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| Process and catalysis factors to maximise propylene output |
Takuya Amano, Jack Wilcox and Carel Pouwels, Albemarle Corporation
Takakazu Matsuura, Taiyo Oil Co |
2012 / Q3 |
Catalyst selection and process design enable a new RFCC unit to maximise propylene production from a range of feeds
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| Challenges and opportunities of 10 ppm sulphur gasoline: part 1 |
Delphone Largeteau, Jay Ross, Marc Laborde and Larry Wisdom, Axens |
2012 / Q3 |
Prospect of a worldwide standard for ULSG and the challenges of increased heavy crude supplies demand careful considerationa and selection of refinery configuration
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| Minimise corrosion while maximising distillate |
Brandon Payne, GE Water & Process Technologies |
2012 / Q3 |
Reducing atmospheric fractionator overhead temperatures to maximise middle distillate production requires a full understanding of resulting corrosion mechanisms
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| Reliable design of sour water strippers |
Nathan Hatcher and Ralph Weiland, Optimized Gas Treating |
2012 / Q3 |
A simulation model aims to raise confidence in the reliability of sour water stripper design
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| Monitoring and treatment to maximise light cycle oil |
Greg Savage, Nalco |
2012 / Q3 |
Fouling control, simulation software and tower scanning can improve operations and reliability when maximising middle distillate and propylene production
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| Monitoring and diagnostics for reciprocating compressors |
Jost-A Anderhub, Prognost Systems |
2012 / Q3 |
A guide to the purpose and terminology of monitoring systems than ensure effective operation of reciprocating compressors
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| Catalyst stripper improves FCC unit performance |
Rama Rao Mari and Dalip Soni, Lummus Technology, a CB&I Company |
2012 / Q3 |
Stripper internals with improved mass transfer characteristics improve the performance of an FCC unit
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| Gasifying coke to produce hydrogen in refineries |
Tek Sutikno and Kevin Turini, Fluor Enterprises |
2012 / Q3 |
Coke gasification to produce hydrogen for hydroprocessing is more capital intensive than steam methan reforming, but not so vulnerable to natural gas price variations
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| High-quality products from heavy sour crudes |
Maria Aldescu, KBC Advanced Technologies |
2012 / Q3 |
Application of current and emerging technologies will determine the potential of poor-quality crudes as sources of high-quality products
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| Removing fines from gas scrubbing liquids |
Barry Perlmutter, BHS- Filtration |
2012 / Q3 |
Think cake candle filter technology can be applied to a range of refining and gas processing applications to remove fines from circulating scrubbing liquids
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| Challenges and opportunities of 10 ppm sulphur gasoline: part 2 |
Delphine Largeteau, Jay Ross, Marc Laborde and Larry Wisdom, Axens |
2012 / Q4 |
Economic evaluation of processing options for ultra-low sulphur gasoline compares severe pretreatment with a combination of pre- and post-treat solutions
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| Dynamic simulation: a tool for engineering problems |
Dipanjan Bhattacharya, Haribabu Chittibabu, Jesse Mumm and Jaleel Valappil, Bechtel |
2012 / Q4 |
Dynamic simulation can be used to solve engineering problems that require an in-depth understanding of transient processes
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| Exploiting opportunities with challenging crudes |
India Nagi-Hanspal, Mahesh Subramaniyam, Parag Shah, Sergio Moretti and James Noland, DorfKetal Chemicals |
2012 / Q4 |
Chemical treatment techniques solve many of the processing problems encountered in refining opportunity crudes
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| Valuable liquids from refinery gases |
Zaheer Malik and John Slack, Linde Process Plants |
2012 / Q4 |
With appropriate treatment schemes, refinery off-gases can be valuable sources of olefins and hydrogen
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| Thermal Oxidiser waste heat recovery |
Ryan Tate, Zeeco Inc |
2012 / Q4 |
Capturing the heat energy used for waste gas destruction enables processing plants to enhance their efficiency and minimise operating costs.
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| Simulating and monitoring H2 plant operations |
Gene Yeh, Saudi Aramco
Prabhas Mandal, Abdulali Siddiqui and Fahad Alhemidda, Saudi Aramco Riyah Refinery |
2012 / Q4 |
A computer program was developed to enable a refinery to monitor its hydrogen production daily to foresee potential operating problems.
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| RFCC units set new standard for propylene production |
Patrick Walker and Raymond Peterman, UOP LLC, a Honeywell Company |
2012 / Q4 |
RFCC units are being commissioned and operated to convert hydrotreated and straight-run resid to high levels of propylene
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| Value of monitoring exchanger networks |
Laura Copeland, Nalco Company |
2012 / Q4 |
A rigorous exchanger simulation model can be used to calculate the true cost of fouling in crude preheat networks
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| FCC catalysts and additives for cost and emissions control |
Kenneth Hindle and Maria Luisa Sargenti, Grace Catalysts Technologies
Juan Vargas, Coryton Refinery |
2012 / Q4 |
A rare earth-free catalyst enabled a refinery to reduce its FCC catalyst costs and a non-platinum combustion promoter helped control NOx emissions
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| Stripping sour water: the effect of heat stable salts |
Ralph Weiland and Nathan Hatcher, Optimized Gas Treating Inc |
2012 / Q4 |
Mass transfer rate-based simulation models sour water stripping and assesses the distribution of ammonia in conventional amine treating systems
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| Production of biolubricant base stock |
Shalini Gupta, Rajeev Kumar, Sudha Tyagi and Peddy V C Rao, Bharat Petroleum Corporation |
2012 / Q4 |
Using microwave technology in biolubricants production enhances product yields and reduces reaction time.
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| Mitigation of heat exchanger fouling |
Bruce Wright, Baker Hughes Incorporated
Todd Hochheiser, Valero Energy Corporation |
2012 / Q4 |
Detailed analysis of potential contributors identifies the root cause of fouling in naphtha hydrotreater feed-effluent exchangers
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| Innovations in wastewater treatment |
Darren Gurney, Linde Gases Division |
2012 / Q4 |
Industrial gases provide a wide range of options for treating wastewater from petrochemical processes
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| Optimising sweep gas flow in a flare header |
Satish Mathur, Bechtel India |
2012 / Q4 |
How to calculate the minimum flow of flare header sweep gas needed to maintain safe conditions
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| Tackling the gasoline/middle distillate imbalance |
Marielle Gagniere, Annick Pucci and Emilie Rousseau, Axens |
2013 / Q2 |
An oligomerisation technology can produce a significant increase in middle distillate production
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| Strategies to control sediment and coke in a hydrocracker |
Marco Respini, Silvia Ekres and Bruce Wright, Baker Hughes
Robert Zajdlik, Slovnaft |
2013 / Q2 |
Fouling control techniques enabled an ebullated-bed resid hydrocracker to operate at high severity while the rate of fouling of critical areas was controlled
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| Simulation of bitumen upgrading processes |
Anton Alvarez-Majmutov and Jinwen Chen, CanmetENERGY, Natural Resources Canada
Mugurel Munteanu, WorleyParsons |
2013 / Q2 |
Two bitumen upgrading processes currently used in the Canadian oil sands industry were investigated using modelling and simulation techniques
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| Insulating tank terminals |
Peter Boon, Pentair Thermal Management |
2013 / Q2 |
Energy-efficient tank insulation systems result in lower energy costs, less maintenance, and a prolonged lifespan of contents and equipment
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| Understanding thermal oxidisers |
Peter Pickard and Kevin McQuigg, Zeeco |
2013 / Q2 |
Dealing with common misconceptions on the design of vapour and liquid waste thermal oxidiser systems
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| Diagnostic tools and control parameters for refinery heaters |
Yahya Aktas, Hakan Oguz, Guray Aksu, Dogus Uzun and Muammer Sever, Tupras Izmir Refinery |
2013 / Q2 |
To optimise or manage furnace operation more effectively and safely, engineers and operators need to understand and control the entire process.
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| Minimising the cost of hydrogen production |
Lorena Mosca, Palma Contaldo, Menica Antonelli and Paola Volpi, Tecnimont KT |
2013 / Q2 |
Feed and fuel costs or the demand for export steam drive the choice of plant architecture and operating parameters in SMR hydrogen production
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| HCN emissions in fluid catalytic cracking |
Xunhua Mo, Bart De Graaf and Paul Diddams, Johnson Matthey |
2013 / Q2 |
Increased attention to refinery emissions of hydrogen cyanide requires detailed understanding of its formation and conversion in the FCC regenerator
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| Oil/water separation technologies |
Berthold Otzisk, Kurita Europe |
2013 / Q2 |
Where stable emulsions cannot be removed mechanically, the application of demulsifiers, coagulants and flocculants accelerates the separation process
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| Customised tower design |
Darius Remesat and Michael Krela, Koch-Glitsch Canada |
2013 / Q2 |
To save project costs, the distillation towers for a new refinery were designed to meet process design objectives using best available technology
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| Sour water strippers: design and operation |
Norman Lieberman, Process Improvement Engineering |
2013 / Q2 |
Simpler, more cost-effective sour water stripper designs can outperform more generally accepted designs in the refining industry
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| Online cleaning: a mindshift for improving operational excellence |
Marcello Ferrara and Justin Weatherford, ITW |
2013 / Q2 |
A patented method of chemical cleaning can reduce downtime arising from severe fouling in process units
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| Lessons learned from MPC revamp of two naphtha crackers |
Vanessa Conz, Suzana Fuchs and Priscila Macedo Moura, Braskem
Mark Darby, CMiD Solutions
Doug Nicholson, IPCOS (UK) |
2013 / Q2 |
A project overview includes changes made at the regulatory and advanced control level, and results obtained. Techniques and tools used in the project are highlighted
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| Energy-efficient vacuum systems |
C Chandra, Sekhara Reddy and S V Naidu, Andhra University
G P Rangaiah, National University of Singapore |
2013 / Q2 |
Case analysis of the techniques available to reduce energy consumption in vacuum systems reveals the potential for cost savings
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| Towards a zero gasoline production refinery: part 1 |
Blasis Stamateris, Foster Wheeler |
2013 / Q3 |
Integrating products from the steam cracker, aromatics complex and FCC unit to produce petrochemicals without gasoline may offer more attractive margins
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| Refinery power failures: causes, costs and solutions |
Patrick J Christensen, William H Graf and Thmas W Yeung, Hydrocarbon Publishing Company |
2013 / Q3 |
Power outages typically lead to damaging costs for refiners. Strategies are needed to minimise them.
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| Combating green oil formation in a CCR reformer |
Osman Kubilay Karan, Mehmet Asim Ay, Koray kahraman, Tupras Kirikkale Refinery
Arnaud Selmen, Axens Technology & Technical Services |
2013 / Q3 |
The addition of a chloride adsorber guard bed solved a refiner's issues with contamination affecting a CCR reformer's rich gas compressor
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| Role of fired heater safety systems |
Nikki Bishop and David Sheppard, Emerson Process Management |
2013 / Q3 |
A fully automated burner management system operating as a SIS burner control can meet minimum safety targets, improve system availability and lower costs
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| Manufacturing execution systems for the refining industry |
Marty Moran, AspenTech |
2013 / Q3 |
Real-time data and decision support tools provide access to plant information to enable a timely response to production issues
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| Advances in engineering and design technologies |
Simon Bennett, Aveva |
2013 / Q3 |
3D technology is moving out of the design office to transform the entire asset lifecycle
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| A novel approach to cleaning furnace coils |
Rupali Sahu, Shyam Kishore Choudhary, Ugrasen Yadav and M K E Prasad, Technip KT India |
2013 / Q3 |
A modified pigging operation aims to greatly reduce the time required for coke removal from furnace coils
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| Extending gasification runtime with antifoulant |
Berthold Otzisk, Kurita Europe |
2013 / Q3 |
When fouling is observed in the syngas cooler, an antifoulant programme can provide a gasification unit with an extended runtime.
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| Improving reliability and efficiency in centrifugal pumps |
Geoff Lewis, DuPont |
2013 / Q3 |
Conversion of metal pump wear parts to advanced composite materials can lead to substantial annual cost savings
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| Oil sands-derived feed processing |
Max Ovchinnikov, Josiane Ginestra, Dorian Rauschning, Bill Gillespie and Kevin Carlson, Criterion Catalysts & Technologies. |
2013 / Q3 |
Processing crudes derived from oil sands requires a good understanding of the facility, and of the sources and processing requirements of the available crudes.
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| Predicting catalyst liftime |
S Reza Seif Mohaddecy, Sepdhr Sadighi, RIPI |
2013 / Q3 |
A simulation model compares accurately with actual operating data to provide reliable predictions of catalyst lifetime in naptha reforming
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| Additives provide flexibility for FCC units and delayed cokers |
Alan Kramer and Raul Arriaga, Albemarle Corporation |
2013 / Q3 |
A proprietary additivie applied to a novel coker process increases the liquid yield from delayed coking
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| Preventing ingress of HCN into amine systems |
Ralph Weiland, Nathan Hatcher and Clayton Jones, Optimized Gas Treating Inc |
2013 / Q3 |
Simulation studies provide guidelines on how to avoid contamination of refinery amine systems by hydrogen cyanide
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| Optimised hydrogen production by steam reforming: part 2 |
Kedar Patwardhan, Sanke Rajyalakshmi and P Balaramakrishna, Larsen & Toubro |
2013 / Q3 |
Emerging technologies for hydrogen production from steam reforming are modelled.
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| Corrosion control with high-acid crudes |
India Naghi-Hanspal, Mahesh Subramaniyam and Parag Shah, Dorf Ketal Chemicals |
2013 / Q3 |
Appropriate corrosion control strategies help refineries to profit from discounted high-acid crudes
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| Chemical analysis in amine system operations |
Scott Waite, Arthur Cummings and Glen Smith, MPR Services |
2013 / Q3 |
The array of contaminants that can disrupt the operation of alkanolamine systems needs to be precisely characterised and analysed. This digital version of the article includes the extensive table providing a 'reconciliation of analytical methods and their reports' referenced in the print edition.
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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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| 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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| 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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| Determining safety distance in process design |
Renato Benintendi, Angela Deisy Rodriguez Guio and Samuel Marsh, Amec Foster Wheeler |
2015 / Q1 |
Safety distance determination is a key design issue that may have a dramatic impact on a refinery construction project
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| Troubleshooting a C3 splitter tower Part 2: root cause and solution |
Henry Z Kister, Fluor
Brian Clancy-Jundt and Randy Miller, PetroLogistics |
2015 / Q1 |
Distillation trays are prone to channelling and multi-pass maldistribution in large diameter towers. Multichordal gamma scanning is used for solving such problems
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| Optimisation of a diesel hydrotreating unit |
Jose Bird, Valero Energy Corporation |
2015 / Q1 |
A model based on operating data is used to meet sulphur product specifications at lower DHT reactor temperatures with longer catalyst life
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| Monitoring and controlling emissions in Europe |
Stephen Harrison, Linde Gas |
2015 / Q1 |
Implementing the EU's Industrial Emissions Directive calls for quality and consistency in technologies for monitoring and controlling emissions
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| High sulphur recovery with ease of operation |
Michael Heisel, ITS Reaktortechnik
Frank Bela and Jorge Pena Lopez, Worley Parsons
Aurelio Sagardi-Rivera and Miguel Rendon-Sagardi, Pemex |
2015 / Q1 |
A process performing sulphur recovery and tail gas treatment in two catalytic reactor units exceeded guaranteed recovery limits from start-up
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| Safe removal of polymeric desposits |
Marcello Ferrara, Taeyong Kim and Cristina Ferrara, ITW Technologies |
2015 / Q1 |
Damaging polymeric fouling of internals can be cleaned in situ by safe chemical treatments
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| Hydrotreating challenges and opportunities with tight oil |
Bob Leliveld and Hiroshi Toshima, Albemarle Catalysts |
2015 / Q1 |
Tight oil's contaminant and cold flow challenges require appropriate catalyst treatment systems
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| Reducing reactor turnaround time |
Josef Felser and George Karl, Bayernoil Refinery GmbH
Ian Baxter and Gary Welch, CatTech International Ltd |
2015 / Q1 |
A refinery uses catalyst passivation technology for safer and more efficient turnarounds
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| Monetise off-gases for low cost ammonia |
V K Arora, Kinetics Process Improvements |
2015 / Q1 |
Cheaper ethane supplies present an opportunity for ammonia production using cracker off-gases
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| Business value of hydrocarbon production accounting |
Luis Rodriguez, ANCAP |
2015 / Q1 |
The gains that a refiner made by implementing an enterprise-wide hydrocarbon accounting system were both financial and cultural
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| Interface measurement for product quality |
Ingemar Serneby, Emerson Process Management |
2015 / Q1 |
Refinery product quality often depends on how products separate. Accurate gathering of data about the interface levels within vessels is therefore crucial.
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| Zeolite membranes for xylenes separation |
Rakan Bilaus, Saudi Aramco |
2015 / Q1 |
Zeolite membrane separation in p-xylene production exhibits low energy demand, low capital cost and compact unit size
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| Catalyst testing for hydrocracking and hydrotreating |
Jochen Berg, Tilman Sauer, Christopher Federsel, Sascha Vukojevic, Philipp Hauck, Florian Huber and Alfred Haas, hte GmbH |
2015 / Q1 |
High throughput experimentation techniques enable performance testing of commercial catalysts with real feedstocks such as deasphalted oil
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| Dynamic simulation of process controls |
Sepehr Sadighi and S Reza Seif Mohaddecy, RIPI |
2015 / Q1 |
Simulation of a catalytic naphtha reformer confirmed the accurate performance of control instrumentation
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| Revamping crude and vacuum units to process bitumen |
Tek Sutikno, Fluor Enterprises |
2015 / Q2 |
Revamping crude and vacuum units to process dilbit can involve extensive equipment replacement as well as major changes to the crude preheating scheme.
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| Tube alloy degradation in a steam cracking furnace |
Glen A Hay and Ghoncheh Rasouli, Virtual Materials Group Inc
Toshiharu Morishita and Jinichiro Usami, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation |
2015 / Q2 |
Understanding catalytic coke growth mechanisms to better predict and optimise furnace service times with tube alloy degradation
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| Overcoming the effects of ammonia in heat exchangers |
Marcelo Senatore, Sandvik Materials Technology |
2015 / Q2 |
Forensic testing revealed the mechanism of under-deposit corrosion in exchanger tubes, a problem solved by replacement with hyper-duplex steel
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| Enhancing energy efficiency in the CDU |
Osman Kubilay Karan and Cansu Iner, Tupras Kirikkale Refinery |
2015 / Q2 |
Revisiting your crude distillation unit may expose hidden potential for major energy savings
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| Improving energy efficiency in furnaces |
Steve Chernack, Morgan Advanced Materials |
2015 / Q2 |
Developments in refractory materials and design can contribute to reduced heat waste and higher energy savings
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| Heat recovery from corrosive flue gas |
Bart Van Den Berg, HeatMatrix |
2015 / Q2 |
For improvements to energy efficiency in the petrochemical industry, waste heat recovery from corrosive flue gas is the most cost effective source to exploit
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| Optimisation of energy consumption |
Farbod Rikhtegar, PPG Consultatnt EngineerIng
Sepehr Sadighi, RIPI |
2015 / Q2 |
The true values of fuel, power and steam costs are needed for reliable estimation of energy saving projects
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| Best practice in energy efficiency |
Ron Beck, AspenTech |
2015 / Q2 |
Energy management software tools provide solutions for energy savings from design through operation
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| Advanced process control in FCC and hydrocracking units |
Grzegorz Oleszczuk and Marta Dylewska, Honeywell Advanced Solutions |
2015 / Q2 |
Implementation of advanced process control of two major units produced significant savings with short payback times
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| Increasing distillate production at least capital cost |
Joe Musumeci, Steven W Stupin, Brandon Olson and Carlos Wendler, Ascent Engineering |
2015 / Q2 |
Investing in improvements to the atmospheric crude unit can deliver increased distillate yields with short payback times
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| Advances in processing high naphthenic acid crudes |
Parag Shah, Mahesh Subramaniyam, James Ondyak, James Noland and India Nagi-Hanspal, Dorf Ketal |
2015 / Q2 |
High naphthenic acid crudes are cheaper and calcium removal aids and corrosion protection methods allow refiners to increase margins with better crude treatment
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| Seven rules of sedimentation in hydrocracking |
Scott Sayles, Robert Ohmes and Rick Manner, KBC Advanced Technologies |
2015 / Q2 |
Guidelines to mitigate sedimentation fouling in heavy sour crude processing together with case studies illustrating how the improvements are captured
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| Catalytic strategies to meet gasoline sulphur limits |
Patrick Gripka, Opinder Bhan, Wes Whitecotton and James Esteban, Criterion Catalysts & Technologies |
2015 / Q2 |
Stricter regulations reducing average gasoline sulphur content will require further reduction of FCC gasoline sulphur
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| Reducing vacuum tower pressure |
Norman Lieberman, Process Improvement Engineering |
2015 / Q2 |
To create a better vacuum the vapour load to the ejector has to be reduced
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| Managing fouling in refinery networks |
Simon Pugh and Edward Ishiyama, IHS Energy |
2015 / Q3 |
Modelling heat exchanger and other networks enables the use of dynamic fouling models in performance assessment and predictive studies
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| Dealing with depleting sour gas reserves: Part 1 |
Marco Van Son and Shashank Gujale, Jacobs Comprimo Sulfur Solutions |
2015 / Q3 |
Depletion of sour gas production in western Canada means that gas plants will have to evaluate their sulphur recovery units for future turndown operation
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| Optimising preflash for light tight oil processing |
Soun Ho Lee, GTC Technology |
2015 / Q3 |
For a crude unit handling light tight oil feedstock, a semi-preflash column can deliver significant advantages in energy saving, capacity gain and revamp economics.
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| Splitting distributed control for a refinery expansion |
Peter Helmersson and Sven Winberg, Preem AB |
2015 / Q3 |
A refiner's expansion plan required a second distributed control system, achieved by splitting the original system without a shutdown.
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| Cyber security in the refining world |
Eric Knapp, Honeywell Process Solutions |
2015 / Q3 |
Protection of industrial control assets requires ongoing risk assessment, well-defined security policies and an aggressive overall strategy
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| Countering marine corrosion in instrumentation tube |
Andreas Furukrona, Sandvik Materials Technology |
2015 / Q3 |
How super-duplex instrumentation tube overcame severe marine atmospheres at a coastal site
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| Energy savings from electric capacity control |
Klaus Stachel, Hoerbiger |
2015 / Q3 |
Updated stepless capacity control of reciprocating compressors saved energy and improved process stability at a petrochemicals site
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| Revamp of a reciprocating compressor unit |
Andreas Hahn, Neuman & Esser |
2015 / Q3 |
A step-by-step guide to the revamp of a reciprocating compressor unit to meet increased hydrogen throughput.
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| Advanced turbomachinery controls improve ethylene plant yield |
Medhat Zaghloul, Compressor Controls Corp |
2015 / Q3 |
Advanced integrated turbomachinery controls can significantly alleviate the suction pressure dip of a cracked gas compressor, leading to considerable yield improvements
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| Mixing in large crude tanks |
Janakiramulu Adepu, Rahul C Patil, Ajay Gupta and Asit Kumar Das, Reliance Technology Group
Pravin Potdar, jisna Raghavan and Kannan Srinivasan, Central Technical Services, Reliance Industries Ltd |
2015 / Q3 |
Computational fluid dynamics was used to analyse the performance of side entry mixers in large crude tanks
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| Improved feedstocks for ethane crackers |
Ron Key, Linde Process Plants |
2015 / Q3 |
Cryogenic recovery technology enables wet shale gas to become a valuable source of liquids for petrochemicals production
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| Controlling the dew point of natural gas |
Tek Sutikno, Fluor Enterprises |
2015 / Q3 |
Meeting water and hydrocarbon dew point specifications for natural gas without acid gas components
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| Testing and experience in FCC catalyst selection |
Carel Pouwels, Albemarle Catalysts Company
Ken Bruno, Albemarle Corporation |
2015 / Q3 |
Resolving differences between test results and unit experience in FCC catalyst selection
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| Implementing real time optimisation technology |
Hamid Ganji, Saeid Shokri, Mahdi Ahmadi Marvast, Sorood Zahedi Abghari and Behrouz Nonahal, Research Institute of Petroleum Industry |
2015 / Q3 |
Modelling implementation of real time optimisation and its potential for increased profitability in refining processes
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| Analytics to identify FCC trends |
Patrick Christensen, Thomas Garrett, Ahly Rattanakhambay, Wiliam Vukovich and Thomas Yeung, Hydrocarbon Publishing Company |
2015 / Q4 |
Quantitative analysis can help reveal insights and opportunities behind marketing and patenting activities
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| Minimising gasoline specification give-away |
David Seiver, Valero |
2015 / Q4 |
Minimising the difference between a measured physical property and a critical specification for gasoline can have a significant impact on refinery profitability
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| Risk analysis of wired vs wireless communication |
Gary Hawkins, Emerson Process Management
Ed Marszal, Kenexis Consulting Corporation |
2015 / Q4 |
Wired or wireless? The tools and methods of risk analysis can be applied to these communication systems for objective evaluation
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| Enhanced heat transfer for improved throughput and energy consumption |
Tom Higley, Calgavin |
2015 / Q4 |
Customised revamps of heat exchangers optimise energy use and reduce costs in revamps
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| Corrosion and fouling control in process equipment |
Berthold Otzisk and Michael Urschey, Kurita Europe |
2015 / Q4 |
Effective chemical treatment programmes can help to prevent plant damage and financial losses arising from corrosion and fouling
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| Treatment programme overcomes high TAN problems |
Sanjay Dwivedy and Ralph Navarrete, Baker Hughes |
2015 / Q4 |
Processing high TAN crude with low sulphur shale oil presented challenging corrosion problems for a refiner
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| Corrosion and fouling: challenges and solutions |
Mahesh Subramaniyam, India Nagi-Hanspal, Parag Shah, James Ondyak and James Noland, Dorf Ketal |
2015 / Q4 |
Fouling and corrosion in refineries are complex issues that require appropriate chemistry and a holistic approach
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| Fired capital equipment: key plant components |
Carl Rentschler, Harald Ranke and Goutam Shahani, Linde Engineering North America |
2015 / Q4 |
Fired capital equipment is an often neglected asset associated with plant operations
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| Overcoming clean fuels challenges |
George Anderson, Albemarle |
2015 / Q4 |
Improvements in FCC pretreat catalyst systems enable refiners to meet ultra-low sulphur gasoline regulations and increase diesel output
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| Reducing capital cost risk |
Ron Beck, AspenTech |
2015 / Q4 |
Understanding the full scope of projects and acting upon the right engineering choices reduces capital risk
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| Dealing with depleting sour gas reserves Part 2 |
Marco Van Son and Shashank Gujale, Jacobs Comprimo Sulphur Solutions |
2015 / Q4 |
Gas plants in western Canada will have to evaluate their sulphur recovery units for future turndown operation as sour gas production falls
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| Optimising natural gas value |
Will Shimer, Honeywell UOP
Randy Miller, Honeywell Process Solutions |
2015 / Q4 |
Financial and operating performance in gas processing depends on full integration of automation and process technologies
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| Foaming in fractionation columns |
Mark Pilling, Sulzer Chemtech USA |
2015 / Q4 |
By understanding the foaming process and its roof causes, steps can be taken to eliminate or minimise the formation of foaming
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| How ZSM-5 works on FCC gasoline composition |
Bart De Graaf, Mehdi Allahverdi, Martin Evans and Paul Diddams, Johnson Matthey Process Technologies |
2015 / Q4 |
A study of the effct of matrix versus zeolite in the base catalyst on the composition of light and heavy gasoline fractions
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| Performance testing of naphtha reforming catalysts |
Marius Kirchmann, Alfred Haas, Christoph Hauber and Sascha Vukojevic, hte GmbH |
2015 / Q4 |
High throughput screening of naphtha reforming catalyst under commercially relevant conditions
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| Integration of planning processes |
M D Pawde and K Vinod, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd |
2015 / Q4 |
A group was established to integrate management processes across all areas of refinery activity to identify opportunities for increasing product values and margin
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| The outlook for transport fuels: Part 1 |
Gautam Kalghatgi, Saudi Aramco
Chris Gosling and Mary Jo Wier, UOP |
2016 / Q1 |
As demand evolves, as specifications change, and as new fuel opportunities arise, what are the implications for refiners up to mid-century?
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| Tube rupture in a natural gas heater |
Harry Z Ha and Patrick Stang, Fluor Canada Ltd |
2016 / Q1 |
Dynamic simulation supports the use of a pressure safety valve over a rupture disk in the event of a tube rupture
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| Improving heat transfer in reboilers and condensers |
Norman Lieberman, Process Improvement Engineering |
2016 / Q1 |
Guidelines and experience on how to deal with a loss of condensing or reboiling capacity
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| The challenges of crude blending |
Thomas Garrett, Ahly Rattanakhambay, Neal Robbins, Matthew Wunder and Thomas Yeung, Hydrocarbon Publishing Company |
2016 / Q1 |
Declining crude prices encourage more spot purchases that save costs, but mixing different grades can create headaches for refiners
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| Monitoring and simulation resolves overhead corrosion |
Philip Thornthwaite, Nalco Champion
Jake Davies, Permasense |
2016 / Q1 |
Online corrosion monitoring in tandem with simulation modelling identified the root cause of corrosion in a crude unit overhead
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| Mitigating iron foulants in refinery processes |
Umakant Joshi and Austin Schneider, Crystaphase |
2016 / Q1 |
Purification systems are designed to remove iron based particles without detriment to a catalyst bed's permeability
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| Removing contaminants from crude oil |
Jamie McDaniels and Wole Olowu, Athlon Solutions LLC |
2016 / Q1 |
Natural and introduced contaminants limit crude desalting effectiveness, increasing fouling and corrosion risks in downstream units
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| Integrating wastewater reuse with seawater desalination |
William Celenza and John Herring, KBR |
2016 / Q1 |
The ability to turn wastewater and seawater into high quality process water is key to the expansion of downstream oil and gas in water short areas
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| Dealing with column fouling |
Mark Pilling, Sulzer Chemtech USA |
2016 / Q1 |
An understanding of process basics and fouling mechanisms enables increased run length in problem columns
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| Designing a divided wall column |
Sasa Polovina, Srecko Herceg and Ana Granic Sarac, INA |
2016 / Q1 |
A refiner plans the application of divided wall column technology for greater energy efficiency in the distillation of multi-component reformate
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| A refinery's journey to energy efficiency |
Zafer Karatas and Sena Turkoglu, Tupras Batman Refinery |
2016 / Q1 |
Identifying a series of areas for improvement transformed the energy performance of a refinery with a 60-year old history
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| Energy savings in a coker's water system |
Wang Zhigang, Jia Yin, Lixiao Chang and Song Kang, Sinopec Luoyang Company |
2016 / Q1 |
Revamping a delayed coking unit's water system enabled significant energy savings
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| Energy conservation in a crude unit |
Yoshinori Kanno, JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation
Guiqing Xu, Softard Industries
Ian Baxter, Cat Tech International |
2016 / Q1 |
Online cleaning of a CDU/VDU heat exchanger network saved on time, energy and environmental impact
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| The impact of tower internals on column performance |
Michael Schultes, Raschig GmbH |
2016 / Q1 |
Full scale testing and analysis of operation demonstrate the importance of tower internals on the performance of mass transfer packings
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| The outlook for transport fuels: Part 2 |
Gautam Kalghatgi, Saudi Aramco
Chris Gosling and Mary Jo Wier, UOP |
2016 / Q2 |
As demand evolves, as specifications change, and as new fuel opportunities arise, what are the implications for refiners up to mid-century?
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| Energy saving chemical treatments in the crude distillation unit |
Andrea Fina, Chimec |
2016 / Q2 |
Chemical treatments allied to real-time energy monitoring deliver significant savings in CDU operations
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| The challenges of crude blending |
Thomas Garrett, Patrick Christensen, William Vokovich and Thomas Yeung, Hydrocarbon Publishing Company |
2016 / Q2 |
The second part of a two-part article details the importance of crude selection and blending strategies to prosper in a low cost yet volatile market.
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| Loss into gain in high capacity trays Part 1: excursion |
Henry Kister, Fluor
Neasan O'Shea (ret'd) and Dan Cronin, Phillips 66 Whitegate refinery |
2016 / Q2 |
Systematic troubleshooting diagnosed and solved two complex and independent problems that limited the capacity of an atmospheric crude distillation tower
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| Improved stripper efficiency raises upgrader production |
Mike Goulding and Fred Zhang, Suncor
Michael Krela, Koch-Glitsch |
2016 / Q2 |
Revamping a heavy oil upgrader's steam stripping tower increased tray efficiency and achieved record throughput
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| Enhancing fractionator efficiency |
Soun Ho Lee, GTC Technology |
2016 / Q2 |
Properly designed vapour and liquid distribution devices enable more effective distillation column efficiency
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| Increased margin from updated internals and catalyst |
Fawzi Al-Somali, Saudi Aramco Shell Refinery Co
Edwin Maas, Shell Global Solutions International BV
Theo Visser, Criterion Catalysts & Technologies |
2016 / Q2 |
A low cost hydrocracker revamp delivered extra value to a refinery by increasing diesel yield, cycle length and safety
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| How dynamic pressure can affect vacuum column readings |
Grant Niccum and Steve White, Process Consulting Services |
2016 / Q2 |
Computational fluid dynamics confirmed field measurements to explain a vacuum unit's poor quality HVGO and was used to redesign the tower internals
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| Energy savings in preheat trains with preflash |
Chris Bealing, Juan Gomez-Prado and jim Sheldon, KBC Process Technology |
2016 / Q2 |
An eastern European refinery combined pinch technology and process simulation to achieve the most cost effective energy savings
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| Addressing corrosion challenges in refineries |
Kjell Wold, Emerson Process Management |
2016 / Q2 |
Integrated corrosion management enables full control of refinery assets and opportunity crude processing without increased corrosion threats
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| Integrating capital work into turnarounds |
Gordon Lawrence, Asset Performance Networks |
2016 / Q2 |
If a turnaround is to be successful, project work must be well integrated with the turnaround's scope of work
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| Retooling APC for improved results |
Randy Conley, Total Port Arthur refinery
Zak Friedman, Petrocontrol |
2016 / Q2 |
Raising refinery-wide awareness of the role of advanced process control delivers maximum benefit from a reinvigorated APC
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| Removing contaminant fines from process water |
Barry Perlmutter, BHS-Sonthofen |
2016 / Q2 |
Careful analysis and a creative approach are required for the optimum application of filtration technology
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| Maximising propylene in the FCC unit |
Michael Lutz, Harald Zeman, Thomas Krenn, Alexander Mittelmayr and Ignacio Beltran, OMV
Emmanuel Smaragdis, Matthias Scherer and Christophe Chau, Grace |
2016 / Q2 |
Comparative trials with FCC catalyst formulations identified a winner on olefins selectivity and other factors
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| Remote sensing for process optimisation |
Gregory Shahnovsky, Ariel Kigel and Ronny McMurray, Modcon-Systems |
2016 / Q2 |
Remote sensing technology delivers process properties in hazardous areas in real time and in agreement with laboratory results
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| Developments in hydrotreating catalyst |
Michael T Schmidt, Haldor Topsoe |
2016 / Q3 |
How a second generation hydrotreating catalyst was developed for high pressure ultra-low sulphur diesel units and hydrocracker pretreaters
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| Loss into gain in high-capacity trays Part 2: reverse vapour cross flow chanelling |
Henry Kister, Fluor
Neasan O'shea (Ret'd) and Dan Cronin, Phillips 66 Whitegate refinery |
2016 / Q3 |
Systematic troubleshooting diagnosed two complex problems that limited the capacity of an atmospheric crude distillation tower
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| The future of automation |
Rohan McAdam and Paul McLaughlin, Honeywell Process Solutions |
2016 / Q3 |
The Industrial Internet of Things promises to be the biggest influence on plant automation systems since the advent of distributed control systems
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| Connected data improves refinery operations |
Jefrey Zurlo, GE Water & Process Technologies |
2016 / Q3 |
Connecting data with a common knowledge management platform improves visibility, response, and analysis to benefit refinery operations
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| Handling delayed coker disturbances with APC |
Dinesh Jaguste, Yokogawa India |
2016 / Q3 |
An advanced process control system provides automatic detection of disturbances during drum switch in a delayed coker to raise performance levels
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| Automation of tank farm systems |
Jijnasa Panigrahi and Arun Kumar S, Helium Consulting |
2016 / Q3 |
Automation helps to streamline operations as well as supply and demand planning, sales orders and inventory in tank management
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| Corrosion resistance in tropical environments |
Barinder Ghai, Sandvik Mateials Technology |
2016 / Q3 |
Tests at NASA demonstrate how super-duplex tubes provide corrosion resistance at lower cost in a challenging environment
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| Troubleshooting standpipe aeration |
Rahul Patil, Ajay Gupta and Asit Das, Reliance Industries Limited |
2016 / Q3 |
Standpipe aeration plays a critical role in smooth catalyst circultion in the riser and reactor of a FCC unit. A refiner details guidelines for effective aeration.
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| Refrigeration compressor anti-surge control |
Medhat Zaghloul and Wayne Jacobson, Compressor Controls Corporation |
2016 / Q3 |
A refrigeration compressor requires the same high-performance and fast-acting surge control technology as other gas compression circuits
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| Reciprocating compressors in a hydrogen plant |
Benjamin Williams, Ariel Corporation
Laurent Richaume, Air Liquide Engineering & Construction |
2016 / Q3 |
A hydrogen producer chose moderate speed reciprocating compressors for its natural gas feed and hydrogen product services
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| SRU simulation: getting the properties right |
Anand Govindarajan, Nathan A Hatcher, Claytone E Jones and G Simon Weiland, Optimised Gas Treating Inc |
2016 / Q3 |
Reliable, predictive simulation software for SRUs requires recognition of many of the unique properties and behaviours of sulphur
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| High efficiency zero export steam reforming |
Holger Schlichting, Dieter Ulber, Sebastien Cadalen, Sebastien Doublet and Laurent Prost, Air Liquide |
2016 / Q3 |
Development of a new hydrogen production technology based on steam methane reforming
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| Dealing with desalter cleaning challenges |
Justin Weatherford and Marcello Ferrara, ITW |
2016 / Q3 |
How to overcome lengthy and potentially dangerous challenges when cleaning a crude unit desalter
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| Automated column start-ups |
Martin Sneesby, APESS |
2016 / Q3 |
Automation at start-up, supported by dynamic simulation, is desirable if it can be accomplished with a modest amount of engineering effort
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| Improved distillation efficiency |
Manish Bhargava, Roomi Kalita and Joseph Gentry, GTC Technology
Norihito Suzuki, TonenGeneral Group |
2016 / Q4 |
Dividing wall column technology applied to a xylenes separation project delivered superior energy efficiency compared to a two-column arrangement
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| Benchmarking and optimising maintenance for turnarounds |
Shawn Hansen and Brett Schroeder, Asset Performance Networks |
2016 / Q4 |
A methodology can be used to benchmark scope and provide early and reliable forecasts of labour hours and costs during a turnaround
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| Operating vacuum distillation ejector systems |
Jim Lines, Graham Corporation |
2016 / Q4 |
Best practices and opportunities to deliver reliable ejector system performance and reduce performance risk
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| Reducing hydrocarbons in SWS acid gas |
Ben Spooner, Sulphur Experts
David Engel, Nexo Solutions |
2016 / Q4 |
Measures to minimise the level of hydrocarbons in sour water and thereby protect the efficiency of the sulphur plant
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| VOC recovery in crude oil loading |
Grant Johnson and Mike Dodd, Costain |
2016 / Q4 |
Facilities to reduce VOC emissions during loading are providing major environmental benefits driven by emissions standards and legislation
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| Ammonia destruction in the reaction furnace |
Simon Weiland, Nathan Hatcher, Clayton Jones and Ralph Weiland, Optimized Gas Treating Inc |
2016 / Q4 |
A study based on reaction fundamentals aids a comparison of the advantages of one-zone and two-zone SRU reaction furnace design in ammonia destruction
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| Regenerable tail gas treatment |
Martin Lebel, Shell Cansolv
Manuel Jacques, Technip |
2016 / Q4 |
Cost assessment of tail gas treating technologies that recycle H2S or SO2 to the Claus unit
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| Upgrading sulphur removal performance |
Yves Herssens and William Lam, MECS |
2016 / Q4 |
Reverse jet scrubbing enabled a refinery to bypass its upstream tail gas unit while still meeting sulphur removal targets
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| Data analytics for hydrocarbon processing |
John McCall, The Data Lab |
2016 / Q4 |
Advanced data handling techniques are transforming operations in the refining industry at an increasing pace
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| Pressure surge during crude unloading |
Dattesh Kondekar, Prateek Agarwal and Maruthi Ethakota, Technip |
2016 / Q4 |
How to avoid pressure surge problems when dissimilar ship to shore offloading operations are interconnected
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| Simulating crude units with preflash |
Juan Gomez-Prado, Ralph Goodrich and Don Hoppens, KBC Process Technology |
2016 / Q4 |
Process simulation offers a cost effective way of testing ideas to improve yield and energy performance
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| FCC catalyst for maximum propylene |
Rafael Gonzalez Sanchez and Christophe Chau, Grace Catalysts Technologies
Javier Llano Nogales, Berta Aramburu Lopez-Aranguren and Rafael Domingo Larrazmora, CEPSA
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2016 / Q4 |
A case study for boosting unit profitability through FCC catalyst selection for propylene maximisation
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| Controlling LPG/propylene quality |
Chayan Bhalla and Satyendra Balot, Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited |
2016 / Q4 |
Online analysers can minimise costly upsets in FCC LPG/propylene quality and realise savings in caustic wash operations
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| Designing storage tanks |
Scott Mayeux and Jana Miller, Intergraph |
2016 / Q4 |
Software based on the latest international codes enables straightforward design of storage tanks in a range of load conditions
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| SIL and functional safety in rotating equipment |
Oliver Franz, Prognost Systems |
2016 / Q4 |
Unravelling the terminology and meaning of safety integrity level and functional safety in rotating equipment
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| Isokinetic nozzles for steam sampling |
Astha Mahendru, Meghna Bahl and Partha Mondal, Fluor Daniel |
2016 / Q4 |
The proper design of a sampling system is critical for a sample that is representative of the stream to be measured
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| Being lean in ethylene |
Luc Chantepy, AspenTech |
2016 / Q4 |
Operational excellence in ethylene production requires integrated design and control solutions to optimise plant for improving yield, efficiency and energy performance
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| Revamp cat feed hydrotreaters for flexible yields |
David Schwalje, Larry Wisdom and Mike Craig, Axens North America |
2016 / Revamps |
Revamping a cat feed hydrotreater to a flexible mild hydrocracker can be the most attractive economic option for adjusting the gasoline to diesel ratio
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| Achieving turnaround success |
Jerry Wanichko, T A Cook Consultants |
2016 / Revamps |
Large maintenance overhaul projects are complex, expensive processes, often with unpredictable challenges that call for best practice techniques
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| Revamping crude towers for quality and yield |
Leonard Souza, Rafael Wagner, Claudio Rocha and Henry Giron, Petroleo Brasileiro SA
Antonio Cortines, Sulzer Chemtech |
2016 / Revamps |
A successful revamp of distillation towers for increased diesel quality and yield depended on reliable design and accurate assembly
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| FCC unit revamps at minimum cost |
Gary R Martin, ReCon Management Services Inc |
2016 / Revamps |
Selective modifications for FCC unit revamps can deliver the best return on investment
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| Turnarounds deliver process improvements |
Mark Pilling, Sulzer USA |
2016 / Revamps |
An extended unit shutdown is relatively rare and an opportunity to take every advantage to improve performance
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| Troubleshooting vacuum systems |
Norman Lieberman, Process Improvement Engineering |
2016 / Revamps |
Case histories of refinery vacuum tower problems solved are gleaned from five decades of experience
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| Crude oil sourcing: price and opportunity |
Misha Gangadharan, S D Pohanekar and M D Pawde, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd |
2017 / Q1 |
Sourcing crudes for the best refining margin needs to be supported by a detailed procurement strategy
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| Cuba's oil: due for development |
Amaury Perez Sanchez, University of Camaguey |
2017 / Q1 |
Cuba's ambitions for energy self-sufficiency require major investment in the nation's oil reserves and refining industry
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| Control system security |
Sinclair Koelemij, Honeywell Process Solutions |
2017 / Q1 |
A major cyber attack on a refinery is a clear and present danger. What lessons can be drawn from other sectors?
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| Data operations transform fuels value |
Craig Harclerode, OSIsoft |
2017 / Q1 |
A refiner applied advanced analytics to develop techniques for processing opportunity crudes which minimise negative effects on the plant
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| Profiting from plant data |
Douglas White, Emerson Automation Solutions |
2017 / Q1 |
Predictive analytics is an evolving technology with many potential applications in - and gains for - the process industries
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| Optimal processing scheme for producing pipeline quality gas |
Saeid Mokhatab, Gas Processing Consultant
Gerrit Bloemendal, Jacobs Comprimo Sulfur Solutions |
2017 / Q1 |
Exploring processing line-ups for optimal design of sour gas processing plants
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| Correcting vacuum column design flaws |
Gary Martin, Recon Management Services Inc |
2017 / Q1 |
Conventional design practices have been proven inadequate when maximising diesel recovery and gas oil cut point
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| Analysing FCC hot spots |
Kenneth Fewel, Technip Stone & Webster Process Technology |
2017 / Q1 |
Finite element analysis can be employed to improve the safety and quality of old or new designs and troubleshoot problems in the field
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| Balanced distillation equipment design |
Soun Ho Lee, GTC Technology |
2017 / Q1 |
Fouling resistance and efficiency requirements for distillation equipment are balanced and optimised for reliable unit performance
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| Firing high sulphur fuel |
Adil Rehman, C Steven Lancaster, Sandeepan Ghosh, Om Prakash Sahu and Pawan Kumar Sharma, KBR Technology |
2017 / Q1 |
An evaluation of schemes to improve firing efficiency and ensure the reliability of combustion equipment
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| Combating reactor pressure drop |
Ankita Jain and Ajay Gupta, Reliance Industries Ltd |
2017 / Q1 |
A refiner investigates the causes of pressure drop due to fouling in a fixed bed reactor and considers an appropriate mitigation strategy
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| The design temperature of flare systems |
Paul David, Paul David Process Ltd |
2017 / Q1 |
A key objective when setting flare system design conditions is to maintain the integrity of the system during fire relief
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| Laser scanning with dimensional control |
Petrer Field, Warner Surveys |
2017 / Q1 |
Integrating traditional methodology with new scanning technologies to achieve higher order accuracies for critical interfaces and tie-in points
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| Identifying contributors to flaring |
P Sridhar, Indian Oil Corporation |
2017 / Q1 |
Applying an integrated flare and fuel gas monitoring system to identify and eliminate major contributors to refinery flaring
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| Tier 3 gasoline from tight oil crudes |
Tek Sutikno and Kevin Turini, Fluor Enterprises Inc |
2017 / Q2 |
Assessing process schemes to counter loss of gasoline road octane when the crude feed includes tight oil
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| Managing petcoke slurry |
Prafull Patidar and Ajay Gupta, Reliance Industries |
2017 / Q2 |
There is a good economic case for petcoke slurry as a refinery fuel, but first you need to deal with the rheology
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| Handling mercury in gas processing plants |
Saeid Mokhatab, Gas Processing Consultant
Panayiotis Theophanous and Alaa Shanableh, Johnson Matthey |
2017 / Q2 |
Advances in the safe treatment and disposal of mercury in gaseous and liquid streams
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| A broader view to improve energy efficiency |
Nicolas Lambert and Filipa Goujard, Axens |
2017 / Q2 |
A project to improve a FCC unit's energy efficiency took into account surrounding process units to expand opportunities for saving energy and utilities
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| Exchanger cleaning contest: chemicals vs jetting |
Haradi Anand Ashok and Ritwik Kumar Hatial, Mangalore Refinery Petrochemicals |
2017 / Q2 |
Chemical cleaning proved to be more effective than water jetting to increase the efficiency of a high heat flux exchanger
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| Membrane bioreactors for wastewater treatment |
Brian Arntsen, Stephen Katz and Wajahat Syed, GE Water & Process Technologies |
2017 / Q2 |
Processing opportunity crudes enables higher profits but introduces bigger challenges in effluent treatment
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| On-demand propylene from naphtha |
Bart De Graaf and Ray Fletcher, Inovacat B.V.
Angelos Lappas, Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute of the Center for Research and Technology |
2017 / Q2 |
A new catalytic process targets economic production of propylene from naphtha at relatively low capital and operating costs
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| Upgrading CO2 removal systems |
V K Arora, Kinetics Process Improvements |
2017 / Q2 |
Simple modifications to three carbon dioxide removal systems raised their efficiences with short payback periods
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| Revamping crude towers to meet bitumen specifications |
Secil Uzun and Murat Ercan, Tupras |
2017 / Q2 |
A revamp of crude column internals improved bitumen quality, increased output of light products, saved on energy costs and improved ease of operation
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| Model predictive control of a distillation unit |
Otmar Lorenz, Bernd-Markus Pfeiffer, Michael Schuler and Ute Forstner, Siemens |
2017 / Q2 |
In a coordinated plant process, particular attention must be paid to control of individual columns
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| Improving sulphur plant performance |
Elmo Nasato, Nasato Consulting |
2017 / Q2 |
Strict attention to utilities is critical to ensure safe and reliable sulphur recovery unit operation
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| Building robust hydroprocessing operations |
Amit Kelkar, Criterion Catalysts & Technologies |
2017 / Q2 |
Advances in catalyst technology enable refiners to maximise profitability by processing opportunity crudes and running heavier feeds
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| Building a refinery monitoring system |
Soumen Mandal, P Sridhar, Sowmya Challa, A N Jadhav, Deepak Kewlani and Arnab Banerjee, Indian Oil Corporation |
2017 / Q2 |
Developing a process network and unit monitoring system that identifies significant changes in process parameters
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| Stopping corrosion on in-service structures |
Merrick Alpert, EonCoat |
2017 / Q2 |
Unlike more traditional coatings, chemically bonded phosphase ceramics can stop corrosion, extend equipment life, and minimise production downtime
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| Troubleshooting crude column constraints |
Jill Borwn Burns, Kristen Becht and Brandt Mueller, Valero Energy |
2017 / Q3 |
Multiple limitations to operating capacity were identified and resolved during a column turnaround
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| Olefins and butanes to gasoline |
Arvids Judzis Jr, Romain Lemoine, Jackie Medina and Stephen D Williams, CB&I |
2017 / Q3 |
Increasing alkylation capacity to process readily available olefins can be an opportunity to add value to refinery operations
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| Optimising the health of rotating equipment |
Martin Turk, Schneider Electric |
2017 / Q3 |
Applying predictive analytics to rotating equipment enables a preventative maintenance programme for improved savings
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| APC in a mild hydrocracker fractionator |
Arnold Kleine Buning, Bayernoil
Stephen Finlayson, AMT
Y Zak Friedman, Petrocontrol |
2017 / Q3 |
Advanced proces control of a mild hydrocracker can save millions of dollars annually by maximising kerosene and/or diesel
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| Crude fingerprinting and predictive analytics |
Conrad Teran, GE Water & Process Technologies |
2017 / Q3 |
Predictive modelling technology has been developed to predict the behavioural characteristics of crude oils and their blends
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| Higher margin from the bottom of the barrel |
Victor Scalco, General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems |
2017 / Q3 |
Treating slurry oil in an electrostatic precipitator helps Indian refiners to increase production and profits and reduce environmental impact when processing
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| Best practice desalting Part 1: crude flexibility window |
Brad Mason, Nalco Champion |
2017 / Q3 |
A replacement programme of desalter treatment chemistry transformed the operation of crude units struggling to meet performance targets
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| Leveraging hydrocracking to upgrade low value streams |
Adrienne Van Kooperen, Criterion Catalysts & Technologies/Zeolyst International |
2017 / Q3 |
Flexible design of hydrocracking catalyst systems enables maximum conversion of lower value feed streams into more valuable liquid products
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| FCC product fractionation for maximum LCO |
Phillip Niccum, William McDaniel and Howard Pollicoff, KP Engineering |
2017 / Q3 |
For increased production of diesel over gasoline, maximising recovery of LCO from the FC reactor can be part of the scheme
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| Modelling the processing of gasifier feed |
Ankit A Jain and Ajay Gupta, Reliance Industries Limited |
2017 / Q3 |
Inlet particle size distribution is crucial to the performance of a gasifier. A simulation exercise determines the performance of a rod mill processing gasifier feed
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| Improving FCC unit profitability |
Stelios Kyriakou, Costas Plellis-Tsaltakis and Dimitrios Gkanis, Hellenic Petroleum SA
Emmanuel Smaragdis, Matthias Scherer and Daniel McQueen, W R Grace |
2017 / Q3 |
Upgrading the FCC catalyst and additive system enabled a refiner to increase olefins production with lower bottoms to coke and no increase in dry gas
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| Controlling the hydrocarbon dew point of pipeline gas |
Saeid Mokhatab, Gas Processing Consultant
Scott Northrop, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
Michael Mitariten, Air Liquide |
2017 / Q3 |
A key factor in selecting technology to control the hydrocarbon dew point of natural gas is the quantity of heavy hydrocarbons in the feed stream
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| Modelling catalytic naphtha reforming |
Reza Seif Mohaddecy and Sepehr Sadighi, Research Institute of Petroleum Industry
Ershad Amini, University of Tehran |
2017 / Q3 |
A data handling modelling approach is applied to predict the output performance of a heavy naphtha catalytic reforming unit
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| The future for hydrocracking: part 1 |
Patrick Christensen, Amy Hearn and Thomas Yeung, Hydrocarbon Publishing Company |
2017 / Q4 |
Hydrocracking technology faces challenges and opportunities amid diesel emission scandals, low sulphur marine fuels, and the growing position of electric vehicles
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| Converting two columns into one |
Manish Bhargava, Roomi Kalita and Joseph C Gentry, GTC Technology |
2017 / Q4 |
Dividing wall column technology can be tailor-made to meet specifications for product quality with less utility consumption and lower capital costs
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| Catalyst technologies for improved FCC yields |
Carl Keeley, Vasilis Komvokis, Alexis Shackleford, Melissa Clough, Sabeeth Srikantharajah, Benjamin O'Berry and Bilge Yilmaz, BASF Refining Catalysts |
2017 / Q4 |
Boron based nickel passivation enables refiners to reduce contaminant hydrogen and coke production and improve FCC yields
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| Meeting emission targets with potential savings |
Rik Schuffelen and Lydia Singoredjo, Shell Global Solutions International |
2017 / Q4 |
New solvent and catalyst technologies deliver a step change in tail gas treating performance for green- and brownfield sites
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| Debottlenecking an FCC gas concentration unit |
J Rajesh and Pawan Gupta, Essar Oil Limited
R Madhavan and Sandeep Yadav, Koch-Glitsch
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2017 / Q4 |
Component trapping by physical carry-over of water can cause capacity bottlenecks that are not easily predicted
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| High efficiency coalescers for gas processing operations |
Thomas H Wines, Pall Corporation
Saeid Mokhatab, Gas processing consultant
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2017 / Q4 |
High efficiency coalescers reduce running costs and shutdown time by removing contaminants in feed streams to each gas processing step
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| Plant optimisation: leveraging data analytics and modelling |
Gopi Sivasubramanian, Arivergy |
2017 / Q4 |
More advanced modelling skills are needed at the design stage to realise the promise of better optimisation
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| New technologies for operator training |
John J Roffel, Honeywell Limited
Martin J Ross, Honeywell Control Systems
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2017 / Q4 |
Advanced technologies including cloud hosting and virtual reality can enhance the effectiveness of operator training simulators
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| Oxidation catalysts for VOC reduction |
Mike Shao, Clariant |
2017 / Q4 |
How destruction of volatile organic compounds at lower temperatures is positioning catalytic oxidation systems for the future
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| Meeting low sulphur diesel challenges |
Timothy Carmann, DuPont Clean Technologies |
2017 / Q4 |
Liquid stream hydroprocessing technology enabled a refiner to meet fast-changing diesel sulphur specifications and process a wide variety of feedstocks
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| Preventing ammonium salt fouling and corrosion |
Berthold Otzisk, Fausto Magri, Jelle Achten and Sander Halsberghe, Kurita Europe |
2017 / Q4 |
Best practices and opportunities to reduce the risk of salt deposition and damage
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| Wastewater treatment for challenging crudes |
James Kiolbassa, Baker Hughes, a GE Company |
2017 / Q4 |
A new organic polymer treatment has enabled refiners to more effectively process a variety of opportunity crudes
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| Oil recovery from tank sludge |
Marcello Ferrara and Cristina Ferrara, ITW |
2017 / Q4 |
Thorough tank cleaning means removing all of the sludge and restoring the vessel's full storage capacity
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| Processing schemes for shale gas liquids recovery |
S D Radia and Marco Grande, Fluor |
2017 / Q4 |
The energy efficiency and liquids recovery of processing schemes employing propane refrigeration improve with additional fractionation
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| Full conversion of bitumen |
John Petri, Honeywell/UOP |
2017 / Q4 |
A line-up featuring ebullated bed hydrocracking delivers full conversion of bitumen, including production of premium diesel fuel
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| Refining-petrochemicals integration: an Indian view |
Vahidunnisa Qureshi, Vivek Chate and Prabhat Srivastava Fluor Daniel India
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2018 / Q1 |
Integrating a refinery with a petrochemicals complex offers high value products and a boost to gross margin
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| Maximising CDU performance |
Sandeep Ram Mohan Aspen Technology |
2018 / Q1 |
Scalable simulation of crude unit operations enables refineries to build increasingly rigorous models to enhance performance
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| Improved economics with increased condensation |
Tom Higley Calgavin |
2018 / Q1 |
Attention to the influence of heat transfer mechanisms will promote better economic performance in heat exchanger operation
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| Advances in residue hydrocracking |
Ujjal Mukherjee and Dan Gillis Chevron Lummus Global |
2018 / Q1 |
Recent developments in ebullated bed hydrocracking technology target high residue conversion and high quality products
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| Dealing with hydrogenation catalyst poisons |
Dirk Lose, Ernesto J Angueira and Markus Schulte CRI Catalyst Anke Derking Shell Global Solutions International |
2018 / Q1 |
For stable operation of a pyrolysis gasoline unit, it is crucial to know the effects of poisons and inhibitors on catalyst performance and how to counteract them
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| Dynamic column simulation delivers reduced relief load |
Harry Z Ha and David B Mercer Fluor Canada |
2018 / Q1 |
Dynamic modelling of a gasoline hydrodesulphurisation column simulates the column relief profile during power failure
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| Compressor improvements turn benchmarks into savings |
Christian Prinz Hoerbiger |
2018 / Q1 |
How can refiners create real improvements at plant level? Reciprocating compressors are likely candidates
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| The future for hydrocracking: part 2 |
Patrick Christensen, Amy Hearn and Thomas Yeung Hydrocarbon Publishing Company |
2018 / Q1 |
Technical solutions and strategies for innovative hydrocracking technologies are needed to meet challenging environmental legislation and future market challenges
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| Managing knowledge retention |
Ian Peirson IDBS |
2018 / Q1 |
With continued activity in mergers and acquisitions, companies need to consolidate assets to survive or retain their influence in the market
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| SOx and NOx emission abatement in the FCC |
Kate Hovey and Rick Fisher Johnson Matthey |
2018 / Q1 |
The complexities of sulphur and nitrogen species formation in the FCC call for tailor made catalyst additive chemistry to limit formation of polluting emissions
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| Crude analysers in corrosion prevention |
Gregory Shahnovsky, Ariel Kigel and Ronny McMurray Modcon-Systems Ltd |
2018 / Q1 |
On-line salt-in-crude oil analysers and crude oil analysers are essential in protecting the CDU and other refinery process units from corrosion
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| Challenges in producing BS-VI diesel |
Karthick R, Nandakumar V, Shyamprasad Kamath, M Vinayakumar and M Venkatesh ONGC-MRPL |
2018 / Q1 |
An Indian refiner describes the technical challenges of meeting a leap in fuel quality specification
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| Opening the crude flexibility window: enhancing crude unit capabilities |
Philip Thornthwaite and Brad Mason Nalco Champion |
2018 / Q1 |
Innovative online analysers help refiners to mitigate crude unit threats in real time and provide new insights into existing problems
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| Advanced process control of distillation |
Hans Aalto and Stefan Tötterman Neste Jacobs |
2018 / Q1 |
The introduction of model predictive control enabled a bio-products plant to raise throughput and automate product variation
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| Surfactant-stabilised emulsions in amine units for LPG treating |
David Engel, Heath Burns and Scott Williams Nexo Solutions |
2018 / Q1 |
Emulsion formation by surfactants is one of the most complex problems facing amine units treating refinery LPG
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| Countering hydrate formation in an NGL recovery unit |
Jenn Welsh Chevron North America Exploration and Production Company
Justin C Slagle Bryan Research & Engineering
Steve Cheaney Dickson Process Systems
Glenn Shiveler Sulzer Chemtech USA |
2018 / Gas |
Process modelling can be used to validate data from the plant and identify the most effective approach to process optimisation
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| Gas: the low-carbon fuel? |
Chris Cunningham PTQ |
2018 / Gas |
The natural gas industry has some way to go to make its full contribution to climate change targets
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| Accuracy of measured lean amine H2S loading |
Ralph H Weiland, Nathan A Hatcher, Clayton E Jones, Steven M Fulk and Simon A Weiland Optimized Gas Treating, Inc. |
2018 / Gas |
When solvent regeneration is done robustly the most accurate assessment of lean loadings can be by simulation rather than by measurement
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| Modelling ethane absorption in MEA solution |
Leonardo Leite Garcia De Souza, Alvaro Luiz Ribeiro Sarmet Moreira Smiderle, Igor Sanches Militão and Moacir De Alcântara Petrobras SA |
2018 / Gas |
Solving foaming problems related to absorption of hydrocarbon and feed contaminants by amine solution
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| Developments in H2S scavenging |
Marc Schulz UltraFab |
2018 / Gas |
Advances in the application of triazine scavengers have significantly improved process efficiencies
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| Producing ultra low sulphur gasoline with octane retention |
Jignesh Fifadara Albemarle |
2018 / Catalysis |
A drop-in catalyst enabled refiners to meet ultra low sulphur gasoline requirements with more severe feedstocks while retaining octane barrels
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| In-line H2S analysis during sulphiding |
Francis Humblot Arkema |
2018 / Catalysis |
In-line analysis enables constant measurement of H2S concentration in hydrogen recycle gas during catalyst sulphiding
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| Interpreting FCC equilibrium catalyst data |
Alexis Shackleford BASF |
2018 / Catalysis |
Regular Ecat and fines analysis provides information to support optimum performance from the FCC
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| Catalyst passivation for safer, more efficient turnarounds |
Alvaro Barrueto ENAP Refinerías
Ian Baxter and Gary Welch Cat Tech International |
2018 / Catalysis |
Eliminating inert entry for catalyst changeout in a hydrocracker
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| Hydroprocessing rate increase using shaped charges |
Adrienne Van Kooperen Criterion Catalysts & Technologies/Zeolyst International
James Esteban Criterion Catalysts & Technologies
Brandon Murphy Marathon Petroleum Company |
2018 / Catalysis |
Catalyst size and shape are critical contributors to hydroprocessing reactor performance
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| Automating catalyst withdrawal for improved safety |
Kate Hovey and Rick Fisher Johnson Matthey |
2018 / Catalysis |
Catalyst withdrawals can be carried out continuously and reliably, minimising operator risk and maintaining the integrity of withdrawal piping
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| Prompt start-up with cracked feed |
Michael Martinez and Guillaume Vincent Porocel |
2018 / Catalysis |
Presulphurisation technology enables refiners to process cracked feed immediately after start-up while maintaining catalytic performance
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| Boosting energy efficiency in aromatics processing |
Sunil Kumar, Prasenjit Ghosh and Shrikant Nanoti CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum |
2018 / Q2 |
Simulation of a revamped process scheme with improved heat integration indicates big gains through energy savings and emissions abatement
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| Enhanced energy recovery for crude preheating |
Eva Andersson Alfa Laval
Ibrahim Tahric Preem |
2018 / Q2 |
Replacing shell and tube heat exchangers with a compact welded exchanger increased heat transfer efficiency and reduced fouling issues in a crude unit
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| Machine learning in asset maintenance |
John Hague AspenTech |
2018 / Q2 |
Application of machine learning to asset performance management marks a transition from estimated and statistical models towards measured patterns of behaviour
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| Wireless instruments in corrosive and hazardous locations |
Sheikh Rafik Manihar Ahmed and Kuleesha Malik Fluor Daniel India |
2018 / Q2 |
Wireless instruments introduce a range of benefits in corrosive and hazardous process areas
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| Designing for a sourer future |
Debopam Chaudhuri and Srinivasa Oruganti Fluor |
2018 / Q2 |
Achieving the right sulphur plant capacity and configuration is crucial to the proper operation of a refinery
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| Dividing wall columns for gas plants |
Manish Bhargava, Roomi Kalita And David Kockler GTC Technology
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2018 / Q2 |
Uniting two unit offerings into one column shell can lead refiners to improve the profitability of their gas plants
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| Challenges and opportunities of an FCC revamp |
Rashed Al Fadhli And Subhash Chander Singhal KNPC
Dharmesh Panchal Honeywell UOP |
2018 / Q2 |
An FCC revamp for enhanced refinery performance and profitability called for close coordination with the technology licensor and contractors
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| Maximising heat exchanger cleaning |
Berthold Otzisk Kurita Europe
Ladislav Úradnícek Leader Technology |
2018 / Q2 |
Powerful chemical cleaning programmes reduce downtime and increase the efficiency of heat exchangers
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| Innovation in supply chain planning |
Dennis Ostendorf Quintiq |
2018 / Q2 |
Software that can be configured to solve any problem in the supply chain is critical to planning in the oil and gas industry
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| Process flow determines coker heater performance |
Rahul C Patil, Pinakiranjan Patra, Ajay Gupta, Ved Prakash Mishra and Asit Kumar Das Reliance Industries |
2018 / Q2 |
Uniform tube metal temperature resulting from a change in process flow enhances the run length of a delayed coker heater
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| Replacing a corroded column with packing internals |
Yang Quan, Markus Duss And Dong Jiao-Jiao Sulzer Chemtech |
2018 / Q2 |
A corroded column was replaced with a new column equipped with high capacity packing. The cross sectional area is less than half that of the original
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| Packed bed performance analytics |
Lowell T Pless Tracerco |
2018 / Q2 |
Advanced analytics introduce a numerical and easily understood approach to tower gamma scanning
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| Heavy feed characterisation: a molecular approach |
Glen Hay And Lante Carbognani Virtual Materials Group
Hideki Nagata Fuji Oil Company |
2018 / Q2 |
Characterising heavy feeds on a molecular basis, together with kinetic studies, accurately predicts the reactivity of a wide range of vacuum residues
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| Reducing plant downtime |
Andy Hollins ABB |
2018 / Q3 |
The benefits of including a non-intrusive approach within a risk based strategy for the inspection of pressure vessels
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| Efficient membrane systems for natural gas dehydration |
Michael Mitariten Air Liquide Advanced Separations
Saeid Mokhatab Gas Processing Consultant |
2018 / Q3 |
Applications of membrane technology for reducing water content in natural gas to meet pipeline specifications
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| Increasing resid processing flexibility |
Runpu Zhao Beijing CUP-Qiantai Supercritical Extraction Technology Company
Warren Chung Well Resources Inc
Zhifang Tang and Bo Yuan North Huajin Chemicals Industries Group
Zhiming Xu and Suoqi Zhao China University of Petroleum
Keng H Chung Chinese Academy of Sciences |
2018 / Q3 |
A resid processing technology converts low value refinery streams to full range refinery products
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| The corrosion-fouling cycle in amine systems |
Robert James Pall (Canada)
Ali Arshad Pall Corporation |
2018 / Q3 |
Recommendations to reduce the impact of the mechanisms of corrosion in amine systems
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| Controlling the metals content of FCC equilibrium catalyst |
Hernando Salgado Saudi Aramco |
2018 / Q3 |
A method for calculating catalyst make-up provides a means to control the stability of FCC equilibrium catalyst in terms of metals content
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| Burner retrofit increases capacity and cuts costs |
Roy Bisnett Zeeco |
2018 / Q3 |
Replacement burners in a hydrogen reactor feed heater saved the cost of retrofit within a week
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| Water treatment on contract |
Mark Dyson Veolia Water Technologies - Mobile Water Services |
2018 / Q3 |
Rented mobile water services can be a cost effective alternative to capital investment in water treatment plant
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| Some myths about mechanical cleaning |
Marcello Ferrara and Cristina Ferrara ITW |
2018 / Q3 |
Because it has long been the only option when unit cleaning becomes unavoidable, the true cost of mechanical cleaning has been overlooked
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| Effect of reactor inlet temperature in a hydrotreater |
Amit Kalyan Chandra Indian Oil Corporation Limited |
2018 / Q3 |
Solving a problem of pressure drop in a naphtha hydrotreater led to fresh insights into the role of reactor inlet temperature
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| Low cost gasoline from low octane feed |
Stephen Sims, Elena Lobichenko, Iosif Lishchiner and Olga Malova
New Gas Technologies – Synthesis |
2018 / Q3 |
Naphtha and methanol are the feedstocks for production of high octane, low cost gasoline
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| Predictive analytics in incident prevention |
William R Brokaw Kestrel Management |
2018 / Q3 |
Predictive analytics can support risk management by identifying where failures are likely to occur and what can be done to prevent them
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| Structured catalyst for steam reforming |
Sanjiv Ratan ZoneFlow Reactor Technologies
Juray De Wilde Université Catholique de Louvain |
2018 / Q3 |
A catalyst system for steam methane reforming for improved heat transfer, pressure drop and catalyst effectiveness
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| Reducing hydrogen consumption in diesel hydrotreating |
Pradyut Kumar Dhar, G Valavarasu, Peddy V C Rao and Gandham Sri Ganesh
Hindustan Petroleum Green R&D Centre |
2018 / Q3 |
Fractionating a raw diesel stream before hydrotreating reduces consumption of hydrogen to produce high quality diesel
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| Selecting valves for pressure swing adsorption |
Michael Stinn and Jonathan Vance Emerson |
2018 / Revamps |
The PSA unit is a demanding process for control valves. Here are guidelines and maintenance strategies for control valves in applications including revamps
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| Predicting centrifugal compressor performance |
Tek Sutikno Fluor Enterprises |
2018 / Revamps |
When a plant revamp is planned, assessing an existing centrifugal compressor to meet new performance requirements is essential
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| Optimising hydroprocessing turnarounds |
James Esteban Refined Technologies, Inc. |
2018 / Revamps |
Elimination of the hot hydrogen strip from all hydroprocessing unit shutdowns enables optimisation of down time activity in planned and unplanned maintenance
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| Resisting metal dusting corrosion |
Ramesh Venkat Tubacex |
2018 / Q4 |
Metal dusting corrosion can limit operating conditions, but recent developments in alloys are helping to combat the phenomenon
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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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| 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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