Charles Olsen, Dan Torchia, Advanced Refining Technologies
David Brossard, Chevron Lummus Global |
2014 / Catalysis |
Flexibility in catalyst technology and processing tactics optimises hydrocracker and ULSD operations to meet diesel and gasoil production targets
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| Catalytic solutions for processing shale oils in the FCC |
Kenneth Bryden, E Thomas Habib Jr, Olivia Topete, Rosann Schiller, Grace Catalyst Technologies |
2014 / Shale |
Monetising tight oils requires suppression of unconventional metals contamination and gas formation, and adherence to flexible catalyst functionality
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| Shale feedstocks fuel ethylene, LNG and petrochemical derivatives expansion |
Rene G Gonzalez |
2014 / Shale |
In spite of the variability in shale composition causing operational challenges for refiners, monetisation opportunities are seen throughout the energy value chain
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| Shale crudes and FCC: a mismatch from heaven? |
Bart De Graaf, Yali Tang, Jeff Oberlin and Paul Diddams, Johnson Matthey Process Technolgies, Intercat |
2014 / Shale |
Weighing the effects that the processing of shale oils has on FCC unit operation, such as iron poisoning of FCC catalysts
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| Overcoming the challenges of tight/shale oil refining |
Brian Benoit and Jeffrey Zurlo, GE Water & Process Technologies |
2014 / Shale |
The impact of tight oil processing can have on a refinery, particularly the considerations that must be given to desalter performance, corrosion and fouling control
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| Better yeild accounting methods improve financial results |
Kaylen McMullen, Joseph McMullen and John Hernandez, Schneider Electric and Invensys |
2014 / Shale |
A yield accounting system can improve the efficiency of solving material balance errors and corrct measurement errors throughout an entire facility
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| Zero emissions in sulphur recovery |
Michele Colozzi and Simona Cortese, KT-Kinetics Technology
Lucia Barbato, ProcessiInnovati |
2014 / Gas |
A process under development for sulphur recovery feaures an innovative catalyst and a new scheme for the treatment of all sour gas feedstocks
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| Eliminating the Claus furnace |
Matt Thundyil, Sameer Pallavkar, Ramiro Vazquez and David Seeger, GTCTechnology US, LLC |
2014 / Gas |
A novel approach to the conversion of hydrogen sulphide to elemental sulphur is expected to extend the economic range for Claus plants
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| Predicting corrosion rates in amine and sour water systems |
Nathan A Hatcher, Clayton E Jones, G Simon Weiland and Ralph H Weiland, Optimized Gas Treating Inc |
2014 / Gas |
A chemistry-=based predictive model predicts corrosion rates in specific processing conditions
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| Zeolite based dryers in ethylene plants |
Vassilios Zafirakis and Hans Hoefer, Grace Materials Technologies |
2014 / Gas |
A review of the role and nature of adsorbent dryers in the production of ethylene by steam cracking
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| Virtual commissioning of a gas handling system |
Rainer Scheuring, Cologne University of Applied Sciences
Hans-Christian Haarmann-Kohn TGE and Jorgen Essler, TGE Marine Gas Engineering
Torsten Felix, Flemming Automationstechnik
Michael Brodkorb, Honeywell Process Solutions |
2014 / Gas |
Gas reliquefaction units were designed by means of stationary and dynamic process simulation models
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| Protecting compressors with dynamic simulation |
Nichols Brownrigg, AspenTech |
2014 / Gas |
Dynamic simulation supports reliable operation of compressor installations to deliver maximum plant availability and productivity
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| Reformer monitoring via in-tube temperature measurement |
Oliver J Smith IV, Air Products and Chemicals Inc
Bill Cotton, Johnson Matthey |
2014 / Q2 |
A temperature monitoring technology applied to steam reformers in synthesis gas plants provides protection against over-firing plus detailed catalyst monitoring.
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| Revamping the hydrogen generation unit |
K V Patwardhan, V D Dhumal, P Balaramakrishna, R&D Centre, L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering, India |
2014 / Q2 |
Hydrogen plants can be modified for higher production by employing innovative process schemes
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| Enhance processing with capacity control of reciprocating compressors |
Klaus Stachel and Markus Wenisch, Hoerbiger Compression Technology |
2014 / Q2 |
Improvements to refinery, petrochemical and gas processing are available from the full-range stepless capacity control of reciprocating compressors
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| Removing salts and contaminants in glycol regeneration |
Barry A Perlmutter, BHS-Sonthofen Inc
Christian Gassen, BHS-Sonthofen GmbH |
2014 / Q2 |
A new process combining candle filters and pressure plate filters enables more glycol to be safely recovered from natural gas than by conventional methods
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| Accurate prediction of tower relief |
Harry Z Ha, Abdulla Harji and Jonathan Webber, Fluor Canada Ltd |
2014 / Q2 |
A comparison of conventional and dynamic simulation methods applied to a project to debottleneck a deisobutaniser
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| Myth of high cutpoint in dry vacuum units |
Scott Golden, Tony Barletta and Steve White, Process Consulting Services |
2014 / Q2 |
Accurate measures of true boiling point cutpoints are essential to correctly evaluate vacuum unit performance
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| Coordinating a complex automation project |
Igor Sepic and Boris Zezelj, INA Rijeka Refining, Croatia |
2014 / Q2 |
Installing an integrated control system in support of a major refinery upgrade meant coordinating the work of multiple EPC contractors
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| Dynamics of operation for flare systems |
Yahya Aktas and Ozge Ozarik, Tupras Izmir Refinery |
2014 / Q2 |
Detailed studies of problems with flaring performance led a refinery to define and implement a scheme for optimum flare performance
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| Air pre-heater improves energy efficiency |
Bart Van Den Berg, HeatMatrix |
2014 / Q2 |
A corrosion resistant air pre-heater enables valuable heat recovery from corrosive and fouling refinery flue gas streams
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| Maximising the use of process energy |
Sunik Kumar, Shrikant Nanoti and M O Garg, CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum |
2014 / Q2 |
Integrating a flash drum in an atmospheric and crude distilation unit offers the potential for savings and capacity enhancement
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| Real time online energy management |
Mohammad Ershaid, KNPC Mina Al-Ahmadi Refinery
Carlos Ruiz, Diego Ruiz and Nicolas Visuara, Soteica Visual MESA
Dhanasekar Periyasami, EBS |
2014 / Q2 |
Creating a model of a refinery energy system validated with real time data increased energy efficiency and reduced total energy costs
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| Advanced solutions for efficient crude blending |
Gregory Shahnovsky, Tal Cohen and Ronny McMurray, Modcon-Systems Ltd |
2014 / Q2 |
The use of nuclear magnetic resonance based process analysers supports the production of blends at lowest cost
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| Performance of waxy crudes as FCC feeds |
Erick Gamas, Cliff Avery, Gerbrand Mesu and David De Villiers, Albemarle Corporation
Alan Yahev, Newfield Exploration Company |
2014 / Q2 |
Advantages and challenges: determining the optimal blending ratios with waxy crude and VGO combinations
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| Predicting severity, viscosity and yields in fuel oil visbreaking |
Sepehr Sadighi and Reza Seif Mohaddecy, Research Institute of Petroleum Industry |
2014 / Q2 |
Neuro-fuzzy technique is used to predict product properties in a commercial visbreaker
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| Recovering tungsten from spent hydrocracking catalysts |
Jean-Pierre Dufour and Sophie Comte, Valdi |
2014 / Q2 |
When catalyst is no longer serviceable for hydrotreating, it takes a metallurgical route to supply tungsten for steelmakers
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| Tail gas catalyst performance: part 1 |
Michael Huffmaster, Consultant
Fernando Maldonado, Criterion Catalysts |
2014 / Q3 |
The first part of two-part account of time and temperature effects on tail gas catalyst performance provides a background to reaction modelling and pilot studies
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| Selective control for a total reflux column |
Niyazi Bozkurt, Tupras Kirikkale Refinery |
2014 / Q3 |
Operating problems with a de-ethaniser column led to the development of a new strategy for an advanced process control system
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| Quality control in biofuels production |
Berthold Otzisk, Kurita Europe |
2014 / Q3 |
Additives such as emulsion breakers and antioxidants can help to improve the product quality of biofuels and hence their profitability
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| Revamping advanced prodcess control |
Stefano Lodolo, Aspen Technology
Oleg Vedernikov, Isab |
2014 / Q3 |
A programme to update a refiner's APC systems employed a novel approach to the way new controllers are developed and existing controllers are maintained
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| Design developments for construction projects |
Simon Bennett, AVEVA Solutions |
2014 / Q3 |
Software products enable the principles of lean manufacturing to be applied to refinery construction projects
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| Overcoming corrosion in heat exchangers |
Dragon Hao, Sandvik Materials Technology |
2014 / Q3 |
Duplex stainless steels are countering traditional materials' failure to cope with corrosion risks aggravated by the declining quality of crude oil
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| Meeting production targets for ultra low sulphur transportation fuels |
Bob Leliveld, Ablemarle |
2014 / Q3 |
Increasingly stringent sulphur regulations and diesel price premiums are prompting refiners to draw a broad process envelope for yield, quality and economic assessment
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| Improving a compressor protection regime |
Ben Austin, Prognost Systems Inc |
2014 / Q3 |
Analysis of the build-up to the fracture of a compressor crosshead led a refiner to revise its approach to performance monitoring
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| Meeting tighter NOx emissions rules |
Stephen Harrison, Naresh Suchak and Frank Fitch, Linde Gases |
2014 / Q3 |
A low temperature oxidation technology uses ozone to remove very low levels of nitrogen oxide from refinery gases
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| Cloud point and hydrotreating relationships |
Brian Watkins and Meredith Lansdown, ART |
2014 / Q3 |
There is a complex interaction between dewaxing and hydrotreating in ultra low sulphur diesel applications
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| Failure analysis of burner piping |
Hyunjin Yoon, SK Innovation |
2014 / Q3 |
Investigation of the causes of a severe refinery fire leads to recommendations for burner piping design to prevent such incidents
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| Microbiological causes of corrosion |
Jaya Rawat, Neha Sharma and Apoorve Khandelwal, Bharat Petroleum Corporate R&D Center |
2014 / Q3 |
Many of the most serious problems with corrosion of refinery equipment have a microbiological basis
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| Albert's crude oil reserves |
Mike Priaro, Consultant |
2014 / Q3 |
Recovery factors achieved by improved recovery techniques indicate that crude oil reserves in Alberta's bitumen sands are the largest on earth
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| Avoiding compressor system downtime |
Amit Saxena, Dresser-Rand |
2014 / Q3 |
Developments in anti-surge technology make it possible to maximise process efficiency and optimise compressor function
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| Tail gas catalyst performance: part 2 |
Michael Huffmaster, Consultant
Fernando Maldonado, Criterion Catalysts |
2014 / Q4 |
The second part of a two-part account of time and temperature effects on tail gas catalyst performance gives a background to reaction modelling and pilot plant studies.
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| Predicting future FCC operations via analytics |
Patrick J Christensen, Touseef Habib, Thomas B Garrett and Thomas W Yeung, Hydrocarbon Publishing Company |
2014 / Q4 |
Data analysis enables a company to take advantage of patent information to unveil underlining development trends for formulating technology strategies for future markets
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| Maximising energy efficiency in grassroots designs |
Tim Shire, Andrew Hoyle and Mike Rutkowski, KBC |
2014 / Revamps |
A novel approach is required to achieve the full potential for energy performance of new plants
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| Predicting reactive heavy oil process operation |
Glen A Hay, Herbert Loria and Marco A Satyro, Virtual Materials Group, Inc
Hideki Nagata, Fuji Oil Company Ltd |
2014 / Q4 |
Characterisation of feed and product yields through component structures for better understanding and prediction of operations
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| Integrated hydrogen management |
Sasa Polovina, Danijela Harmina and Ana Granic Sarac, INA Rijeka refinery |
2014 / Q4 |
Redesigning an existing hydrogen system leads to an integrated, reliable and flexible supply
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| Structured packing in a CO2 absorber |
Ralph Weiland and Nathan Hatcher, Optimized Gas Treating, Inc |
2014 / Q4 |
Solvent regeneration is the biggest energy consumer in an amine treating unit but efforts to minimise energy consumption should be made cautiously
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| Reflux in a gas dehydration plant |
Sajad Mirian and Hossein Anisi, Nitel Pars Co (Fateh Group)
Xiang Yu, Hengye Chemical Co
Sepehr Sadighi, Research Institute of Petroleum Industry |
2014 / Q4 |
Gas dehydration by adsorbent processes may lead to the damaging regeneration reflux phenomenon during adsorbent regeneration
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| Override control of fuel gas |
Rainer Scheuring, Cologne University of Applied Sciences
Albrecht Minges and Simon Griesbaum, MiRO Mineraloelraffinerie Oberrhein
Michael Brodkorb, Honeywell Process Solutions |
2014 / Q4 |
When natural gas was to be added to a refinery's fuel gas system, detailed dynamic simulation of the new system ensured stable operation and a shorter start-up period
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| 'Snakes and ladders' for maximising propylene |
Bart de Graaf, Mehdi Allahverdi, Martin Evans and Paul Diddams, Johnson Matthey Process Technologies |
2014 / Q4 |
Changes in process conditions in tandem with ZSM-5 additives widen the potential for petrochemicals production from the FCC unit
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| Troubleshooting a C3 splitter tower Part 1: evaluation |
Henry Z Kister, Fluor
Brian Clancy-Jundt and Randy Miller, PetroLogistics |
2014 / Q4 |
Distillation trays are prone to channelling and multi-pass maldistribution in large diameter towers. Multichordal gamma scanning is key for solving such problems
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| Overcoming tight emulsion problems |
Hernando Salgado, Cartagena Refinery, Ecopetrol
Luis Marino, Ramgus SA - Pall Corp
Rosangela Pacheco, Barrancabermeja Refinery, Ecopetrol |
2014 / Q4 |
A refiner's trials of a membrane coalescence mechanism were scaled up to plant level and delivered significant product recovery from tight aqueous emulsions
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| Enhancing bottoms cracking and process flexibility |
Yee-Young Cher, Rosann Schiller and Jeff Koebel, Grace Catalysts Technologies |
2014 / Q4 |
Catalyst designed with advanced zeolite stabilisation technology provides selective conversion of heavy FCC feed molecules
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| Preventing emissions in coke removal |
Artur Krueger, Bernd Lankers and Josef Wadle, TriPlan AG |
2014 / Q4 |
A closed, automated coke removal system aims for gains in environmental, economic and safety performance
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| Troubleshooting steam ejectors |
Norman Lieberman, Process Improvement Engineering |
2014 / Q4 |
Some causes and practical solutions concerning problems with refinery steam vacuum ejectors
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| Asphalt quality prediction and control |
Zak Friedman, Petrocontrol |
2014 / Q4 |
With knowledge of heavy vacuum gasoil cut-point and asphalt density, asphalt quality can be inferred
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| Increasing distillate production at zero capital cost |
Joe Musumeci, Steven W Stupin, Stephanie Schlosser and Thomas Scholten
Ascent Engineering |
2014 / Revamps |
Significantly increasing distillate production can at the earliest stages require no more than process tweaks before significant capital revamps are required
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| Laser scanning for revamps |
Gary Farrow, AVEVA |
2014 / Revamps |
A review of benefits, best practices and emerging opportunities in laser-enabled revamp projects
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| Revamping heat exchanger tubing |
Eduardo Perea, Sandvik Materials Technology |
2014 / Revamps |
Corrosion aggravated failures in carbon steel tubes prompted a refiner to replace heat exchanger tubing with hyper-duplex stainless steel
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| Estimating bitumen viscosity for revamps |
Tek Sutikno and Carlos Mesta, Fluor Enterprises |
2014 / Revamps |
Accurate viscosity data for dilbit and its heavy residues define the scope of revamps required to process the feed in crude and vacuum units
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| Options for CO2 capture from SMR |
Goutam Shahani, Linde Engineering North America
Christine Kandziora, Linde Clean Energy and Innovation Management |
2014 / Revamps |
As CO2 capture from steam methane reforming becomes increasingly important, the economics of retrofit for recovery from process gas streams need to be considered
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