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Cost-driven natural gas vs hydrogen power for generators (RI 2023)
Nov-2023
Regulatory policies promoting green hydrogen are accelerating, but natural gas (NG) is far more competitive on a per-cost basis.
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Energy transition: solving a global problem requires a holistic pursuit (ERTC)
Nov-2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has sparked a renewed focus on planning for sustainability and achieving the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement (PCA).
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Transition to net zero: steps to decarbonise the oil refining industry
May-2022
A review of the solutions being employed by oil refineries to reduce their Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions.
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CCS and hydrogen for decarbonisation (ERTC 2023)
Nov-2023
In the pursuit of global climate ambitions outlined in the Paris Agreement, the role of carbon capture and storage (CCS) and hydrogen technologies has ...
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Accurate analysis of chlorine in vacuum gas oil and low sulphur fuel oil
Apr-2021
Why measure chlorine in vgo and vlsfo? Vacuum gas oil, more commonly referred to as VGO, is primarily used as a feed for cracking units such as the fluid ...
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Jun-2022
How digital solutions help energy companies achieve short and long-term sustainability.
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Monetisation gas resources through LNG, hydrogen, and ammonia
Apr-2023
Capturing profitability in the downstream hydrocarbon processing industry’s transition to net zero emissions weights heavily on leveraging natural gas ...
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Carbon dioxide emissions from fired heaters
Apr-2022
Fired heaters emit an estimated 400 to 500 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) every year. At least 73% of average refinery CO2 emissions come from combustion ...
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Novel reactor for three-phase hydroprocessing applications (RI 2023)
Nov-2023
Hydroprocessing treats heavy hydrocarbon feedstocks with hydrogen to create high-quality fuels in a heterogeneous, exothermic process.
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Flexible downscaling of MAPD removal from C3/C4 olefin streams
May-2024
This study simulates selective hydrogenation of a combined C3/C4 cut with 1,3-butadiene, aiming to retain the target products under relevant industrial ...
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Emerging LOHC technology (TiA)
May-2024
The use of liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs) is part of broader research into hydrogen as a clean and sustainable energy carrier.
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Blue hydrogen a low-carbon energy carrier: Part 1
May-2024
Through the capture and storage of CO2 generated during hydrogen production, blue hydrogen can achieve carbon neutrality or even yield negative emissi ...
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Hydrogen recovery from refinery off-gas – Part 1: An overview
May-2024
Using next-generation hydrogen separation membranes to recover unused hydrogen wherever possible.
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Renewables: four options for greater market share and profitability (ERTC)
Dec-2019
The refineries industry is facing profound changes. In the EU, RED (Renewable Energy Directive) requires member countries to meet at least 10% of their ...
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Monetisation gas resources through LNG, hydrogen, and ammonia
Apr-2023
Capturing profitability in the downstream hydrocarbon processing industry’s transition to net zero emissions weights heavily on leveraging natural gas ...
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Catalysts for cost effective hydrogen production
Jul-1999
Processes now used in the new generation of hydrogen plants make a wide choice of catalysts necessary in order to meet the requirements of particular ...
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Hydrogen - the key refinery enabler
Aug-2012
In the 21st century, the term “scraping the bottom of the barrel” has become quite literal to the refining industry and hydrogen comes to the fore ...
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Hydrogen generation for modern refineries
Jan-2009
With increasing demand for diesel, more stringent product specifications for cleaner fuels, reduced fuel oil demand and the economic advantages in processing ...
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Refinery off-gas in hydrogen production
Apr-2022
An off-gas feed to an SMR unit for hydrogen production is economically and environmentally attractive as long as it is carefully monitored.
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Cost-driven natural gas vs hydrogen power for generators (RI 2023)
Nov-2023
Regulatory policies promoting green hydrogen are accelerating, but natural gas (NG) is far more competitive on a per-cost basis.
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Novel reactor for three-phase hydroprocessing applications (RI 2023)
Nov-2023
Hydroprocessing treats heavy hydrocarbon feedstocks with hydrogen to create high-quality fuels in a heterogeneous, exothermic process.
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CCS and hydrogen for decarbonisation (ERTC 2023)
Nov-2023
In the pursuit of global climate ambitions outlined in the Paris Agreement, the role of carbon capture and storage (CCS) and hydrogen technologies has ...
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Hydrogen recovery from refinery off-gas – Part 1: An overview
May-2024
Using next-generation hydrogen separation membranes to recover unused hydrogen wherever possible.
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Emerging LOHC technology (TiA)
May-2024
The use of liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs) is part of broader research into hydrogen as a clean and sustainable energy carrier.
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Flexible downscaling of MAPD removal from C3/C4 olefin streams
May-2024
This study simulates selective hydrogenation of a combined C3/C4 cut with 1,3-butadiene, aiming to retain the target products under relevant industrial ...
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Blue hydrogen a low-carbon energy carrier: Part 1
May-2024
Through the capture and storage of CO2 generated during hydrogen production, blue hydrogen can achieve carbon neutrality or even yield negative emissi ...
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Elimination of refinery sour gases and trace components
Jul-2007
Case study concerning elimination of sour gases and trace components from gasification gases. The objective is to produce pure hydrogen for hydrotreating ...
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Apr-2007
Utilisation of refinery offgases for hydrogen production. Three basic schemes of ROG integration into a steam reformer plant were investigated. These schemes ...
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Meeting the challenges of increased hydrogen demand
Feb-2006
With ever more stringent regulations for transport fuels, refiners increasingly have to invest in additional hydroprocessing capacity.
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Jan-2006
Several possibilities exist for the recovery of hydrogen from offgases and the processing of different sources of refinery gases through the hydrogen plant. ...
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Jan-2006
Staged investment and reformer technology improvement strategies are available for increasing hydrogen production, cycle time and reliability
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Increasing hydrogen production
Jan-2005
The cost effectiveness of increasing refinery hydrogen capacity with compact convection reforming-based plants. Depending on available feedstocks, existing ...
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Improving hydrogen plant performance: Part II
Oct-2002
Optimisation of operating conditions requires an in-depth study of the hydrogen plant, say the authors. They consider the optimisation of catalyst and ...
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Improving hydrogen plant performance: Part I
Jul-2002
A reliable and cost effective asset management strategy can increase hydrogen plant throughout as well as optimise operating conditions and energy eff ...
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Cost efficient revamps in hydrogen plants
Jul-2001
Revamping of existing equipment is often seen as the cheapest and most cost effective solution, but this calls for a thorough knowledge of the plant, its ...
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Advanced recycle paraffin isomerisation technology
Apr-2001
An examination of how combining chlorinated catalyst, molecular sieves and well designed process configurations can maximise the value of C5/C6 strea ...
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Hydrogen: innovative business solutions
Oct-2000
A systematic approach to the problems that follow from the increasing demand for hydrogen in the search for clean, low sulphur fuels
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Revamp options to increase hydrogen production
Apr-2000
Revamping of existing hydrogen plants to increase capacity is offered as an attractive possibility in many situations
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Catalysts for cost effective hydrogen production
Jul-1999
Processes now used in the new generation of hydrogen plants make a wide choice of catalysts necessary in order to meet the requirements of particular ...