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Catalysis 2018Automating 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...... View All Magazines |
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Are you ready for MARPOL?As the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has decided to implement the MARPOL Annex VI, all ships must globally reduce their emissions of sulfur by 86% before 2020. This fact is bound to have a huge impact on the shipping as well as the refinery industry. But exactly what will happen? What options are there? What are the opportunities? Who will seize them? And how?...... View All Videos |
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Hoerbiger WienKey technologies for compressors and engines in the Refining, Gas and Petrochemical processing industries. HOERBIGER is active throughout the world as a leading player in the fields of compression technology, automation technology and drive technology. HOERBIGER Compression Technology is a business unit of HOERBIGER Holding AG, Zug / Switzerland. Based on the concepts of reliability, high performance and efficiency, its portfolio includes a wide range of key components and services for reciprocating compressors and industrial engines...... View All Sponsors |
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Digitalization manifesto - Now its timeAt KBC we believe in a world where plants operate with: No safety incidents, No unplanned outages, Rigorous adherence to operating plans, Agile response to market changes and plant disturbances, A motivated and informed workforce, A culture of profitability. We call this ‘Excellence’...... |
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Air emissions modeling advances for oil and gas production facilities
Oct-2014Hydrocarbon processing systems and storage tanks are a significant source of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions in the United States.
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Diesel hydrotreater revamp
Feb-2011Major improvements to throughput and product specification required a revamp of catalyst and internals in a diesel hydrotreater
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Ultra-deep desulphurisation of gas oils
Feb-2003In order to choose the right combination of catalyst and technology for the production of diesel with 10ppm sulphur or less, it is essential to have a ...
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Improving FCC catalyst performance
Mar-2006Higher volumes of heavier feeds can be processed with additives designed to enhance base catalyst effectiveness. Deactivation and dehydrogenation problems ...
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Safety around oxygen - Spare parts in air separation plants
Jun-2017A blue liquid races through the network of pipes in an air separation plant. It is high-purity oxygen, cryogenically frozen to a liquid at -183°C.
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Digital twins enhance LNG plant performance
May-2019(White Paper) - Digitalisation technologies offer new and disruptive ways to overcome the challenges of increasing margin, reducing carbon emissions and ...
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The next generation of elemental analysis
Apr-2019(White Paper) - With tightening sulphur regulations across the globe, petroleum professionals have the unique challenge of certifying their products as ...
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How DEA affects CO2 removal by Hot Pot
Apr-2019(White Paper) - In ammonia production, CO2 removal from synthesis gas is an important processing operation. There are a number of technologies for taking ...
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Data operations transform fuels value
Apr-2019(White Paper) - A refiner applied advanced analytics to develop techniques for processing opportunity crudes which minimise negative effects on the plant. The ...
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Increased flexibility and profitability from new hydroprocessing catalyst
Apr-2019A new bulk metal catalyst enables upgrading more difficult feeds and delivering products to meet environmental standards and higher quality levels.
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Experimental phase balance assessment for duplex stainless steel welded pipe
Jan-2018This paper discusses the assessment of weld metal ferrite content in duplex stainless steel pipe welded at a 45˚angle
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Managing fouling in refinery networks
Jul-2015Modelling heat exchanger and other networks enables the use of dynamic fouling models in performance assessment and predictive studies
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Computation of heat conduction in welding of thick wall reactor vessels
Sep-2017The welding of reactors in refinery is complex due to various phase formation during and after welding. Each phase was unique with success of welding lies ...
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Improved hydrogen yield in catalytic reforming
Jan-2013A process step that sends higher-boiling C6 hydrocarbons to light tops isomerisation delivers an increase in hydrogen production from naphtha catalytic ...
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Modelling ethane absorption in MEA solution
Jun-2018Solving foaming problems related to absorption of hydrocarbon and feed contaminants by amine solution.
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Managing fouling in refinery networks
Jul-2015Modelling heat exchanger and other networks enables the use of dynamic fouling models in performance assessment and predictive studies
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Understanding basic principles of flow calculations
Mar-2008Valve size often is described by the nominal size of the end connections, but a more important measure is the flow that the valve can provide.
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Spent sulphuric acid regeneration (SAR) process
May-2012Several chemical processes utilise concentrated sulphuric acid as a catalyst or dehydrating agent, in which the acid becomes “spent”; ie, weakened ...
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Hydrogen generation for modern refineries
Jan-2009With increasing demand for diesel, more stringent product specifications for cleaner fuels, reduced fuel oil demand and the economic advantages in processing ...
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Processing high TAN crude: part I
Jan-2010Huizhou, which is the first refinery for processing 100% high TAN crude, started up in 2009. This article describes the challenges of an opportunity crude ...
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Digital twins enhance LNG plant performance
May-2019(White Paper) - Digitalisation technologies offer new and disruptive ways to overcome the challenges of increasing margin, reducing carbon emissions and ...
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The next generation of elemental analysis
Apr-2019(White Paper) - With tightening sulphur regulations across the globe, petroleum professionals have the unique challenge of certifying their products as ...
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How DEA affects CO2 removal by Hot Pot
Apr-2019(White Paper) - In ammonia production, CO2 removal from synthesis gas is an important processing operation. There are a number of technologies for taking ...
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Data operations transform fuels value
Apr-2019(White Paper) - A refiner applied advanced analytics to develop techniques for processing opportunity crudes which minimise negative effects on the plant. The ...
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Burckhardt Compression to equip mega-plants with Hyper compressors in China
24-04-2019Burckhardt Compression has signed in the last months contracts to equip three production lines for synthetics with Hyper Compressors. Each of these petrochemical ...
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Babcock brings ecoETHN™ a new ethane Boil Off Gas technology to market
23-04-2019Babcock International, a global leader in liquefied gas cargo handling systems, has added ecoETHN™, a patent pending ethane Boil Off Gas (BOG) reliquefaction ...
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Learning from the past, and looking to the future of downstream at Chevron
23-04-2019In a new headline address on June 12th in Houston, Chevron’s President of Manufacturing Mike Coyle will be announcing lessons learned over the last ...
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McDermott awarded petrochemicals contract in Kuwait
22-04-2019McDermott International, Inc and Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company, a subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, today announced that KIPIC ...
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Saudi Aramco to acquire Shell’s share of the SASREF refining joint venture
21-04-2019The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) is to acquire Shell Saudi Arabia Refining Limited’s (Shell) 50% share of the SASREF joint venture in ...
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Burckhardt Compression to equip mega-plants with Hyper compressors in China
24-04-2019Burckhardt Compression has signed in the last months contracts to equip three production lines for synthetics with Hyper Compressors. Each of these petrochemical ...
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McDermott awarded petrochemicals contract in Kuwait
22-04-2019McDermott International, Inc and Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company, a subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, today announced that KIPIC ...
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TOYO awarded propylene splitter project in Japan
16-04-2019TEC Project Services Corporation, a domestic subsidiary of Toyo Engineering Corporation was awarded a propylene splitter project from Maruzen Petrochemical ...
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Qatargas and BASF sign gas treating technology license agreement for LNG trains
16-04-2019Qatargas Operating Company Limited (Qatargas), acting on behalf of Qatar Petroleum, and BASF SE have signed a technology license agreement for the North ...
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Knutsen OAS Shipping selects Laby® compressors from Burckhardt Compression
10-04-2019Burckhardt Compression is outfitting a 30,000 m3 LNG carrier operated by Knutsen OAS Shipping AS with Laby® compressors. The Laby® compressors ...
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Babcock brings ecoETHN™ a new ethane Boil Off Gas technology to market
23-04-2019Babcock International, a global leader in liquefied gas cargo handling systems, has added ecoETHN™, a patent pending ethane Boil Off Gas (BOG) reliquefaction ...
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Learning from the past, and looking to the future of downstream at Chevron
23-04-2019In a new headline address on June 12th in Houston, Chevron’s President of Manufacturing Mike Coyle will be announcing lessons learned over the last ...
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Saudi Aramco to acquire Shell’s share of the SASREF refining joint venture
21-04-2019The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) is to acquire Shell Saudi Arabia Refining Limited’s (Shell) 50% share of the SASREF joint venture in ...
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LyondellBasell grants 1100KTA Hostalen ACP licensed capacity to PetroChina
16-04-2019LyondellBasell, the world’s largest licensor of polyolefin technologies, today announced that PetroChina will use the LyondellBasell Hostalen “Advanced ...
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Sulzer’s automated welding - from rust to robust for major Spanish refinery
16-04-2019Sulzer’s automated welding delivers quality and cost-efficient corrosion protection for distillation columns. The efficient prevention and minimization ...
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Kelvion K°Bond is the cutting-edge heat exchange solution
05-04-2019Oil rigs, LNG and regasification facilities, hydrogen and supercritical CO2 stations depend on heat exchange solutions that can withstand extreme temperatures ...
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Swagelok releases low-temperature option for RHPS series regulators
03-04-2019Swagelok, a leading solutions provider of fluid system products, assemblies, and services, has announced the release of a new low-temperature seal option. ...
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Haldor Topsoe launches ClearView™ and announces alliance with Honeywell
05-03-2019Today, Haldor Topsoe, a world leader in high-performance catalysts and proprietary technologies, and the connected plant leader Honeywell announced a technology ...
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KBC releases Petro-SIM® 7
26-02-2019KBC (A Yokogawa Company) today announced the release of Petro-SIM 7. At KBC, we believe process simulation is at the heart of both design ...
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SPECTRO introduces SPECTROGREEN ICP-OES analyzer
11-02-2019SPECTRO Analytical Instruments has introduced its new SPECTROGREEN inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) analyzer, debuting ...
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Stratco® XP2 technology for the stratco® contactor reactor
The STRATCO® XP2 technology is a Contactor™ reactor enhancement developed to improve the acid/hydrocarbon emulsion flow path near the tube bundle ...
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Purge gas recovery
High-quality, customised solutions for the recovery of valuable gases from ammonia synthesis purge streams. Faced with strong competitive pressures, operators ...
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Axens engineering services revamping
For a successful revamping project, no matter the degree of its complexity, and in accordance with your tight schedules, Axens is your unique contact during ...
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Electrostatic Coalescers: desalting and dehydration of crudes
Electrostatic coalescers allow to remove small water droplets which would remain emulsified and not separated in conventional separators, thanks to droplet ...
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Petrochemical processing
About 80% of all petrochemicals are derived from products of ethylene plants, which are the heart of petrochemical complexes. Today’s modern ethylene ...
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Axens Symphony™ reforming catalysts
The next generation of higher performance reforming catalysts. Based on more than 100 years of accumulated experience Axens has developed Symphony™, ...
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KBC Petro-SIM
Petro-SIM is the leading process simulation and optimization platform for driving excellence in facility performance and organizational productivity. At ...
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The Linde Group: a journey through time
The history of Linde in four epochs: Carl von Linde - From pioneer to company founder. Air Seperation - The dawn of the Industrial Gases.
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Topsoe's graded bed technology
Topsoe’s graded bed technology creates significant performance improvements, can in some cases extend the operating cycles from a few months to several ...
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The Linde Group
The Linde Group is a world-leading gases and engineering company with around 63,500 employees in more than 100 countries worldwide. In the 2013 financial ...
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From hydrogen production to sulphur recovery - let ceramics pave the way
Learn how to boost the reliability and performance of your hydrogen production and sulphur recovery plants through the deployment of Blasch’s ...
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Intelligently predict and prevent corrosion across your operations
Learn how the fight against corrosion never stops - it is a fact of life every day across Oil & Gas, Refining and Pipeline operations, what-if you ...
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