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Case study: How Shell is navigating the energy transition (ERTC)
Dec-2019
Although the transportation sector’s trend towards electrification offers important climate change and air quality benefits, it presents many energy ...
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Improvements to tailgas treatment process
Jul-2003
A review of configurations in tailgas treating to achieve 99.9% sulphur recovery with smaller reactors
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New direct oxidation process for sulphur recovery
Apr-2008
First tests are due to be carried out this year on a newly developed catalyst. An offshore demonstration unit is to be used to recover sulphur from acid ...
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Jul-2015
Enersul Limited Partnership, located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, developed the HySpecTM H2S degassing system in response to the sulphur industry’s need ...
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Key factors in selecting refractories for the hydrocarbon processing industry
Mar-2007
Longer campaigns, higher temperatures, and more oxygen all add up to increased wear and tear on process vessels and equipment and make proper material ...
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Improvements to increase fuel capacity and quality
Oct-2002
By using staged technology upgrades, fuels production at the Jiddah refinery was expanded and quality improved, meeting market and regulatory criteria
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Ultra-deep desulphurisation of gas oils
Feb-2003
In order to choose the right combination of catalyst and technology for the production of diesel with 10ppm sulphur or less, it is essential to have a ...
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Improve sulphur plant performance through simulation
Jun-2017
The various units of the sulphur plant are closely connected, creating process dependencies that can be better understood using simulation.
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Compact modular sulphur recovery solutions
Oct-2017
Prosernat has been awarded a contract for the delivery of modular Sulphur Recovery Units (SRUs) for an Early Production Facility (EPF) project in Middle ...
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Sep-2015
In the highly competitive refining market, profitability is not a benefit of successful business, but rather a necessity to sustainable business.
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Solving hydrotreating fouling problems
Jul-2019
Upgraded antifoulant technology is helping refiners to overcome the increased hydrotreater fouling issues that result from more stringent fuel sulphur ...
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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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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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Trends and developments in gas analysis
Mar-2021
Technical and digital developments are modernising the way gas analysers are built and used.
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Monitoring and controlling emissions 
in Europe
Jan-2015
Implementing the EU’s Industrial Emissions Directive calls for quality and consistency in technologies for monitoring and controlling emissions.
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Heat transfer systems in gas processing
Apr-2015
There are many aspects other than temperature to consider when selecting a high temperature heat transfer fluid for gas processing.
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Tier 3 gasoline from tight oil crudes
Jun-2017
Assessing process schemes to counter loss of gasoline road octane when the crude feed includes tight oil
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Oxygen enrichment in desulphurisation
Jan-2012
Oxygen enrichment technology is a viable and a cost-effective solution for significantly increasing sulphur treatment capacity
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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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Improving hydrotreater reactor performance
Jul-2008
Case study of a kerosene hydrotreater shows that combining new and old technologies - a unique inlet diffuser with Raschig rings - can significantly improve ...
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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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Ultra low sulphur analysis in liquid petroleum using MWDXRF
Jan-2018
Tougher regulations are challenging refiners to produce higher quality products while trying to maximise efficiency.
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Online chlorine analyser for crude oil and petroleum process streams
Jul-2017
Residual chlorine content in desalted crude oil streams can be a serious issue due to its highly corrosive nature. Online monitoring of chlorine has an ...
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Kinetic engine drives catalyst development
Apr-2016
Development of a NiMo catalyst for medium-to-high and high pressure middle distillates hydrotreating.
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Oxygen enrichment and tube sheet protection (TIA)
Apr-2015
In sulphur recovery units (SRU), adequate protection of the waste heat boiler (WHB) tube sheet is needed. Many protection systems have failed either due ...
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Proactively preventing reactor runaway events
Aug-2023
A quantitative method for selecting emergency actions could prevent hydrocracker reactor temperature excursion and runaway while avoiding flaring.
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Linings for sulphur storage tanks
Apr-2015
Flexible spray coatings combat the corrosion mechanisms of sulphur stored in steel tanks.
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Producing ultra low sulphur gasoline with octane retention
Mar-2018
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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Meeting emission targets with potential savings
Nov-2017
New solvent and catalyst technologies deliver a step change in tail gas treating performance for green- and brownfield sites.
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Solutions for the treatment of highly 
sour gases
Apr-2012
Process technologies for the cost-effective treatment of natural gas with high and ultra-high acid gas content
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Residue desulphurisation and conversion
Apr-2006
The current market forces that presage a boom in resid hydrotreatment are examined along with recently reported progress in technology
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Arkema develops new digital features for the sulphiding of hydroprocessing catalysts (ERTC)
Nov-2020
In 2020, Arkema successfully tested and implemented a digital environment that both eases and strengthens data communication with the refinery during the ...
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Claus sulphur recovery options
Apr-1997
This article examines some Claus modifications which can alleviate operational difficulties and improve overall sulphur recovery
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Membrane separation for clean fuels
Jul-2004
An illustration of how membrane separation technology can be integrated into a clean fuel strategy at low capital cost relative to hydrotreating
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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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The age of turbulence: charting a course for refiners to a profitable future
Nov-2012
Relentless turbulence has profoundly affected the global refining landscape in recent years. Moreover, the turmoil is likely to continue unabated in the ...
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Improve sulphur plant performance through simulation
Jun-2017
The various units of the sulphur plant are closely connected, creating process dependencies that can be better understood using simulation.
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Process development for Tier 3 low sulfur gasoline
Oct-2018
Gasoline sulphur is being reduced in the United States to meet the EPA’s Tier 3 standard which requires an annual average of 10 ppm sulphur by 2020.
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Improvements to tailgas treatment process
Jul-2003
A review of configurations in tailgas treating to achieve 99.9% sulphur recovery with smaller reactors
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May-2008
The Shell Claus Offgas Treating (SCOT) process has been developed to remove sulphur compounds from Claus tail gas to comply with even more stringent emission ...
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Refining/petrochemical integration 
- FCC gasoline to petrochemicals
May-2015
The global trend in motor fuel consumption favours diesel over gasoline, with gasoline often being in surplus. There is a simultaneous increase in demand ...
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Overcoming clean fuels challenges
Jan-2016
Improvements in FCC pretreat catalyst systems enable refiners to meet ultra-low sulphur gasoline regulations and increase diesel output.
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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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Apr-2014
A novel approach to the conversion of hydrogen sulphide to elemental sulphur is expected to extend the economic range for Claus plants.
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World’s biggest sulphur forming site
Jul-2014
The Habshan Sulphur Granulation Plant, located about 16km southeast of the existing Habshan Gas Complex in Abu Dhabi, is about to be the world’s largest ...
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Tail gas scrubber sulphur plant by-pass ability aids emergency shutdowns and startups
Nov-2015
From the European Union to the USA, national and international bodies are putting in place increasingly stringent legislation to limit emissions.
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Challenges in producing BS-VI diesel
Mar-2018
An Indian refiner describes the technical challenges of meeting a leap in
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Retrofitting selective catalytic NOx reduction for gas turbines
Dec-2019
Selective catalytic reduction is an effective alternative to combustion management technologies to achieve NOx compliance with existing and new gas tu ...
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Key factors in selecting refractories for the hydrocarbon processing industry
Mar-2007
Longer campaigns, higher temperatures, and more oxygen all add up to increased wear and tear on process vessels and equipment and make proper material ...
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Securing fuel supply and reducing GHG emissions
Apr-2008
Six strategic options are available to refiners to satisfy future energy and environmental requirements in the light of surging oil prices and public concerns ...
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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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Improving sulphur plant performance
Jun-2017
Strict attention to utilities is critical to ensure safe and reliable sulphur recovery unit operation
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Improve sulphur plant performance through simulation
Jun-2017
The various units of the sulphur plant are closely connected, creating process dependencies that can be better understood using simulation.
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Tier 3 gasoline from tight oil crudes
Jun-2017
Assessing process schemes to counter loss of gasoline road octane when the crude feed includes tight oil
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Certifying sulphur in automotive fuels and monitoring chlorine for corrosion mitigation
May-2017
With the high volatility in crude prices leading to uncertainty in budgets, refiners are seeking new, innovative ways to respond to the industry’s dynamic ...
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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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Apr-2017
An evaluation of schemes to improve firing efficiency and ensure the reliability of combustion equipment
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Mar-2017
Market for short stroke moderate speed reciprocating compressors in downstream process gas compression
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Ultra low sulfur analysis in liquid petroleum products using MWD XRF
Dec-2016
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently enacted new, lower sulphur level requirements in gasoline through the Tier 3 rule, part of a comprehensive ...
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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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A recommended approach to managing your contaminated sulphur
Oct-2016
Contaminated sulphur clean-up can be a daunting task. It is natural to seek the cheapest and quickest methods of removal.
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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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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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Pushing the limits of FCC gasoline desulphurisation
Jul-2016
The goal of FCC gasoline desulphurisation to desulphurise FCC gasoline with minimum octane loss. The process uses conventional naphtha hydrotreating and ...
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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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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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Future fuel - the challenges associated with renewable diesel hydrotreating
May-2016
As a consequence of the general concern about fossil fuel resources and global warming from CO2 emissions, the use of alternative, sustainable sources ...
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Kinetic engine drives catalyst development
Apr-2016
Development of a NiMo catalyst for medium-to-high and high pressure middle distillates hydrotreating.
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Apr-2016
A sandwich catalyst system has given the additional activity needed to process difficult feed in a hydrotreater.
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Importance of heat maintenance in sulphur recovery units
Mar-2016
While sulphur recovery in an SRU depends on the condensation and removal of elemental sulphur, its unintended condensation and accumulation can present ...
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Overcoming clean fuels challenges
Jan-2016
Improvements in FCC pretreat catalyst systems enable refiners to meet ultra-low sulphur gasoline regulations and increase diesel output.
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Sulphur reduction, sulphur removal, and spent caustic reuse
May-2024
(White Paper) - Demand for flexible sulphur recovery solutions is increasing, including wet air oxidation, deep neutralisation, incineration, and processes ...