IDW - Downstream Conference

IDW - Downstream Conference offered three days of interactive panels, insightful presentations, and a variety of networking formats. Cemented as Europe’s premier technical refining and petrochemical conference, IDW is dedicated to helping the industry maximize its production and operational ...

Cetek high emissivity coating for fired heater refractory

Is your fired heater limited by bridge wall temperature, or firing duty? Instead of a full scale revamp, we may address these issues may by the application of Cetek’s High Emissivity Ceramic Coatings to the refractory surfaces. Cetek High Emissivity Ceramic Coatings provide improved ...

Crystaphase, there is no magic behind reactor performance

It’s not magic. It’s science. Hydroprocessors know the wall that lies between them and peak reactor performance. Fouling, pressure drop, precipitation, agglomeration, polymerization, and catalyst deactivation, these obstacles build up, block by block. We help you break through ...

Blasch Precision Ceramics Hex Block instructional video

Jeff Bolebruch of Blasch Precision Ceramics demonstrates how quickly and easily Blasch VectorWall checkerwall tiles can be installed.

IChemE / KBC Serving Society 2022

KBC had the privilege to be selected to take part in a programme, Serving Society, to celebrate the UK Institute of Chemical Engineers’ (IChemE’s) 100th anniversary. IChemE has partnered with ITN Productions Industry News, to take a look at the role of the chemical engineer, how they ...

Fourtitude™ Fluid Catalytic Cracking catalyst

Fourtitude™ is a new Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) catalyst by BASF designed to maximize butylenes from resid feedstocks. It is optimized to deliver superior selectivity to butylenes while maintaining catalyst activity. 

Xtend™ by XRG Technologies

The unique design of Xtend™ causes the flow to swirl inside the tube, increasing the amount of heat transferred. This generates more swirl with less pressure drop compared to a conventional twisted tape. The swirling flow: Cools the film on the tube wall Removes coke precursors from ...

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 placed on its foundation as a single piece. Once completed, this complex will be the world’s largest single-train refinery with 650 ...

Make Servomex your partner for a cleaner future

We are all increasingly conscious of our contribution towards greenhouse gas emissions. This awareness has led industrial operators around the globe to look at how they can operate in the most environmentally responsible way, particularly by reducing carbon emissions. Our gas analyzers ...

Gas Flow Comparison Catalyst Tube

Comparison of gas flow in a Catalyst Tube

KBC Petro-SIM

Petro-SIM is the leading process simulation and optimization platform for driving excellence in facility performance and organizational productivity. At the core of Petro-SIM’s technology, rigorous simulation models generate dependable results in an intelligent, user-friendly environment. ...

Interview with Daniel Carter, President, Decarbonisation, Wood

The Middle East takes the lead in the race to net zero with competitive exports and the world's lowest carbon crude production. Yet, with COP28 outcomes emphasizing the urgency to accelerate the transition, the main question arises: How can we achieve sustainability targets for a greener ...

Introduction to wet gas sulfuric acid technology

The WSA technology is an excellent alternative to the Claus technology for sulfur management within oil refining, coal gasification, gas sweetening etc. High steam production, feed flexibility, ease of operation, and low CAPEX & OPEX are some key benefits for the operator when ...