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Comparison of ideal stage and mass transfer models for separation processes
Apr-2012
The design and optimisation of separation processes is carried out using process simulators that utilise various calculation approaches. Two techniques ...
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Reflux in a gas dehydration plant
Oct-2014
Gas dehydration by adsorbent processes may lead to the damaging regeneration reflux phenomenon during adsorbent regeneration
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Low temperature SCOT Catalyst 
pays off
Dec-2004
Jacobs Nederland B.V. demonstrates how new improvements in low temperature catalysts have boosted the Shell Claus Offgas treating (SCOT) process
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Efficient membrane systems for natural gas dehydration
Sep-2018
Applications of membrane technology for reducing water content in natural gas to meet pipeline specifications.
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New developments in acid gas removal
Jun-2015
One of the challenges when designing a natural gas treatment plant is to optimize the combination of the acid gas removal (AGR) unit and the sulphur recovery ...
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Gasoline production in the age of shale oil, renewable fuel mandates, and tier 3 regulations
Apr-2014
The North American shale oil production surge has provided North American refiners with a seemingly bounty of high quality crudes.
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Enhanced sulphur recovery from lean acid gases
Apr-2011
A preferred acid gas enrichment scheme is combined with two gas-treating schemes to examine the lifecycle cost of a sour natural gas treatment facilit ...
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Modelling ethane absorption in 
MEA solution
Jun-2018
Solving foaming problems related to absorption of hydrocarbon and feed contaminants by amine solution.
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Predicting corrosion rates in amine and sour water systems
May-2014
A chemistry-based predictive model predicts corrosion rates in specific processing conditions. Corrosion is a ubiquitous problem in gas treating in the ...
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Troubleshooting tail gas amine treaters
Oct-2007
Simulation of a tail gas-treating unit contaminated with sodium and heat-stable salt anions. Comparisons are made between plant performance data and the ...
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Catalytic oxygen removal from coal mine methane
Apr-2009
A catalytic combustion process for oxygen removal enables maximum production of sales gas from an unconventional source of methane
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How glycols affect acid gas removal
Oct-2013
How to control the amine unit’s full acid gas capture performance over time and so avoid operational surprises involving glycol build-up
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Direct oxidation sulphur recovery process for very lean acid gas applications
Jun-2016
Due to higher demand in desulphurisation and new environmental regulations, Companies need to find robust and efficient technologies while considering ...
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An optimum line-up for sour gas processing
Apr-2010
Analysis of technical, economic and licensing considerations in the selection of an optimum gas treating line-up recommends a choice of technologies
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Structured packing in a CO2 absorber
Oct-2014
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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Combining acid gas treating and amine tail gas treating (TIA)
Oct-2015
One of the challenges in designing a natural gas treatment plant is to optimise the combination of the acid gas removal (AGR) unit and the sulphur recovery ...
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Analysis and prediction of hydrocarbon dew points and liquids in gas transmission lines
Mar-2006
The occurrence of liquid hydrocarbons in natural gas transmission lines has increased in recent years as a result of the shrinking price spread between ...
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Glycol dehydration of high-acid gas streams
Apr-2011
A model based on mass and heat transfer closely predicts plant performance data for glycol dehydration of high-acid gas streams
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Newly completed sulfur project at SAMREF refinery
Mar-2018
Case study of newly completed sulphur project at SAMREF refinery. SAMREF (Saudi Aramco ExxonMobil Refinery) recently completed the design and successful ...
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Pricing licences for gas processing units
Mar-2021
How technologies can be selected on the best licensing terms.
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Getting the most out of syngas
May-2021
Optimise production and effectively remove CO2 from syngas with the right separation equipment.
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Simulation of the Benfield HiPure process of natural gas sweetening for LNG production
Apr-2013
Achieving specifications given by customers, including pipeline-operating companies, LNG storage facilities, and gas-processing plants requires the removal ...
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Regenerable tail gas treatment
Nov-2016
Cost assessment of tail gas treating technologies that recycle H2S or SO2 to the Claus unit.
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Composition variety complicates processing plans for US shale gas
Oct-2008
This article reviews which gas processing technologies are appropriate for the variety of US shale gas qualities being produced and planned to be prod ...
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A promoter for selective H2S removal: part II
Apr-2011
Refinery trials of an MDEA promoter demonstrate low H2S lean loadings and the option for enhanced process stability during high-sulphur operation
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Sulphur recovery from lean 
sour gas streams
Nov-2013
Gas streams are often treated with amine or membrane systems to meet specifications before the gas can be sent to a pipeline or used in a fuel gas system. ...
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Unload the SRU to reduce plugging problems and operating costs
May-2015
A crude oil refinery may need additional sulphur recovery capacity for any of a combination of reasons:
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Feed conditioning technologies for gas processing plants
Jan-2019
Recent contactor developments remove soluble gas phase contaminants from the feed gas stream.
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Controlling the hydrocarbon dew point of pipeline gas
Jul-2017
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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A step change in tail gas treating unit performance at low cost with SCOT ULTRA
May-2017
Two projects helped a TGT unit to improve its operability and lower operating costs while meeting tough emission requirements.
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Alternative routes to paraxylene production
Apr-2004
An integrated refining and petrochemical approach to paraxylene manufacture from various feedstocks, such as excess aromatics in reformate or pyrolysis ...
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Corrosion and corrosion enhancers in amine systems
Apr-2005
Corrosion in alkanolamine gas treating solutions begins with the acid gases, which are the target of the treating, and is enhanced by several physical ...
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Troubleshooting tail gas amine treaters
Oct-2007
Simulation of a tail gas-treating unit contaminated with sodium and heat-stable salt anions. Comparisons are made between plant performance data and the ...
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Estimating gas hydrate inhibitor loss: 
a case study
Apr-2011
A predictive tool is used to understand and predict the loss of methanol during natural gas hydrate inhibition
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Combating the threat of mercury
Mar-2012
Emerging legally binding action on mercury emissions highlights the importance of monitoring and quantifying emissions from gas operations
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How glycols affect acid gas removal
Oct-2013
How to control the amine unit’s full acid gas capture performance over time and so avoid operational surprises involving glycol build-up
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Retrofitting a glycol contactor to 
prevent carryover
Oct-2013
A revamp of glycol contactor column internals, following CFD studies, resolved problems with gas production caused by glycol carryover
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Tail gas catalyst performance: part 1
Jul-2014
The first part of a two-part account of time and temperature effects on tail gas catalyst performance provides a background to reaction modelling and pilot ...
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Less is more: how a dividing wall column maximises LPG recovery
Oct-2014
Maximising LPG recovery from fuel gas using a dividing wall column. Refiners have a challenge to recover LPG from mixed fuel gas streams due to the difficulty ...
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Progress in tail gas treatment (TIA)
Oct-2016
The requirement to meet ultra-low SO2 emission standards, even lower than World Bank limits, is becoming more and more prevalent for new natural gas developments ...
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Optimal processing scheme for producing pipeline quality gas
Feb-2017
Exploring processing line-ups for optimal design of sour gas processing plants. The gas processing plant must be a ‘fit-for-purpose’ design, meeting ...
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Efficient membrane systems for natural gas dehydration
Sep-2018
Applications of membrane technology for reducing water content in natural gas to meet pipeline specifications.
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Contamination in gas compression: causes, effects, and solutions
Jul-2020
Identifying and quantifying contaminants including solids, dissolved species, and liquids is essential in the design of a more reliable compression sy ...
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Reduce the carbon footprint of tail gas treating with reactivated catalysts
May-2023
Times have changed since catalytic processes were established.
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Modelling to optimise natural gas dehydration
Apr-2009
Computer modelling can help processors to understand the severity of conditions in molecular sieves used for the dehydration of natural gas
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Cracking hydrocarbon feedstock with a heavy tail
Mar-2013
The introduction of a vapour/liquid separation step allows for the efficient removal of a heavy tail from the furnace convection section
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Upgrading sulphur removal performance
Oct-2016
Reverse jet scrubbing enabled a refinery to bypass its upstream tail gas unit while still meeting sulphur removal targets
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Removing salts and contaminants in glycol regeneration
Apr-2014
A new process combining candle filters and pressure plate filters enables more glycol to be safely recovered from natural gas than by conventional met ...
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Getting the most out of syngas
May-2021
Optimise production and effectively remove CO2 from syngas with the right separation equipment.
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Spent caustic treatment and reuse
Sep-2023
Advances in environmentally friendly technologies, such as spent caustic treatment technologies, are key to the industry’s transition towards environmental ...
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Unlocking the potential of existing gas processing assets through solvent swaps
Aug-2017
Given the global challenges of investing in new gas-processing capital projects, unlocking the potential of existing operating facilities through selective ...
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Optimise the route to emissions compliance
Aug-2017
Increasingly stringent SO2 emission regulations may demand smart and 
cost-effective alternatives to generic amine based tail gas treating units ...
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Controlling the hydrocarbon dew point of pipeline gas
Jul-2017
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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SO2 breakthrough under the microscope
Jun-2017
Plant simulation reveals that any breakthrough of sulphur dioxide will cause havoc in the tail gas treating unit.
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Flexible thinking for capital projects
Jun-2017
Conventional project planning and execution may not be the best approach for gas treating and sulphur recovery installations.
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Simplifying hydrogen production
Jun-2017
Catalyst systems developed for the purification and reforming sections of the hydrogen plant target significant barriers to efficient production.
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Oxygen for mega GTL and CTL plants - Cutting-edge multi-train solutions
Jun-2017
Conversion processes such as coal to liquids (CTL) and gas to liquids (GTL) require vast amounts of oxygen. More than can be provided by one plant alone. ...
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Final countdown for mega project - Gas supply for Sadara complex
Jun-2017
A project to break all records, the petrochemical mega complex in Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia, involved shifting 35 million cubic metres of sand, earth and ...
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Handling mercury in gas processing plants
May-2017
Advances in the safe treatment and disposal of mercury in gaseous and liquid streams.
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A step change in tail gas treating unit performance at low cost with SCOT ULTRA
May-2017
Two projects helped a TGT unit to improve its operability and lower operating costs while meeting tough emission requirements.
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Modular sulphur plant has high recovery rate (TIA)
May-2017
The early production facilities (EPF) for Kuwait’s Jurassic gas field involved the treatment of fairly sour feed gas streams with, for each EPF phase, ...
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Operational feedback from the Nkossa Drizo gas dehydration unit offshore Congo
Mar-2017
For more than 15 years the NKossa barge has been in operation offshore Congo. Design of the facility was to perform deep NGL recovery from the associated ...
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Optimal processing scheme for producing pipeline quality gas
Feb-2017
Exploring processing line-ups for optimal design of sour gas processing plants. The gas processing plant must be a ‘fit-for-purpose’ design, meeting ...
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Jan-2017
In 2016, global growth should fall to 3.1% before rising back up to 3.4% in 2017 according to IMF’s latest estimations. Long-term perspectives in industrialised ...
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Ammonia destruction in the reaction furnace
Nov-2016
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
Nov-2016
Cost assessment of tail gas treating technologies that recycle H2S or SO2 to the Claus unit.
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Progress in tail gas treatment (TIA)
Oct-2016
The requirement to meet ultra-low SO2 emission standards, even lower than World Bank limits, is becoming more and more prevalent for new natural gas developments ...
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Integrated design for gas processing
Oct-2016
An integrated approach to designing process line-up delivers a range of economic, process and environmental benefits.
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Upgrading sulphur removal performance
Oct-2016
Reverse jet scrubbing enabled a refinery to bypass its upstream tail gas unit while still meeting sulphur removal targets
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How can waves significantly impact the performance of an amine unit installed on a FLNG?
Oct-2016
Among the challenges to overcome and complete successfully a FLNG project, the design of the acid gas removal unit might be of great importance: the experts ...
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Acid gas treatment upgrade for Qatargas
Jul-2016
Upgrading acid gas treatment at the world’s largest LNG facility safeguards the plant’s design capacity and its ability to process increasingly sour ...
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Optimization of an existing Habshan II amine sweetening unit
Jul-2016
As part of its ongoing optimisation effort, Abu Dhabi Gas Industries (GASCO) is working with the Petroleum Institute (PI) and Bryan Research and Engineering ...
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Tackling tighter emissions rules
Jun-2016
A review of the options to raise sulphur emissions performance to meet China’s tightening regulations.
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The role of tail gas treating unit 
quench towers
Jun-2016
A quench tower cools gas entering a tail gas amine unit but also protects the amine against SO2 breakthrough.
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Direct oxidation sulphur recovery process for very lean acid gas applications
Jun-2016
Due to higher demand in desulphurisation and new environmental regulations, Companies need to find robust and efficient technologies while considering ...