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FCCU particulate emissions control with a Shell third stage separator:
a case study
Third Stage Separators (TSS) have been utilised for many years to protect turbo expanders installed on FCCU regenerator flue gas systems.
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Driving change across the downstream industry
Asian Downstream Insights Exclusive Interview with Andy Saunders-Tack, Director, Asia-Pacific and Mel Larson, Strategic Consulting Manager at Becht
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The corrosion-fouling cycle in 
amine systems
Recommendations to reduce the impact of the mechanisms of corrosion in amine systems.
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Hydroprocessing upgrades to meet changing fuels requirements
Adapting installed hydroprocessing units through a variety of schemes enables refiners to shift their fuels slates to meet changing demand and specifi ...
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An examination into the feedstock and process conditions where solvent deasphalting is the most appropriate technology for upgrading residue
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K Model: The future of blending (RI 2023)
In a refinery operation, the profitability margin is increased when heavy crude fractions are blended with light crude without affecting processabilit ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Delayed coking as a sustainable refinery solution
Fuel grade coke is a serious environmental pollutant but the producer, the delayed coking process, can be a contributor to future sustainable development ...
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Energy management and sustainability of the downstream industry
Energy management must feature in any strategy in the downstream industry for both environmental impact and economic competitiveness.
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The role of biofuels in the energy transition
Overcoming the challenges of coprocessing renewables.
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Closing the sustainability cycle
Role of plastics recycling technologies in the future of the downstream industry.
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Profiting from the lubricants market
Pursuing a profitable and more sustainable purpose for crude oil through the lubricants market requires examination of lubricants production via hydro ...
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Unicracking unit flow scheme optimisation and integration
(White Paper) - How an optimisation and integration approach can assist in maximising refinery margin for a residue upgrading project Integration of ...
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Olefin purification: Why selecting the right adsorbent matters
(White Paper) - Removing difficult-to-detect contaminants helps minimise adsorbent reactivity while avoiding side reactions and excessive heat release. The ...
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Closed-loop sampling systems can lower fugitive emission levels
(White Paper) - Becoming a net-zero facility is easier with the right grab sampling technology. The goal of most plant operators in today’s environment ...
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An economically attractive carbon capture solution for FCC
(White Paper) Reducing the cost of FCC carbon capture along with increasing FCC throughput and facilitating wider range feedstock processing. Refiners ...
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Restoring fired heater furnace heat transfer efficiency
(White Paper) - Convection section cleaning of process heaters at an Egyptian facility achieved more than 90% treating of all tube and surface areas. Inefficient ...
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Balancing act of managing a refinery: New technology vs increasing revenue (ERTC 2023)
Refining management is a constant balancing act between investing in new technology and increasing revenue potential. The trend in European refining is ...
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Unicracking unit flow scheme optimisation and integration
(White Paper) - How an optimisation and integration approach can assist in maximising refinery margin for a residue upgrading project Integration of ...
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Olefin purification: Why selecting the right adsorbent matters
(White Paper) - Removing difficult-to-detect contaminants helps minimise adsorbent reactivity while avoiding side reactions and excessive heat release. The ...
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Closed-loop sampling systems can lower fugitive emission levels
(White Paper) - Becoming a net-zero facility is easier with the right grab sampling technology. The goal of most plant operators in today’s environment ...
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An economically attractive carbon capture solution for FCC
(White Paper) Reducing the cost of FCC carbon capture along with increasing FCC throughput and facilitating wider range feedstock processing. Refiners ...
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Restoring fired heater furnace heat transfer efficiency
(White Paper) - Convection section cleaning of process heaters at an Egyptian facility achieved more than 90% treating of all tube and surface areas. Inefficient ...
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Innovative solutions to shape the hydrogen economy
(Webiner) - Join us for an insightful journey into the future of sustainable energy with Honeywell H₂ Solutions. In this exclusive webinar, we'll delve ...
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Covering your streams with gas chromatography: Analytical technique and key applications
(webinar) - Gas Chromatography is a critical part of any analytical lab in the refining process. It is such a standard that operators take for granted ...
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Beyond processbook & PI vision: Exploring today’s industrial analytics tools
(Webinar) - In the Manufacturing 4.0 era, industrial organizations have more data at their fingertips than ever, offering the promise of higher production ...
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Overcoming roadblocks to decarbonisation
(webinar) - Reducing global CO2 emissions and limiting the increase in global average temperature to 1.5°C is probably the greatest challenge humanity ...
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Neste granted investment for its green hydrogen project at the Porvoo refinery
In November 2023, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment in Finland granted Neste an energy investment aid of EUR 1.96 million for heat recovery ...
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Santa Maria Renewable selects Topsoe to deliver technology for renewable fuels project
Topsoe, a global leader in carbon emission reduction technologies, has signed licensing and engineering agreements with Santa Maria to develop a project, ...
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Santa Maria Renewable selects Topsoe to deliver technology for renewable fuels project
Topsoe, a global leader in carbon emission reduction technologies, has signed licensing and engineering agreements with Santa Maria to develop a project, ...
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Shenghong Petrochemical selects Clariant’s SynDane®catalyst
Clariant, a sustainability-focusedspecialty chemical company, today announcedthat it has been awarded a major contract by Jiangsu Shenghong Petrochemical ...
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thyssenkrupp Uhde and DL E&C sign contract for Murchison Hydrogen Renewables project pre-FEED
thyssenkrupp Uhde, in partnership with DL E&C and its affiliate (CARBONCO), has been selected by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners P/S (CIP) on behalf ...
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Chevron Lummus Global commissions ISOTERRA unit at Chevron's El Segundo refinery
Chevron Lummus Global LLC (CLG) today announced the completion and successful startup of an ISOTERRA unit as part of Chevron's renewable fuel conversion ...
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Air Products to build Europe's largest blue hydrogen plant
Air Products to build Europe's largest blue hydrogen plant Air Products today announced it will build, own and operate a state-of-the-art carbon capture ...
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Aker Carbon Capture awarded study by TES
Aker Carbon Capture has been awarded a feasibility study by TES, to explore the implementation of a carbon capture plant at a waste-to-energy facility ...
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Innovative solutions to shape the hydrogen economy
(Webiner) - Join us for an insightful journey into the future of sustainable energy with Honeywell H₂ Solutions. In this exclusive webinar, we'll delve ...
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Covering your streams with gas chromatography: Analytical technique and key applications
(webinar) - Gas Chromatography is a critical part of any analytical lab in the refining process. It is such a standard that operators take for granted ...
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Beyond processbook & PI vision: Exploring today’s industrial analytics tools
(Webinar) - In the Manufacturing 4.0 era, industrial organizations have more data at their fingertips than ever, offering the promise of higher production ...
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Overcoming roadblocks to decarbonisation
(webinar) - Reducing global CO2 emissions and limiting the increase in global average temperature to 1.5°C is probably the greatest challenge humanity ...
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Neste granted investment for its green hydrogen project at the Porvoo refinery
In November 2023, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment in Finland granted Neste an energy investment aid of EUR 1.96 million for heat recovery ...
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Yokogawa and FPT Software ink global partnership to advance DX solution offerings
Yokogawa Electric Corporation, a leading provider of industrial automation and test and measurement solutions, and FPT Software Company Limited, a global ...
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Lummus announces commercial availability of Saplene™ technology
Lummus Technology, a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, announced the commercial availability of its Saplene™ ...
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Grace launches PARAGON™ FCC catalyst technology
W. R. Grace & Co, a global leader in fluid catalytic cracking catalysts and additives for refining petrochemicals, today announced its latest ...
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GTC Vorro launches calculator for generating the amount of H2S and SO2 mass
GTC Vorro Technology, a turnkey provider of environmental services and process technologies to oil and gas, refining and petrochemical companies, has debuted ...
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Petro-SIM 7.4 software to streamline hydrocarbon processes
KBC (A Yokogawa Company) announces the launch of Petro-SIM® 7.4 simulation software for the oil and gas, renewables, and process industries. With its ...
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New valve stem packing design from IMI CCI makes reducing fugitive emissions EEEasy-Seal™
With valves accounting for up to 70% of fugitive emissions (FE) from plants and refineries, tackling leakage is among the biggest obstacles to US industry ...
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Lummus launches ethanol-based SAF technology
Lummus Technology, a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, announced the commercial availability of its ethanol to ...
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A single integrated vacuum system
Failure to design the vacuum unit as an integrated system will invariably result in unsatisfactory yield and poor product quality (high vanadium, nickel, ...
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Valmet Flow control for delayed coking
Improving reliability and productivity of your process. The delayed coking unit is potentially one of the most profitable operations at any refinery. It ...
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Suspension crystallization technology
Suspension crystallization technology completes Sulzer‘s existing portfolio of melt crystallization technology consisting of falling film and static ...
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A group of interesting articles* deals with opportunity crudes, a mixed breed that includes very heavy, sour and high total acid number types as well as ...
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The Fastest, most versatile combination viscometer and density meter on the market. OptiMVD measures viscosity according to ASTM D7945. This method is ...
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Liquid-liquid separation technology
In industrial process equipments liquid-liquid mixtures are produced by essentially two different mechanisms. a) Mixing of the phases in either purpose ...
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OptiDist: Optimizer for continuous temperature monitoring
The Herzog OptiDist continuously monitors temperature without requiring any input from the operator, and also prevents surges or reductions. This predictive ...
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HyOctane™ - squeeze more value out of your FCC gasoline
Do you ever wonder why there is so little competition in the FCC gasoline post-treatment catalyst market? Well, we did, and now there’s a better ...
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Axens Powering Integrated Solutions
Axens group provides a complete range of solutions for the conversion of oil and biomass to cleaner fuels, the production and purification of major petrochemical ...
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Up! Solutions - digital solutions from Burckhardt Compression
Up! Solutions stands for user-friendliness, maximized productivity thanks to the greatest possible uptime, total cost management and thus for the success ...
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Blasch Precision Ceramics ferrule 1 & 2 piece instructional video
Joe Quintiliani of Blasch Precision Ceramics demonstrates how quickly and easily Blasch one and two piece ferrules can be installed.
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Marine vapor control application Video
Servomex provides fixed and portable gas analysis products to marine terminals and tanker vessels involved in the transfer and transportation of crude ...
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Biofilm: A hidden threat to refining and petrochemical operations
Did you know that a seemingly insignificant amount of biofilm can negatively affect heat exchanger reliability and efficiency and, as a result, significantly ...
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Mission critical electric heat tracing solutions to support the energy transition
Around the globe, clean fuels are helping reduce carbon emissions. And world leaders have pledged to invest in technologies such as carbon capture and ...
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New digital tools to improve operational profitability in refineries
View this webinar to learn how you can leverage new digital tools as part of the Honeywell UOP upgraded PremierPLUS Performance Services offering to avoid ...
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Maximizing renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel yields with ISOTERRA Technology
Investments in renewable diesel (RD) and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production are gaining considerable momentum and are expected to play a vital ...
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Enabling energy transitions with the Callidus® Ultra Blue® Burner System
Join this webinar to learn how your renewable energy and net zero operations can dramatically lower nitric oxide (NOx) emissions with the Honeywell Callidus ...
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Excel® Technology: The Sustainable Solution for HydroProcessing Catalysts
Unveil the path to sustainable catalyst processes with Excel® Rejuvenation Technology! Join us as we delve into the art of catalyst rejuvenation, uncovering ...
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Servomex 70th Anniversary Special
In this podcast our experts celebrate 70 years of Servomex, looking at how we got to the position of global expert in gas analysis, and what the future ...
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Servomex’s support for gas analysis applications in Korea is growing, and you can learn all about it in the latest episode of our ongoing podcast se ...
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Our latest podcast looks at a variety of carbon capture and storage processes available to industry, and the challenges facing operators using ...
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Global Business Development Manager Dr. Stephen Firth and General Manager for the Middle East Afzal Khan talk about the specific challenges facing industries ...
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In this episode, application experts discuss gas analysis for continuous ammonia (NH3) monitoring in combustion emission.
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Application Manager Karen Gargallo is joined by Global Business Development Manager Stephen Firth, and Application Development Engineer Min-Woo Lim to ...