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Computational fluid dynamics was used to analyse the performance of side entry mixers in large crude tanks
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How can we raise butenes (butylenes) production from our FCC unit?
Response to a question in the Q1 2021 issues Q&A Feature
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Removing salts and contaminants in glycol regeneration
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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Value engineering in an escalating business environment
The EPFC (engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction) business environment serving the hydrocarbon processing industry has experienced price ...
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A new acid gas enrichment process
Patented HighSulf technology is one of the most effective methodologies for acid gas enrichment (AGE) and tail gas treatment (TGTU), and it can be highly ...
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Salt deposition in FCC gas concentration units
Various operational problems can arise when ammonium chloride deposition occurs in FCC gas concentration units, and there is a range of likely causes
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Understanding basic principles of flow calculations
Valve size often is described by the nominal size of the end connections, but a more important measure is the flow that the valve can provide.
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Managing fouling in refinery networks
Modelling heat exchanger and other networks enables the use of dynamic fouling models in performance assessment and predictive studies
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Spent sulphuric acid regeneration (SAR) process
Several chemical processes utilise concentrated sulphuric acid as a catalyst or dehydrating agent, in which the acid becomes “spent”; ie, weakened ...
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Hydrogen generation for modern refineries
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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Processing high TAN crude: part I
Huizhou, which is the first refinery for processing 100% high TAN crude, started up in 2009. This article describes the challenges of an opportunity crude ...
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Sour water strippers: design and operation
Simpler, more cost-effective sour water stripper designs can outperform more generally accepted designs in the refining industry
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More petrochemicals with less capital spending
Even in nations with exceptional dependence on transportation fuels like Brazil, better integration with petrochemicals production is essential for re ...
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Energy management and sustainability of the downstream industry
Energy management must feature in any strategy in the downstream industry for both environmental impact and economic competitiveness.
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Delayed coking as a sustainable refinery solution
Fuel grade coke is a serious environmental pollutant but the producer, the delayed coking process, can be a contributor to future sustainable development ...
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The role of biofuels in the energy transition
Overcoming the challenges of coprocessing renewables.
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Closing the sustainability cycle
Role of plastics recycling technologies in the future of the downstream industry.
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Profiting from the lubricants market
Pursuing a profitable and more sustainable purpose for crude oil through the lubricants market requires examination of lubricants production via hydro ...
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Steam methane reformer tube lifecycle improvement best practices
Reformer tube life assessment can be done via online monitoring, non-destructive testing, and tube harvesting with historical operating, monitoring, and ...
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Custom catalysts: Key enablers to sustainable solutions for the petrochemical industry
Given the almost universal presence of petrochemicals as building blocks for goods of our everyday life, it is no surprise that there has been significant ...
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Maintenance and reliability for rotating equipment closing the loop
Maintenance of rotating equipment is a vast subject that could fill volumes.
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Emerging LOHC technology (TiA)
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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Innovative vessel internals for enhanced safety when changing media beds (TiA)
In our previous article (PTQ Q1 2024), we discussed the challenges inherent in performing scheduled inspections within confined spaces of fixed-bed downflow ...
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Optimising furnace run length in a steam cracker using AI
Case study on improving ethylene furnace run length by leveraging the synergy of digitalisation and artificial intelligence to provide the necessary i ...
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Steam methane reformer tube lifecycle improvement best practices
Reformer tube life assessment can be done via online monitoring, non-destructive testing, and tube harvesting with historical operating, monitoring, and ...
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Beyond processbook & PI vision: Exploring today’s industrial analytics tools
(Webinar) - In the Manufacturing 4.0 era, industrial organizations have more data at their fingertips than ever, offering the promise of higher production ...
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Aspen Technology introduces AspenTech Strategic Planning for Sustainability Pathways™
Aspen Technology Inc, a global leader in industrial software, today introduced AspenTech Strategic Planning for Sustainability Pathways™, a new and unique ...
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Sasol provides state of the art catalysts to INERATEC for the production of sustainable e-fuels
The catalysts will be used, among others, in the first large-scale industrial Power-to-Liquid (PtL) plant that INERATEC is currently building in Frankfurt, ...
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Honeywell Technology helping to produce SAF with lower cost and waste
Honeywell today announced its hydrocracking technology can be used to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from biomass, helping to make sustainable ...
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Worn out: How ignoring valve wear could cost you
Find out how the Neles™ WearBlock solution can give valves in wear-intensive oil & gas applications increased durability, reliability and cost efficiency ...
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Baker Hughes to supply 17 centrifugal compressors to Saudi Master Gas System project
Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, announced Tuesday that it has received an order by Worley, for and on behalf of Aramco, to supply gas ...
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Baker Hughes to supply 17 centrifugal compressors to Saudi Master Gas System project
Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, announced Tuesday that it has received an order by Worley, for and on behalf of Aramco, to supply gas ...
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IndianOil selects Lummus/Versalis cumene technology
Lummus Technology, a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, announced IndianOil Corp Ltd, selected the Lummus/Versalis ...
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SABIC Fujian Petrochemicals select Phenol yechnology from KBR
KBR announced today it has been awarded a contract by SABIC Fujian Petrochemicals to license KBR's market-leading phenol technology in China. Under ...
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Black & Veatch select electric driven liquefaction technologies from Baker Hughes
Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, announced Friday it was awarded an order from Black & Veatch, a global engineering, construction and consulting ...
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Samsung E&A wins major Aramco Fadhili gas project
SAMSUNG E&A, a world leading engineering solutions and project management company, announced today, that it had a contracts signing ceremony for the ...
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Clariant and Lummus awarded catalyst technology contract for new isobutane dehydrogenation plant
Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, and its process partner Lummus Technology have been selected by Huizhou Boeko Materials ...
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Beyond processbook & PI vision: Exploring today’s industrial analytics tools
(Webinar) - In the Manufacturing 4.0 era, industrial organizations have more data at their fingertips than ever, offering the promise of higher production ...
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Sasol provides state of the art catalysts to INERATEC for the production of sustainable e-fuels
The catalysts will be used, among others, in the first large-scale industrial Power-to-Liquid (PtL) plant that INERATEC is currently building in Frankfurt, ...
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Honeywell Technology helping to produce SAF with lower cost and waste
Honeywell today announced its hydrocracking technology can be used to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from biomass, helping to make sustainable ...
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Worn out: How ignoring valve wear could cost you
Find out how the Neles™ WearBlock solution can give valves in wear-intensive oil & gas applications increased durability, reliability and cost efficiency ...
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Lummus Expands R&D capabilities to enhance innovation and water and wastewater technologies
Lummus Technology, a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, announced the opening of its cutting-edge research and ...
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Heraeus Precious Metals launches Circlear
Heraeus Precious Metals, a globally leading company in the precious metals industry and one of the largest recyclers of precious metals, has introduced ...
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Aspen Technology introduces AspenTech Strategic Planning for Sustainability Pathways™
Aspen Technology Inc, a global leader in industrial software, today introduced AspenTech Strategic Planning for Sustainability Pathways™, a new and unique ...
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Clariant launches new CATOFIN® 312 propane dehydrogenation catalyst
Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, today announced the launch of CATOFIN 312, its latest propane dehydrogenation catalyst. ...
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Yokogawa upgrades the CENTUM VP Integrated Production Control System
Yokogawa Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6841) announces the May 31, 2024 release of CENTUM™ VP R6.11.10, an enhanced version of the CENTUM VP integrated ...
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Vanzetti Engineering releases ESK-IMO series of retractable submerged pumps
Vanzetti Engineering presents the new ESK-IMO series of retractable submerged pumps, which are used in Small-Scale LNG Terminals and as Emergency pumps ...
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Audubon launches vapor recovery & reuse system for EPA compliance
Audubon Engineering Company, a leading provider of engineering, procurement, construction, fabrication, and technical services, introduced its patented ...
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Evonik expands sustainable catalyst offerings with new product Octamax™
Evonik has launched a highly sustainable new catalyst product, Octamax™, that improves sulfur removal performance for refinery fuel. The technology consists ...
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High Velocity Thermal Spray (HV TS) Advantages
With experience from hundreds of projects, not only in the power industry but also in other highly EHS sensitive industries such as nuclear and oil & ...
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Improved technology for carbon capture & storage saves capital cost
Total man-made carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the world today amount to approximately 30 Gigatons per year, with fossil fuel-based power stations contributing ...
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Be smart about FCC olefin recovery
Whether the driver is propylene as a chemicals feedstock or propylene and butylene as alky feed, FCC units worldwide are being pushed to maximize olefin ...
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Lance Scope™ Hot inspection service
Avoid Furnace Shut Down with Online Fired Heater Inspection. Is there an issue with your high temperature fixed equipment, but you can’t see the cause, ...
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Optimising mining processes with Hyperion™
Designed for the most challenging environments, Tracerco’s Hyperion™ nuclear level and density measurement system has been installed by mining operators ...
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ISOMALK - moving forward ahead of global trends
Changes in trends in the world and regional markets of motor fuels are sometimes completely unpredictable. A few years ago, it seemed that the development ...
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Marine vapor control application Video
Servomex provides fixed and portable gas analysis products to marine terminals and tanker vessels involved in the transfer and transportation of crude ...
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Comparison of the smooth vs the textured catalyst shape.
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World's largest crude column installed
The crude column for Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery has been lifted onto its foundation. The column, weighing 2350t and standing 112m tall, was lifted and ...
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Miniflash FP Vision for flashpoint testing
With the MINIFLASH FP Vision, safety comes first. This analyzer determines the flash point of flammable liquid mixtures according to ASTM D6450 and ASTM ...
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Axens SmartSulf® - Up to 99.7% sulphur recovery without TGTU
A breakthrough sulfur recovery technology based on sub-dewpointing Claus process that can substitute a conventional Claus plus Tail Gas Treatment Unit ...
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API 6D is one of the oldest and most renowned specifications in the valve industry. It undergoes periodic revisions to address concerns about ever-evolving ...
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Optimising the efficiency of shutdowns and turnarounds to improve processes
Tracerco’s diagnostic techniques provide you with the invaluable insights you need to reduce your turnaround times and costs by identifying operational ...
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Decarbonizing process heat with industrial heat pumps and steam compressors
Industrial energy consumption accounts for about 25% of energy demand and CO2 emissions worldwide, with process heat being the most common application. ...
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Proven decarbonisation pathway for sustainable biofuels and chemicals production from waste
The flexibility to make use of varying waste streams as feedstocks to replace primary fossil resources is a common goal in operations today. You may be ...
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Introduction to Sinopec Steam Cracking Technology
Sinopec has been committed to the development and application of steam cracking technology for almost 40 years, and has mastered advanced and complete ...
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Introduction to the Sinopec Closed Coke Handling System
The Sinopec Closed Coke Handling System (S-CCHS) is a safe and eco-friendly closed petroleum coke removal, conveying, and storage system with remote intelligent ...
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Innovative solutions to shape the hydrogen economy
View this webinar for an insightful journey into the future of sustainable energy with Honeywell H₂ Solutions. In this exclusive webinar, we'll delve ...
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Insight Through Instrumentation
Listen to our podcast where we how Tracerco's customisable range of award-winning nucleonic instrumentation provides reliable phase, level and density ...
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Successful revamp of a 40-year-old steam-methane reformer furnace
This episode examines a successful application of Cetek high emissivity coating to the radiant section of an SMR reformer which was experiencing excessive ...
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Troubleshooting premature tower flooding
Listen to our podcast as we discuss how real-time diagnostic data can provide significant insight to troubleshoot tower performance issues, reduce tower ...
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Pre-turnaround scans in critical path
Listen to our podcast to learn more about how insights from our Tru-Scan™ and Tru-Grid™ Scan technology can help you make more informed decisions about ...
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IGS addressed a process vessel emergency on Christmas eve
I'm going to tell you a Christmas story where we addressed an emergency for a refinery in Texas. This story highlights IGS's commitment to efficiency and ...
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SMARTGard HVTS Solution: Pulp Mill CFB Boiler Goals Achieved
In this episode of "Efficiency and Reliability," learn how a Pulp Mill in the South Eastern United States overcame operational challenges to achieve their ...