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| Clauswasteheatboilereconomics Part 1: process considerations |
Nathan A Hatcher, Clayton E Jones, Simon A Weiland, Steven M Fulk and Matthew D Bailey Optimized Gas Treating, Inc.
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2019 / Q1 |
The design of the waste heat boiler has a critical role to play in determining process operations, reliability and economic performance in the sulphur recovery unit
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| Flexible upgrading of heavy feedstocks |
Jacinthe Frecon, Delphine Le-Bars and Jacques Rault Axens
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2019 / Q1 |
Adding tailor-made options for upgrading heavy crudes to existing assets can adapt refineries to changes in market conditions and regulatory demands
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| Hydrate formation in a fluid catalytic cracking off-gas line |
Aqeel Al Muharraqi, Ashish Deshpande and Gregory M Lilburne Bahrain Petroleum Company
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2019 / Q1 |
A hydrate blockage led to sudden loss of a FCC unit’s off-gas flow and a system pressure surge. Comprehensive troubleshooting delivered remedial measures
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| Avoiding unplanned reactor shutdowns |
Maria J L Perez, Roberta Cenni, Zeina Maroun and Kenneth G Myntman
Haldor Topsoe
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2019 / Q1 |
In hydroprocessing operations, prevention is better than just dealing with the effects of corrosion and fouling problems
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| The power option |
Robert Giglio Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd-Foster Wheeler
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2019 / Q1 |
With the market for high sulphur fuel oil under pressure, refiners with delayed cokers can instead opt for higher value power and steam generation
With the market for high sulphur fuel oil under pressure, refiners with delayed cokers can instead opt for higher value power and steam generation
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| On-purpose propylene production |
Michael Marsh And Jeffrey Wery Honeywell UOP |
2019 / Q1 |
Propane dehydrogenation plays an increasingly key role in closing the global shortage in traditional propylene supplies
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| Predicting middle distillate properties |
Madi Asiri Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical Company (SATORP)
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2019 / Q1 |
Development of on-stream correlation models to predict cloud point, flash point and freezing point and increase production of on-spec jet fuel using a single analyser
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| Digital solutions improve refinery operations |
Hirotaka Yamashita Yokogawa Electric Corporation
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2019 / Q1 |
Digitalising and standardising the tasks and activities of plant personnel improves efficiency and safety, resulting in greater uptime and throughput
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| Problems in processing discounted crudes Part 1: definition and crude preheat |
Scott Golden, Tony Barletta and Steve White Process Consulting Services, Inc.
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2019 / Q1 |
Problems in processing discounted crudes Part 1: definition and crude preheat
Project costs must be considered to fully understand whether or not an opportunity crude really does deliver on savings
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| Designing a sampling system |
Partha S Mondal and Archan Sinha Fluor Daniel India Pvt. Ltd
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2019 / Q1 |
So you thought that delivering process samples was a simple task? The useful performance of an analyser system relies on how the sampling system is designed
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| Improving biodiesel’s properties |
Chandragupthan Bahubali and Ashwin Gopalan Wood PLC India
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2019 / Q1 |
Properties including cold flow have prevented biodiesel from living up to its early potential. Emerging strategies may improve matters
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| Countering cyber attack |
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2019 / Q1 |
The oil and gas sector is consistently among the most vulnerable to cyber attack. Can a security programme reduce the risks?
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| Impact of sulphiding agents on ULSD catalyst performance |
TIAGO VILELA, JOSÉ CASTRO and HENDRIK DATHE
Avantium
Tiago Vilela, José Castro and Hendrik Dathe Avantium |
2019 / Catalysis |
A research programme demonstrated the comparative performances of a conventional sulphiding agent and an agent that offers safer, cleaner catalyst activation
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| Bottoms upgrading of FCC resid feedstock |
Carl Keeley, Stefano Riva and Ankit Apoorv BASF
Steve Challis Chalcat Consulting |
2019 / Catalysis |
A refiner chose a new catalyst to improve bottoms upgrading and maximise fuels production from resid feeds
A refiner chose a new catalyst to improve bottoms upgrading and maximise fuels production from resid feeds
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| Generating value in the FCC |
Dicho Stratiev Ivan Chavdarov and Alexandr Ivanov Neftochim Burgas JSC
Aleksey Popov and Rafael González W. R. Grace & Co |
2019 / Catalysis |
New catalyst technologies and technical service support helped a refiner overcome difficulties with VGO conversion
New catalyst technologies and technical service support helped a refiner overcome difficulties with VGO conversion
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| Life cycle stability of ULSD catalysts |
Florian Huber and Ioan-Teodor Trotuș hte GmbH |
2019 / Catalysis |
Accelerated ageing test methods allow refineries to gather an unprecedented amount of information about catalysts
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| Unloading spent catalyst |
Eric Braams Hoover Ferguson |
2019 / Catalysis |
Using catalyst bins to unload units during change-out can offer efficiencies in handling, storage and transportation
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| Increase FCC residue processing by additive control |
Tom Ventham Johnson Matthey |
2019 / Catalysis |
An additive development enables substantial reductions in delta coke and dry gas
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| War stories from the foaming front |
David Engel Nexo Solutions
Ben Spooner and Michael Sheilan
Amine Experts |
2019 / Gas |
Many factors can cause an amine unit to foam. Often there is more than one cause, so foaming problems demand thorough investigation
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| Digital twins enhance LNG plant performance |
Tim Shire and Andrew McIntee KBC |
2019 / Gas |
Digitalisation technologies offer new and disruptive ways to overcome the challenges of increasing margin, reducing carbon emissions and addressing talent shortages
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| Technology selection for a natural gas plant |
Jan-Willem Hennipman and Karen Hanlon Kinsberg Jacobs Comprimo Sulfur Solutions |
2019 / Gas |
Selecting equipment for a sulphur block requires balancing technical
performance and costs, as well as local conditions and regulations
Selecting equipment for a sulphur block requires balancing technical performance and costs, as well as local conditions and regulations
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| Liquefaction technology for mid-scale LNG production |
Saeid Mokhatab Gas processing consultant |
2019 / Gas |
Location,capacity and operability of a plant as well as project investment criteria can greatly affect the choice of liquefaction technology for a mid-scale LNG project
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| Developments in sulphur recovery |
Mahin Rameshni and Stephen Santo Rameshni & Associates Technology & Engineering (RATE) |
2019 / Gas |
Process developments and technology selection meet increasingly stringent emissions limits
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| New catalysts for low and medium pressure hydrotreating |
Andrea Battiston, Adel Abdo, Luca Moraca, Leon Van Den Oetelaar,
Edwin Van Rooijen, Henk Jan Tromp, Jelle Van De Vall and Eelco Vogt
Albemarle Catalysts; Utrecht University
Andrea Battiston, Adel Abdo, Luca Moraca, Leon Van Den Oetelaar, Edwin Van Rooijen, Henk Jan Tromp, Jelle Van De Vall and Eelco Vogt Albemarle Catalysts; Utrecht University |
2019 / Q2 |
A catalyst platform provides higher performance in middle distillate hydrotreating applications with limited hydrogen, difficult feedstocks and severe operating conditions
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| Operational challenges in sour water stripping |
Philip Le Grange
Sulphur Experts
Philip Le Grange Sulphur Experts |
2019 / Q2 |
How to keep a sour water stripper at optimum performance between shutdowns
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| Refinery catalyst testing |
Tiago Vilela Avantium |
2019 / Q2 |
Selecting the best catalyst for a unit demands thorough evaluation of the available options
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| Sizing relief valves for real gas or vapour |
Tek Sutikno Fluor Enterprises
Tek Sutikno Fluor Enterprises
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2019 / Q2 |
An appraisal of relief valve discharge area sizing methods for gas or vapour
An appraisal of relief valve discharge area sizing methods for gas or vapour
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| Flue gas heat recovery through the acid dew point |
Pim Van Keep and Robert Sakko HeatMatrix Group |
2019 / Q2 |
Polymer based heat exchange technology enables more heat recovery from flue gas by addressing acid corrosion issues
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| IMO 2020 – the deadline approaches |
Stephen George KBC |
2019 / Q2 |
How is the refining industry reacting to the shake-up with less than a year to go?
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| Solving hydrotreating fouling problems |
Yinling (Grace) Wang Nalco Champion |
2019 / Q2 |
Upgraded antifoulant technology is helping refiners to overcome the increased hydrotreater fouling issues that result from more stringent fuel sulphur limits
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| Claus waste heat boiler economics Part 2: mechanical considerations |
Nathan A Hatcher, Clayton E Jones, Simon A Weiland, Steven M Fulk
and Matthew D Bailey Optimized Gas Treating, Inc.
Nathan A Hatcher, Clayton E Jones, Simon A Weiland, Steven M Fulk and Matthew D Bailey Optimized Gas Treating, Inc. |
2019 / Q2 |
The design of a cost effective waste heat boiler faces many, often opposing factors affecting the performance and reliability of the exchanger
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| Problems in processing discounted crudes Part 2: crude and vacuum columns |
Scott Golden, Tony Barletta and Steve White
Process Consulting Services, Inc.
Scott Golden, Tony Barletta and Steve White Process Consulting Services, Inc. |
2019 / Q2 |
Project costs must be considered to fully understand whether or not an opportunity crude really does deliver on savings
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| Development of a naphthenic acid corrosion model |
Eric Vetters ProCorr Consulting Services |
2019 / Q2 |
A model has been developed to predict and help prevent corrosion when processing high TAN crudes
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| Forecasting crude oil prices |
Shanu Jain and Ajay Gupta Reliance Industries Limited |
2019 / Q2 |
Building a good time series model is the primary requirement for generating good oil price forecasts
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| Forecasting crude oil prices |
Shanu Jain and Ajay Gupta Reliance Industries Limited |
2019 / Q2 |
Building a good time series model is the primary requirement for generating good oil price forecasts
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| Revamping a bitumen heating system |
Gülşah Altunbaş and Murat Bariş Türkoğlu Tüpraş |
2019 / Q2 |
A redesigned oil based heating system for bitumen storage and sales saves energy and eliminates customer complaints
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| Troubleshooting a heavy crude topper |
Daryl Hanson, Mike Wessels and Adam Smith Valero Energy
Isis Mejias Consultant
Daryl Hanson, Mike Wessels and Adam Smith Valero Energy
Isis Mejias Consultant |
2019 / Q2 |
Thorough troubleshooting revealed the primary cause of a heavy crude topper’s poor availability: desalter operation. A comprehensive revamp resolved matters
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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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