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Premiere of Opportunity Crudes Management Seminars
MINIVAP VP Vision - Next Generation Vapor Pressure Testing
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Advances in methanol synthesis
Catalysts with higher and more stable activity enable cost savings and boost output in methanol production
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In the highly competitive refining market, profitability is not a benefit of successful business, but rather a necessity to sustainable business.
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Assuming that this pandemic has an end-point, businesses in general and refiners more than most would prefer a restoration of near-normal to some realignment ...
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Shaping up hydrotreating performance (TIA)
A fine balance of activity and pressure drop has long created a challenge when considering the maximisation of performance for hydroprocessing and hydrocracking ...
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Cracking furnace design by computer application
Examples of how a technique known as Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) has been employed to improve and optimise the design of the cracking furnace. The ...
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Amine purification system to increase crude processing
Bringing amine system contaminants down to low levels has reduced operational problems.Refiners experience increased throughput of sour crude by continuously ...
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Improved hydrogen yield in catalytic reforming
A 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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Flexible solutions for increased diesel production
Distillation changes and optimised hydroprocessing units represent a broad range of technical and economic options for increasing production of diesel
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Hydrocracker revamp lifts product flexibility
(White Paper) - How an innovative moving bed technology enabled a major refinery to improve residue conversion and crude flexibility. The refining sector ...
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Start-up and shutdown issues in sulphur processing
(White Paper) - Knowing the limitations of the sulphur unit and what may occur during start-ups and shutdowns helps to prevent damage. Part 1: The SRU ...
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Mitigating corrosion with a digital twin
(White Paper) - Data-driven engineering helps engineers to identify ways to improve predictions of corrosion. Processing plants depend on assorted metallic ...
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The hazards of fired heater flooding
(White Paper) - Heater flooding is a serious and potentially dangerous condition which must be dealt with properly and quickly. Heater flooding incidents ...
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Optimise your workflow and improve lab efficiencies
(White Paper) - XOS’ Sindie® series sulphur analysers offer a variety of features and capabilities aiming to improve your operational efficiencies. ...
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(White Paper) - How MOL used a new approach to data to improve plant diagnostics, adopt alternate crudes and save millions. The petroleum industry is once ...
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Response to a question in the Q3 2020 issue of PTQ
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What is sintering in relation to catalyst deactivation and how can it be avoided? (PTQ Q&A)
Response to a question in the Q3 2020 issue of PTQ
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Managing fouling in refinery networks
Modelling heat exchanger and other networks enables the use of dynamic fouling models in performance assessment and predictive studies
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Experimental phase balance assessment for duplex stainless steel welded pipe
This paper discusses the assessment of weld metal ferrite content in duplex stainless steel pipe welded at a 45˚angle
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Computation of heat conduction in welding of thick wall reactor vessels
The 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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More petrochemicals with less capital spending
Even in nations with exceptional dependence on transportation fuels like Brazil, better integration with petrochemicals production is essential for re ...
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CCS from refinery emissions: CO2 purity must be analysed and controlled
One of the most promising measures to decarbonise refinery operations is carbon capture and storage (CCS) from existing combustion processes, such as process ...
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IMO 2020 - Maritime CEMS and refinery changes
For several years, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has stipulated low levels of sulphur emissions close to densely populated coastal areas, ...
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Hydrogen SMR energy efficiency optimisation
Steam methane reformers (SMR) are the most common hydrogen production technique in the oil and gas industry.
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Environmental monitoring and management in the downstream oil and gas sector
Keeping it clean, keeping it green. Ground water, rain water run-off and effluent. Contaminated soil replacement in spillage areas, excavated soil disposal ...
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Managing fouling in refinery networks
Modelling 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
Valve 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
Several chemical processes utilise concentrated sulphuric acid as a catalyst or dehydrating agent, in which the acid becomes “spent”; ie, weakened ...
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Processing high TAN crude: part I
Huizhou, 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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Hydrogen generation for modern refineries
With 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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Sour water strippers: design and operation
Simpler, more cost-effective sour water stripper designs can outperform more generally accepted designs in the refining industry
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Naphtha catalytic cracking for propylene production
Investment in on-purpose propylene production technology based on naphtha-based feedstock is taking on various process configurations
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Gasifying coke to produce hydrogen in refineries
Coke gasification to produce hydrogen for hydroprocessing is more capital intensive than steam methane reforming, but not so vulnerable to natural gas ...
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Hydrocracker revamp lifts product flexibility
(White Paper) - How an innovative moving bed technology enabled a major refinery to improve residue conversion and crude flexibility. The refining sector ...
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Start-up and shutdown issues in sulphur processing
(White Paper) - Knowing the limitations of the sulphur unit and what may occur during start-ups and shutdowns helps to prevent damage. Part 1: The SRU ...
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Mitigating corrosion with a digital twin
(White Paper) - Data-driven engineering helps engineers to identify ways to improve predictions of corrosion. Processing plants depend on assorted metallic ...
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The hazards of fired heater flooding
(White Paper) - Heater flooding is a serious and potentially dangerous condition which must be dealt with properly and quickly. Heater flooding incidents ...
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Optimise your workflow and improve lab efficiencies
(White Paper) - XOS’ Sindie® series sulphur analysers offer a variety of features and capabilities aiming to improve your operational efficiencies. ...
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(White Paper) - How MOL used a new approach to data to improve plant diagnostics, adopt alternate crudes and save millions. The petroleum industry is once ...
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Using continuous helical flow to reduce fouling
(White Paper) - It would not be an understatement to say that fouling is one of the most costly recurring problems in hydrocarbon processing, and that ...
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How turbocompressors drive and safeguard downstream plant operations
This webinar reaches out to end users in the hydrocarbon industry who face the challenge of achieving operational availability, equipment reliability, ...
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The large scale conversion of Preem’s refinery in Lysekil begins
The conversion of Preem’s refinery in Lysekil has begun. In the latest update to the refinery’s environmental permit, Preem will apply to establish ...
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Lummus awarded contract for one of the world’s largest polypropylene units
Lummus Technology today announced that its Novolen business has been awarded a contract by Hengyi Industries for a large-scale polypropylene unit in Brunei. ...
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Chart Industries to participate in US Department of Energy H2@Scale project
Chart Industries, Inc. (“Chart”) (NASDAQ: GTLS) today announced their participation in a U.S. Department of Energy project, Demonstration and Framework ...
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Costain part of proving hydrogen can be distributed via existing gas networks
Costain, the smart infrastructure solutions company, in collaboration with the gas networks, has produced a feasibility study that will contribute to the ...
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Sinopec Qilu successfully starts up DuPont™ STRATCO® alkylation technology
DuPont Clean Technologies (DuPont) is pleased to announce that the STRATCO® alkylation unit at the Sinopec Qilu refinery in Zibo, Shandong Province, China, ...
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Tracerco announce optimising processes with data driven diagnostics solutions webinar
In a market where CAPEX spending is limited, now it’s more important than ever to ensure you are maximising your refinery output to increase your profitability. Whilst ...
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BW LNG and Burckhardt Compression agree on 10-year partnership for 9 LNG carriers
BW LNG and Burckhardt Compression signed a ten-year service agreement covering nine LNG carriers with Laby®-GI Compressors on board. Building on their ...
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AVEVA and SCG announce strategic partnership to deliver a ‘Digital Reliability Platform’
AVEVA, the global leader in engineering and industrial software, and Chemicals Business, SCG, one of the largest petrochemical companies in Thailand ...
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BW LNG and Burckhardt Compression agree on 10-year partnership for 9 LNG carriers
BW LNG and Burckhardt Compression signed a ten-year service agreement covering nine LNG carriers with Laby®-GI Compressors on board. Building on their ...
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Alfa Laval wins energy efficiency orders in China and Mexico
Alfa Laval - a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling - has won two orders to supply compact heat exchangers to a petrochemical ...
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Lummus announces ethylene cracking furnaces award in Uzbekistan
Lummus Technology today announced that it has been awarded a contract by Enter Engineering Pte. Ltd. for the Shurtan Gas Chemical Complex in Uzbekistan. ...
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Pertamina selects Honeywell UOP technologies to produce Advanced Biofuels
Honeywell today announced PT Pertamina (Persero) will use Honeywell UOP technologies to produce advanced biofuels at its Plaju and Cilacap refineries in ...
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Graham Corporation awarded four new orders
Graham Corporation, a global business that designs, manufactures and sells critical equipment for the oil refining, petrochemical and defense industries, ...
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Senex to supply natural gas to Southern Oils Northern Oil Refinery
Senex Energy Ltd today announced a domestic gas sales agreement (GSA) for up to 2.5 petajoules (PJ) of natural gas with Southern Oil Refining’s Northern ...
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Honeywell UOP Polybed™ PSA units supplying high-purity hydrogen for Hengli Petrochemical
Honeywell UOP announced today that Hengli Petrochemical Co. Ltd. successfully started up seven UOP Polybed™ pressure swing adsorption (PSA) units supplying ...
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Axens will supply technology for Alpha-Olefins production to Baltic Chemical Plant
Baltic Chemical plant LLC, JSC RusGazDobycha subsidiary and Axens signed an agreement for the supply of alpha-olefins production technology for a project ...
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Braskem selects UNIPOL® PP process technology from Grace
W. R. Grace & Co, the leading independent supplier of polyolefin catalyst technology and polypropylene (PP) process technology, congratulates its UNIPOL® ...
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How turbocompressors drive and safeguard downstream plant operations
This webinar reaches out to end users in the hydrocarbon industry who face the challenge of achieving operational availability, equipment reliability, ...
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The large scale conversion of Preem’s refinery in Lysekil begins
The conversion of Preem’s refinery in Lysekil has begun. In the latest update to the refinery’s environmental permit, Preem will apply to establish ...
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Lummus awarded contract for one of the world’s largest polypropylene units
Lummus Technology today announced that its Novolen business has been awarded a contract by Hengyi Industries for a large-scale polypropylene unit in Brunei. ...
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Chart Industries to participate in US Department of Energy H2@Scale project
Chart Industries, Inc. (“Chart”) (NASDAQ: GTLS) today announced their participation in a U.S. Department of Energy project, Demonstration and Framework ...
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Costain part of proving hydrogen can be distributed via existing gas networks
Costain, the smart infrastructure solutions company, in collaboration with the gas networks, has produced a feasibility study that will contribute to the ...
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Sinopec Qilu successfully starts up DuPont™ STRATCO® alkylation technology
DuPont Clean Technologies (DuPont) is pleased to announce that the STRATCO® alkylation unit at the Sinopec Qilu refinery in Zibo, Shandong Province, China, ...
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Tracerco announce optimising processes with data driven diagnostics solutions webinar
In a market where CAPEX spending is limited, now it’s more important than ever to ensure you are maximising your refinery output to increase your profitability. Whilst ...
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AVEVA and SCG announce strategic partnership to deliver a ‘Digital Reliability Platform’
AVEVA, the global leader in engineering and industrial software, and Chemicals Business, SCG, one of the largest petrochemical companies in Thailand ...
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Siemens Energy and Bentley Systems, Inc. (Bentley) have announced a joint solution that delivers intelligent analytics derived from domain experience ...
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Yokogawa to release plant resource manager (PRM) R4.04
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces the November 20 release of Plant Resource Manager (PRM™) R4.04, the latest version of a software package in the ...
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SPECTRO introduces SPECTROGREEN TI ICP-OES analyzer
SPECTRO Analytical Instruments has introduced the newest version of its SPECTROGREEN inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) ...
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BASF adds to its selective hydrogenation catalysts portfolio
A new series of commercially proven alumina catalysts is now available with new performance features that can benefit selective hydrogenation applications ...
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Emerson launches the Rosemount™ 700XA gas chromatograph
Emerson today introduced the Rosemount™ 700XA gas chromatograph (GC), the industry’s first single-analyzer solution to provide measurement of sulfur ...
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FLIR Systems introduces Vue TZ20 dual thermal camera drone payload
Plug-and-Play Gimbal System for the DJI Matrice 200 Series and Matrice 300 Offers High-Definition FLIR Thermal Imaging with Zoom Capabilities to Improve ...
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REMBE® Q-Ball® E guarantees maximum venting efficiency with minimum weight
As a pioneer in developing flameless explosion venting systems, REMBE® has fundamentally changed the world of explosion protection. With the Q-Ball® ...
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KBC releases value chain optimization manifesto
KBC (A Yokogawa Company) has released its Value Chain Optimization Manifesto to help asset owners and operators in the Energy and Chemicals industry drive ...
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McConnell Dowell awarded civil works on Thai Oil's Clean Fuel Project
McConnell Dowell is pleased to announced the award of the contract for civil works on the Thai Oil Clean Fuel Project in Sriracha, Thailand by UJV, the ...
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BASF introduces ZEAL™ FCC additive to deliver more propylene for refiners
BASF announces the commercial launch of ZEAL™ which is a new Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) additive product designed to enhance the production of light ...
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For 23 years,PTQ’s independent editorial policy and reputation within the industry have allowed us to provide the most relevant content, highlighting ...
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The Jade Burner from UOP Callidus is the first ultra-low NOx Tail Gas Thermal Oxidizer Burner designed and built specifically to deliver ultra-low Nox ...
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Making your plant work smarter
Cat Tech is at the forefront of new technologies. After years of research we are now unloading and loading catalysts from petroleum processing units faster, ...
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Ariel compressors are operating in Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations around the globe. In over 100 countries, Ariel has built a reputation for safe, ...
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Tray designs for extreme fouling applications
Today refiners experience a lot of problems with processing of opportunity or heavy crudes. Such crudes have very high sulfur content and require the addition ...
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Training solutions for alkylation units
DuPont alkylation unit training us your key to operational excellence. Training may be difficult to justify when things are running smoothly but if you ...
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Back in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s when fuel gas prices were high, energy utilization assumed major importance. A new method of calculating ...
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Structured packings for distillation, absorption and reactive distillation
This brochure was reviewed and supplemented recently. It therefore provides a complete, up‑to‑date overview of packings available from Sulzer Chemtech. ...
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The Laby®-GI has a fully balanced design that eliminates unbalanced moments and forces, so it can be used on offshore vessels and installations. The ...
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Clora® Analyzers provide breakthrough analysis of chlorine concentration in petroleum at levels below 0.5 ppm without consumable gasses, without elevated ...
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Johnson Matthey catalyst withdrawal system
The standard method of catalyst withdrawal can lead to hot catalyst leaks, personnel exposure and operational instability. Johnson Matthey’s Catalyst ...
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TK-611 HyBRIM™ nikel moly catalyst
Launch video for the new TK-611 HyBRIM™ nikel moly catalyst.
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Breathe Safe International Sentry 4 product video
Breathe Safe International are specialists in Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) and sole manufacturers and distributors of the Sentry 4 Inert Entry ...
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XOS On-Line Technology - Animation
Sindie Online is an industrial-grade process analyzer delivering continuous sulfur detection to monitor fuel streams and help to prevent tank contamination. ...
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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 ...
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PM PLUS™ PID and Integrated Limited Controller
Watlow’s PM PLUS™, the enhanced EZ-ZONE® PM, is now more intuitive and features an enhanced interface for easier programming and readability with ...
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ExxonMobil Catalysts and Technology Licensing: The Pursuit
Pursuing Growth. Understanding Challenges. Implementing Solutions.
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Pilot plant testing of catalysts for diesel fuel hydrotreating
Modern pilot plants provide reliable, hard data for choosing among competitive catalysts.
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How to achieve operational excellence with safe and profitable operating windows
(Webinar) - Plant of the Future’ is making headway towards operational excellence using technologies that enable safe and efficient operations to improve ...
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Learn how to build refinery models quickly and easily to support your LP model
In this webinar we will present refinery modelling workflows, features and functionalities, which showcase Honeywell Forge Process Simulation’ refinery-wide ...
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Ensuring business continuity in industrial operations
Join this webinar to discover the multiple areas in your organization where Honeywell Forge can help ensure the reliability, efficiency, and safety of ...
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A layered approach to achieving plant-wide optimization goals
Join this webinar to discover the multiple areas in your organization where Honeywell Forge can help ensure the reliability, efficiency, and safety of ...
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Driving machine learning through fundamental machinery diagnostics
Join Honeywell’s APM specialist, Ben Berwick, as he discusses how Honeywell leverages Asset Performance Management technology to recognize the earliest ...
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High-Performance Tail-Gas Treating
Discover the benefits of applying the latest technology in modern, low-temperature Shell Claus offgas treating (SCOT™) units. See how next-generation, ...
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Digital Reliability: 24/7 Real-time Machinery Diagnostics
Dynamics SPC discusses our turnkey solution we call COMPACS. COMPACS monitors the health of your equipment in real-time. We’ve spent close to three decades ...
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Simplify crude assay importing in UniSim design by utilizing H/CAMS
Haverly H/CAMS is the industry leading assay crude management software with over 2000 assays. Honeywell's UniSim Design software links to Haverly H/CAMS ...
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Intelligently predict and manage sour water corrosion in refinery applications
One of the primary concerns in refinery operations, especially when processing sour crudes, is management and mitigation of NH4HS (Sour Water) corrosion ...
