Q1 2019

18-01-2019

Claus waste heat boiler economics: part 1 ... Flexible upgrading of heavy feedstocks ... Hydrate formation in a fluid catalytic cracking off-gas line ... Avoiding unplanned reactor shutdowns ... The power option ... On-purpose propylene production ... Predicting middle distillate properties ... Digital solutions improve refinery operations ... Problems in processing discounted crudes: part 1 ... Designing a sampling system ... Improving biodiesel’s properties ... Countering cyber attack.

ERTC 2018 Newspaper

06-12-2018

Spherical catalyst carriers with unprecedented size uniformity ... Petrochemicals: made for the future ... Analysis, active filtration unlock guard vessel stability ... Rising Stars 2018 ... Greatly increase FCC residue processing through simple steps of additive control ... A new generation of catalyst is born: TK-6001 HySwell ... A flexible and innovative solution to temporarily mitigate FCC catalyst losses ... How climate change will shape the future of the refining industry, globally and in Europe ... Mobile water treatment ... Reconsidering the businesscase for catalytic dewaxing ... Pitfalls in managing precious metals assets ... Alternative fuels and the future of refining ... Petrochemicals in the golden age ... In-line H2S analysis during sulphiding ... Getting the best out of your hydrocracker unit with new Equiflow® internal reactors.

Q4 2018

02-10-2018

Hydrofluoric acid alkylation conversion and expansion ... Dynamic simulation to estimate tower relief ... Advanced catalyst characterisation for improved hydrocracking performance ... Corrosion management strategies for opportunity crudes ... Mitigating overhead corrosion ... Resisting metal dusting corrosion ... Front end filtering of unconventional oil ... Predictive analytics in corrosion management ... Savings using divided wall columns ... Feed conditioning technologies for gas processing plants ... New insights into Claus waste heat boilers ... Liquefaction technology selection for offshore FLNG projects ... New catalytic systems for converting hydrocarbons ... Artificial intelligence for refiners.

Revamps 2018

01-10-2018

Planning for a refinery turnaround ... Tray revamp restores crude column performance ... Predicting centrifugal compressor performance ... Selecting valves for pressure swing adsorption ... Logistics of personnel movement by elevator ... Optimising hydroprocessing turnarounds ... Pressure relief with rupture discs.

Q3 2018

01-07-2018

Maximising propylene and isobutylene from the FCC ... Efficient membrane systems for natural gas dehydration ... Increasing resid processing flexibility ... The corrosion-fouling cycle in amine systems ... Opening the crude flexibility window: automation manages threats in real time ... Controlling the metals content of FCC equilibrium catalyst ... Reducing plant downtime ... Burner retrofit increases capacity and cuts costs ... Water treatment on contract ... Some myths about mechanical cleaning ... Effect of reactor inlet temperature in a hydrotreater ... Low cost gasoline from low octane feed ... Predictive analytics in incident prevention ... Structured catalyst for steam reforming ... Reducing hydrogen consumption in diesel hydrotreating ...

Gas 2018

02-04-2018

Countering hydrate formation in an NGL recovery unit ... Developments in H2S scavenging ... Accuracy of measured lean amine H2S loading ... Modelling ethane absorption in MEA solution ... Minimise amine losses in gas and liquid treating ... Gas: the low-carbon fuel?

Q2 2018

01-04-2018

Challenges and opportunities of an FCC revamp ... Heavy feed characterisation: a molecular approach ... Maximising heat exchanger cleaning ... Enhanced energy recovery for crude preheating ... Boosting energy efficiency in aromatics processing ... Designing for a sourer future ... Replacing a corroded column with packing internals ... Packed bed performance analytics ... Dividing wall columns for gas plants ... Process flow determines coker heater performance ... Innovation in supply chain planning ... Machine learning in asset maintenance ... Wireless instruments in corrosive and hazardous locations.

Catalysis 2018

01-03-2018

Automating catalyst withdrawal for improved safety ... Producing ultra low sulphur gasoline with octane retention ... Interpreting FCC equilibrium catalyst data ... Catalyst passivation for safer, more efficient turnarounds ... Prompt start-up with cracked feed ... Hydroprocessing rate increase using shaped charges ... In-line H2S analysis during sulphiding.