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OHL Gutermuth Industrial Valves can refer to its nearly 150-year history. The beginnings date back to 1867, when OHL was founded in Limburg. Almost 60 years later, in 1923, the company Gutermuth was founded in Frankfurt. In 1992 the two companies merged. Since then, OHL Gutermuth Industrial Valves has been a leading manufacturer of industrial fittings......

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$Reducing FCC main fractionator operating risks$

Reducing FCC main fractionator operating risks

Analysis of an FCC main fractionator upset and follow-up revamp showed that removal of the HCO wash section did not impact operations or product quality. Light tight oil (LTO) crude processing in refineries has increased substantially over the last 10 years. LTO is highly paraffinic and yields a very high percentage of kerosene and lighter boiling range material per barrel of crude. Domestic production of LTO is very attractive to US refineries as it reduces transportation costs substantially......

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Equipment Design Matters

Many attractive projects fail to meet expectations at startup. Disappointing performance often results from bad simulation practices and/or poor equipment design rather than faulty execution. Refineries are currently considering FCC revamps to increase olefins for more alky unit feed, maximize LCO product recovery, and minimize slurry product by producing HCO for hydrocracker feed. These changes raise fractionator operating temperature. Higher temperatures require better process and equipment designs to avoid fouling and coke formation, which lead to poor reliability and potentially to an unscheduled shutdown.......

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ERTC Virtual Newspaper

2030 isn’t long off – the future of advanced biofuels --- Covid-19 provides a warning to refiners that adaption is key to thrive in the energy transition --- Profitably complying with RED II: A Q&A with Shell biofuel technology specialists --- Beyond the renewable energy directive (RED) II: introduction to future of sustainable biochemicals --- Energy transition: solving a global problem requires a holistic pursuit --- Adding value with catalyst testing – supporting refineries in challenging times --- Rare earths weaponised: the impact on FCC units from an escalation in global trade tensions --- Arkema develops new digital features for the sulphiding of hydroprocessing catalysts......

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Q4 Issue of PTQ

Q&A, FCC catalyst boosts bottoms upgrade ... Halide corrosion in hydroprocessing Mitigating corrosion with a digital twin ... Should you rely on your simulation results? ... Process safety time for fired heaters ... The hazards of fired heater flooding ... Realities of heat flux in fired heaters ... Recovering hydrogen and LPG from off-gases ... IIoT in energy optimisation ... SMR for fuel cell grade hydrogen ... Column revamp boosts diesel production ... Raising diesel yield by chemical treatment ... Selecting turboexpanders for PDH ... Digitalisation for improved operations ... Furnace cleaning by robots ... Technology In Action.

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AFPM Virtual Annual Meeting

This year’s Annual Meeting will be different than any other in the history of the association. We are living in extraordinary times and so we will put on an extraordinary meeting. The mission for our Annual Meeting is to deliver an engaging program addressing both significant opportunities and challenges for U.S. refiners and petrochemical manufacturers. This year it may seem the challenges outweigh the opportunities, but we are an optimistic group and we are excited to deliver a program designed to arm you with critical information to help you achieve more, go farther, and improve your company’s performance.......

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KBC Advanced Technologies

KBC (A Yokogawa Company) is all about excellence in the Energy and Chemical industry. Living excellence in all we create and in all the Services we deliver, and leaving a sustainable legacy of Operational Excellence among our Customers.

We make excellence real for our customers through the actions of Our People fused with our Digitalization Technology and best practices, powered by the Cloud. Our Customers achieve operating performance that surpasses ordinary standards, now and into the future.......

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