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  • Catalysis 2024

    Catalysis 2024

    06-02-2024

    Resiliency of fossil-based feedstocks … Catalysis Q&A ... Incorporating new technology and tools for catalyst development … FCC co-processing of biogenic and recyclable feedstocks: Part I … Passivating vanadium in FCC operations … Hybrid catalyst loading reduces fill cost and carbon footprint … Catalyst rejuvenation offers circular solution for hydroprocessing catalysts … Catalyst technology for maximum light olefins and ultra-low emissions … Experimental study on diesel fuel haziness … Troubleshooting low or high regenerator temperatures … Zeopore is making its mark in green applications through zeolite modification.

  • Q1 2024

    Q1 2024

    08-01-2024

    Challenges to chemical recycling of plastic waste ... PTQ&A ... Adding CHP to refinery power infrastructures ... Filtration and separation for industrial carbon capture, transport, and storage ... Overcoming wastewater challenges of opportunity crude processing ... Biofilm: A hidden threat ... Simulating FCC upset operations ... Refractory detection system and floating roof protection ... Crude to chemicals: Part 2 ... Revolutionising refining with digital twins ... Optimising nitrogen utilisation in refinery operations ... Simulating VGO, WLO, and WCO co-hydroprocessing: Part 2 ... Considerations for crude unit preflash drums and preflash towers ... Hydrogenation technology and catalysts reduce PVC byproducts ... Worker safety when entering reactors with an inert atmosphere ... Pump operating issue case study: Identifying the poor performance root cause ... Combining Prime-G+ and GT-BTX PluS to upgrade a refinery with crucial operating Flexibility.

  • ERTC Newspaper

    ERTC Newspaper

    13-11-2023

    CCS and hydrogen for decarbonisation ... Reduce, reuse, and repurpose: Minor changes for major results ... Predictive model for maximum feedstock flexibility ... maintenance and calibration intervals with accurate instruments and analysis systems ... Thoughts about leadership in the energy transition times ... ReNewFine for renewable diesel and SAF: Results of a 20-year partnership in 100% HVO ... Transforming a refinery unit into a key component of end-of-life plastic circularity ... REFuelEU has set the rules for SAF in the EU:Refineries now need a game plan for success ... Which future? Using scenario analysis to explore national pathways to decarbonisation ... Balancing act of managing a refinery: New technology vs increasing revenue. Conversion to a green refinery configuration: Assessing options, risks, and viability ... Recycling PVC production byproducts can unlock financial and environmental savings ... Precious metal catalyst sampling: Not a trivial pursuit ... Reducing environmental impact of FCCs with wet gas scrubbers by using SOx additives.

  • Refining India Newspaper

    Refining India Newspaper

    06-11-2023

    Guiding the crude-to-chemicals complex towards a net-zero future ... Nuclear gauges and alternative level technologies in critical refinery applications Applications ... How to keep your risk-based inspection program functioning efficiently ... Benefits of spiral and welded plate heat exchangers ... Enhancing environmental sustainability in the oil and gas industry: the REE concept ... Hybrid loading of regenerated and fresh catalyst for a lower carbon footprint ... Novel reactor for three-phase hydroprocessing applications ... Transforming hydrogen production for a greener future with water electrolysis ... K Model: The future of blending ... Increasing chemicals by integrating refinery with petrochemicals ... Used lubricating oil in India: treasure or trash? ... Enhancing profitability using high-efficiency heat exchangers ... Cost-driven natural gas vs hydrogen power for generators ... CO₂-derived bio-based polycarbonate: A route towards sustainability.

  • Q4 2023

    Q4 2023

    02-10-2023

    Cost factors to consider in 2024 ... Q&A Feature ... An economically attractive carbon capture solution for FCC ... Catalyst testing for renewable fuels and chemicals ... Transforming refineries’ opportunities through FCC ... Crude to chemicals: Part 1 – The basic concept of crudes ... Olefin purification: Why selecting the right adsorbent matters ... Closed-loop sampling systems can lower fugitive emission levels ... Identifying high catalyst losses ... Simulation VGO and waste lubricating/cooking oil co-hydroprocessing ... Big changes in the US octane market ... Managing life cycle assessment and life cycle thinking in refining ... Optimising fouled distillation units ... Estimating natural gas demand at a petrochemical complex ... Assessing LNG feed gas depressurisation ... Enabling safe FCC unit operational changes through ionic modelling ... Control corrosion in refineries and petrochemical plants ... Technology in Action.

  • Revamps 2023

    Revamps 2023

    01-10-2023

    Advancements in retrofits for existing NGL recovery plants ... Increasing efficiency of catalytic reformer unit fired heaters ... Resolving low slide valve differentials and catalyst circulation problems ... Technical solutions for hydrotreating ... Enhancing FCC reliability: The impact of cyclone technology developments ... Restoring fired heater furnace heat transfer efficiency.

  •  Q3 2023

    Q3 2023

    01-07-2023

    Robust prospects in fuels and petrochemicals ... Q&A Feature ... Improve energy efficiency of your hydrocracking unit ... Focused revamp increases diesel and HVGO recovery ... Proactively preventing reactor runaway events ... Olefins production pathways with reduced CO2 emissions ... Using hydrogen in fuel to eliminate CO2 emissions in fired heaters ... Structured catalyst reactor system for steam methane reforming ... Purifying and upgrading of waste plastics pyrolysis oils ... Maximising renewable feed co-processing at an FCC ... Spent caustic treatment and reuse ... Predicting hydrotreater performance while co-processing vegetable oil ... Debottlenecking product recovery using product pair distillation: Part II ... Reducing emissions while increasing refinery margin ... Technology in Action.

  • Q2 2023

    Q2 2023

    02-04-2023

    PTQ&A ... Refinery of the future: bankable, flexible, and sustainable ... Co-processing alternative feedstocks through the FCC ... Mitigating FCC gas plant impacts when increasing reactor LPG yields ... Importance of effective and efficient data analysis and visualisation ... Debottlenecking product recovery using product pair distillation: Part I ... Kinetic model for TGU hydrogenation reactors: Part 2 Catalyst model validation ... Unrevealed additional WASA additive performance at European refinery ... Minimising unwanted coke formation in FCC operations ... Digital platform for intelligent operation of fired heaters ... From thermal maldistribution to cycle length extension ... Profiting from the lubricants market ... Energy saving with tube inserts for heat exchangers ... Anti-fouling additives to improve heavy oil processing ... Technology in Action.