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ERTC 2018 NewspaperSpherical catalyst carriers with unprecedented size uniformity ... Petrochemicals: made for the future ... Analysis, active filtration unlock guard vessel stability ... Rising Stars 2018 ... Greatly increase FCC residue processing through simple steps of additive control ... A new generation of catalyst is born: TK-6001 HySwell ... A flexible and innovative solution to temporarily mitigate FCC catalyst losses ... How climate change will shape the future of the refining industry, globally and in Europe ... Mobile water treatment ... Reconsidering the businesscase for catalytic dewaxing ... Pitfalls in managing precious metals assets ... Alternative fuels and the future of refining ... Petrochemicals in the golden age ... In-line H2S analysis during sulphiding ... Getting the best out of your hydrocracker unit with new Equiflow® internal reactors...... View All Magazines |
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Grading & Guard MaterialsMaximum catalyst protection and optimum pressure drop management. With the increased levels of heavy and non conventional crude oils in the refinery diets, state-of the art catalysts need state of the art Grading and Guard Materials to create the best working environment mitigating pressure drop and eliminating contaminants. |
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Asian Downstream SummitAsian Downstream Summit is the BIGGEST Downstream Technology Tradeshow in Asia with a special focuses on Digital Transformation, Technological Innovations, Industry 4.0 in Oil & Gas. The purpose of ADS remains, to bring together top oil & gas players including top refiners, petrochemical and specialty chemicals players, decision makers, technology experts & government officials to discuss strategies and best practices for optimizing efficiency, increasing margins and achieving operational excellence in oil & gas through technology enablement...... View All Events |
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XOSXOS is a leading manufacturer of application-specific X-ray analyzers, offering elemental analysis solutions that improve public safety and customer efficiency in industries like Petroleum, Consumer Products, and Environmental Compliance. For petroleum applications, XOS offers portable, lab, and online process analyzers with unrivalled precision at the push of a button. Innovative X-ray Fluorescence technology powers the detection and precision capability of these analyzers. The analyzers’ ease-of-use and reliability enable their operation in tough environments from mobile vans to refineries, plants and pipeline terminals, for Compliance with regulations such as ATSM D2622, D7039, D7536, and D4294. XOS’ Advanced Optics...... View All Sponsors |
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Q3 Issue of PTQMaximising propylene and isobutylene from the FCC ... Efficient membrane systems for natural gas dehydration ... Increasing resid processing flexibility ... The corrosion-fouling cycle in amine systems ... Opening the crude flexibility window: automation manages threats in real time ... Controlling the metals content of FCC equilibrium catalyst ... Reducing plant downtime ... Burner retrofit increases capacity and cuts costs ... Water treatment on contract ... Some myths about mechanical cleaning ... Effect of reactor inlet temperature in a hydrotreater ... Low cost gasoline from low octane feed ... Predictive analytics in incident prevention ... Structured catalyst for steam reforming ... Reducing hydrogen consumption in diesel hydrotreating...... View All Magazines |
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BASF Product Portfolio For RefineriesThis video demonstrates BASF’ expertise applied along Oil Value Chain of the Conversion of crude oil into fuels with high performance characteristics. It presents BASF’ broad product portfolio for Refining, NGL Transportation, Fuel Production and Storage. The portfolio consists of following technologies and solutions: PuriStar, Selexsorb, FoSorb, Prosorb adsorbents based on Alumina, Zinc, Copper, Nickel and Lead oxides; Silicates and Molecular sieves; Alumina and Titania catalysts for sulfur recovery (Klaus process); О4-11* catalysts for sulfuric acid production...... View All Videos |
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Reducing refinery SOx emissions
Jul-2006Through an extensive study and 18-month trial, a Canadian refinery chose SOx reduction additive technology to reduce its SOx emissions
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Integrated monitoring for optimising crude distillation
Jan-2012On-line process analysers in crude distillation units prevent lost throughput caused by non-conforming process conditions and crude oil switching
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Minimising transfer line vibrations
Oct-2013Computational fluid dynamics was used effectively to solve start-up problems in a transfer line
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Operating vacuum distillation ejector systems
Oct-2016Best practices and opportunities to deliver reliable ejector system performance and reduce performance risk.
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Refinery design in China
Jan-2013Poor-quality crude oils and strict environmental regulations promote the use of technologies that favour energy savings and environmental protection
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Installation of a new flue gas tunnel design concept and resulting operation
Oct-2019(White Paper) - Conventional tunnels incorporate physical features that constrain design efficacy resulting in non-uniform flue gas flow both along the ...
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Are you ready for the new ASTM D8252 Ni & V method using XRF?
Sep-2019(White Paper) - To meet the increased demand for finished product while consistently improving overall profitability, refineries and terminals are dealing ...
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Improving level control in desalters to aid in use of opportunity crudes
Sep-2019Refineries are a complex set of various operating units designed to process crude oil into refined products such as gasoline, diesel, jet fuels and feedstocks ...
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A comparison of chlorine levels in aromatics
Aug-2019Petroleum refining processes have evolved over the years to maximise efficiency and output as crude oils are turned into finished products.
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Residuum hydrocracking: chemistry and catalysis
Aug-2019Significant advances have been made in understanding the hydrocracking chemistry of residuum oils and in the catalytic systems required for deep conversion ...
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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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Installation of a new flue gas tunnel design concept and resulting operation
Oct-2019(White Paper) - Conventional tunnels incorporate physical features that constrain design efficacy resulting in non-uniform flue gas flow both along the ...
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Are you ready for the new ASTM D8252 Ni & V method using XRF?
Sep-2019(White Paper) - To meet the increased demand for finished product while consistently improving overall profitability, refineries and terminals are dealing ...
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Air Liquide signs another new long term contract in Kazakhstan
16-10-2019In the context of a new long term agreement with Kazakhstan Petrochemical Industries (KPI), Air Liquide Munay Tech Gases will build, own and operate a ...
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ALKY-ONE™ gasket delivers unprecedented corrosion/erosion resistance at US refinery
16-10-2019ERIKS North America announced that a U.S. hydrofluoric (HF) acid alkylation refinery experienced an unprecedented, four-year, zero-percent flange repair/replacement ...
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Understanding the financial impact of a collapsed flue gas tunnel in your SMR
16-10-2019The overall influence of tunnels on the flue gas flow in a steam methane reformer has been modeled and documented, and the concept that running a reformer ...
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VUV Analytics introduces Verified Hydrocarbon Analysis™
15-10-2019VUV Analytics, Inc., pioneers in Vacuum Ultraviolet (VUV) Spectroscopy announced today the introduction of a new application for their VUV Analyzer™ ...
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VUV Analytics™ and PerkinElmer to provide innovative gas chromatography solutions
14-10-2019VUV Analytics, Inc., pioneers in developing Vacuum Ultraviolet (VUV) Spectroscopy based analytical instruments and PerkinElmer, a leading manufacturer ...
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Air Liquide signs another new long term contract in Kazakhstan
16-10-2019In the context of a new long term agreement with Kazakhstan Petrochemical Industries (KPI), Air Liquide Munay Tech Gases will build, own and operate a ...
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Endress+Hauser and Vector CAG secure Texas refinery project
10-10-2019The companies will serve as the Main Instrument Vendor (MIV) for a large Texas refinery's project. Endress+Hauser secures the Main Instrument Vendor (MIV) ...
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Alfa Laval wins million natural gas order
27-09-2019Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has won an order to supply air cooler systems to ...
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Grace licenses UNIPOL® PP process technology to Bharat Petroleum
25-09-2019W. R. Grace & Co, the leading independent supplier of polyolefin catalyst technology and polypropylene (PP) process technology, has licensed its UNIPOL® PP ...
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Alfa Laval wins energy efficiency order
24-09-2019Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has won an order to supply compact heat exchangers ...
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ALKY-ONE™ gasket delivers unprecedented corrosion/erosion resistance at US refinery
16-10-2019ERIKS North America announced that a U.S. hydrofluoric (HF) acid alkylation refinery experienced an unprecedented, four-year, zero-percent flange repair/replacement ...
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Understanding the financial impact of a collapsed flue gas tunnel in your SMR
16-10-2019The overall influence of tunnels on the flue gas flow in a steam methane reformer has been modeled and documented, and the concept that running a reformer ...
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VUV Analytics™ and PerkinElmer to provide innovative gas chromatography solutions
14-10-2019VUV Analytics, Inc., pioneers in developing Vacuum Ultraviolet (VUV) Spectroscopy based analytical instruments and PerkinElmer, a leading manufacturer ...
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Doug Kelly is appointed as KBR President - Technology Solutions
11-10-2019Doug Kelly has assumed the position of KBR’s President - Technology Solutions. Mr. Kelly is responsible for KBR’s global technology licensing ...
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Clariant Catalysts and Wuxi Xiyuan join forces
09-10-2019Clariant’s Catalysts business unit has intensified its collaboration with Wuxi Xiyuan to support China’s formaldehyde producers with innovative, ...
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VUV Analytics introduces Verified Hydrocarbon Analysis™
15-10-2019VUV Analytics, Inc., pioneers in Vacuum Ultraviolet (VUV) Spectroscopy announced today the introduction of a new application for their VUV Analyzer™ ...
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Yokogawa releases dynamic real time optimizer
11-10-2019Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces the release of Dynamic Real Time Optimizer, a solution in the OpreXTM Asset Operations and Optimization family. ...
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Honeywell announces new smart hearing solution
09-10-2019Honeywell today announced a new smart hearing solution that combines cloud-based software and connected, protective headsets to monitor sound in real time ...
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Emerson launches most advanced industrial wireless network solution
25-09-2019Emerson is partnering with Cisco to introduce a next-generation industrial wireless networking solution that fundamentally transforms data management to ...
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Honeywell rolls out Rig Dog™ Xtreme gloves
16-09-2019Honeywell has rolled out a new line of award-winning, impact-resistant gloves — Rig Dog™ Xtreme — designed to protect workers from hand ...
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Claus tail gas treating - low temperature SCOT process
Applications: The Shell Claus Off -gas Treating (SCOT) process has been developed to remove sulfur compounds from Claus tail gas to comply with stringent ...
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Maximum olefins additive
Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) additive for maximum LPG olefins and gasoline octane enhancement BASF Catalysts proudly introduces the next generation of ...
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Opportunity or Annoyance?
Price differentials between conventional and opportunity crudes compel refiners to process increasing percentages of lower valued opportunity crude. However, ...
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Proper design of mass transfer internals in the FCC flue gas scrubber can help reduce PM emissions
The EPA’s New Source Performance Standards (40 C.F.R. §60.100-1-0, subpart Ja) regulates refinery particulate emissions, including the discharge ...
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Operator training simulators
Providing you continuous improvement and a competitive edge. Today’s refining market is more competitive than ever—and as refineries continue ...
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Tanks - measure hydrocarbon, water and emulsion levels and identify sludge
Scans on tanks and spheres gives you a clear picture of hydrocarbon, water and emulsion levels and determine if there is any sludge or plugged vent lines. ...
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ERTC 2018 | Interview with Richard de Caux, BP
Richard de Caux, Head of Refining Analysis, BP was a Keynote Speaker at ERTC 2018 in Cannes. In this interview, Richard tells us more about what factors ...
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Heat exchanger cleaning - inspection clean vs standard cleaning
Dunn Heat Exchangers optimal cleaning to an "inspection clean" status ensures operational efficiency and a longer duration between cleaning ...
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The billion dollar innovation - Type II hydroprocessing catalysts
Type II hydroprocessing catalysts were a great innovation that has been worth billions to the refining industry for making clean diesel.
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Treating with a split flow configuration
Split flow processing is a more optimal, energy efficient approach to gas treating than a single recycle loop flowsheet. This video is a demonstration ...
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Maximising naphtha through hydrocracking: Refinery of the future
Globally the demand for petrochemicals is increasing at rates nearly 1.5 times GDP. In regions where there is a heavy investment in large-scale para-xylene ...
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Towards Your Low-Carbon Refinery
This On-Demand webcast from Shell Catalysts & Technologies, discusses proven technologies for capturing CO2 from both low and high-pressure streams. ...
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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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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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