Q1 2018

01-01-2018

The future for hydrocracking: part 2 ... Dealing with hydrogenation catalyst poisons ... SOx and NOx emission abatement in the FCC ... Opening the crude flexibility window: enhancing  crude unit capabilities ... Surfactant-stabilised emulsions in amine units for LPG treating ... Challenges in producing BS-VI diesel ... Crude analysers in corrosion prevention ... Compressor improvements turn benchmarks into savings ... Advances in residue hydrocracking ... Advanced process control of distillation ... Dynamic column simulation delivers reduced relief load ... Maximising CDU performance ... Managing knowledge retention ... Refining-petochemicals integration: an Indian view ... Improved economics with increased condensation.

ERTC 2017 Newspaper

15-11-2017

Key steps for refiners ahead of IMO 2020 ... Q&A with Diomidis Stamoulis ... Maximising FCC performance and yields with catalyst innovations ... European refineries towards a sustainable world ... Precious metals catalyst: understanding the technology ... Process selection: a refinery study of FCC vs Gasolfin for naphtha cracking into propylene ... Creation of energy efficiency action plan for oil refinery with advanced energy analysis ... Renewable components in European refining companies ... Operating in the jungle of renewables ... Online Cleaning technology applied to a major European refinery ... Accurate, real-time H2S measurement achieved with in-line analyser ... High-efficiency filtration extends SRU cycle length ... High-performance catalysts and technology in action.

Q4 2017

02-10-2017

The future for hydrocracking: part 1 --- Converting two columns into one --- Catalyst technologies for improved FCC yields --- Meeting emission targets with potential savings --- Debottlenecking an FCC gas concentration unit --- High efficiency coalescers for gas processing operations --- Plant optimisation: leveraging data analytics and modelling --- New technologies for operator training --- Oxidation catalysts for VOC reduction --- Meeting low sulphur diesel challenges --- Preventing ammonium salt fouling and corrosion --- Wastewater treatment for challenging crude --- Oil recovery from tank sludge --- Processing schemes for shale gas liquids recovery --- Full conversion of bitumen.

Revamps 2017

01-10-2017

Advances in benchmarking capital project costs ... Silencing hammering in a condenser system ... Controlling contaminants in vacuum gasoil ... Planning for a turnaround ... Advances in HF acid alkylation conversion and expansion ... Upgrading an FCC unit ... Retrofitting crude furnace burners.

Q3 2017

01-07-2017

Troubleshooting crude column constraints --- Olefins and butanes to gasoline --- Optimising the health of rotating equipment --- APC in a mild hydrocracker fractionator --- Crude fingerprinting and predictive analytics --- Higher margin from the bottom of the barrel --- Best practice desalting Part 1: crude flexibility window --- Leveraging  hydrocracking to upgrade low value streams --- FCC product fractionation for maximum LCO --- Modelling the processing of gasifier feed --- Improving FCC unit profitability --- Controlling the hydrocarbon dew point of pipeline gas --- Modelling catalytic naphtha reforming,

Gas 2017

02-04-2017

Optimise the route to emissions compliance --- SO2 breakthrough under the microscope --- Flexible thinking for capital projects --- Simplifying hydrogen production --- The impact of side reactions in sulphur recovery unit design --- Improve sulphur plant performance through simulation --- Removing liquid-phase contaminants from hydrocarbon liquids.

Q2 2017

01-04-2017

Tier 3 gasoline from tight oil crudes ... Managing petcoke slurry ... Handling mercury in gas processing plants ... A broader view to improve energy efficiency ... Exchanger cleaning contest: chemicals vs jetting ... Membrane bioreactors for wastewater treatment ... On-demand propylene from naphtha ... Upgrading CO2 removal systems ... Revamping crude towers to meet bitumen specifications ... Model predictive control of a distillation unit ... Improving sulphur plant performance ... Building robust hydroprocessing operations ... Building a refinery monitoring system ... Stopping corrosion on in-service structures.

Catalysis 2017

01-03-2017

2017 Catalysis Q&A ... Increased steam methane reformer throughput ... Optimising middle distillate production in a hydrocracker ... Lessons from FCC history ... Designing and engineering catalysts for hydrotreating ... Catalysts for higher middle distillate yields ... Catalyst filling in a fixed bed tubular reactor ...