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Refining Solutions consists of Heavy Oil Upgrading, which is primarily composed of Fuidized Catalytic Cracking (FCC) catalysts and Additives, and Clean Fuels Technologies, which is primarily composed of Hydroprocessing Catalysts (HPC)......
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Aiming the challenges of the future
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Advances in FCC catalyst performance
Upgraded manufacturing processes have produced an FCC catalyst with increased gasoline yield and high hydrothermal stability at high severity operatio ...
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Diesel hydrotreating and mild hydrocracking
Increased hydroprocessing capability must provide an acceptable long-term return on capital, while producing the desired product yields and qualities
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Optimisation of energy consumption
The true values of fuel, power and steam costs are needed for reliable estimation of energy saving projects
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Estimating delayed coker yields
Correlations were developed for estimating product yields from delayed coker units to achieve optimum performance and refinery configuration.
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Why vacuum unit fired heaters coke
A description of the internal workings of vacuum heaters and the causes of coke formation within them
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Operational excellence in ethylene production requires integrated design and control solutions to optimise plant for improving yield, efficiency and energy ...
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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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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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Delek brings refineries into synchronised digital maturity
Since the company was founded in the early 2000s, the business strategy at Delek US Holdings, Inc. has focused on rapid growth through acquisition of downstream ...
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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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Optimising critical level control in desalters by using multiphase level measurements
Refineries 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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Digital data management helps national oil companies improve operations
National oil companies (NOCs) face a host of unique challenges compared to their private counterparts. NOCs, owned by national governments and their populace, ...
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Shrinking the carbon footprint
A digital transformation roadmap for green fuel producers
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From refining to chemicals, a switch of the yield in four stages (ERTC)
Over the last decade, the demand for main petrochemicals intermediates (ethylene, propylene, paraxylene) increased by an annual growth rate of around 4%. ...
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Renewing the fight against phosphorus (ERTC)
With the goal of furthering progress towards a sustainable future, governments in the US and EU have made their demands clear: a significant amount of ...
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Sulphur spiking agents for hydroprocessing units activation (ERTC)
The hydroprocessing process employs catalysts in which the active species are molybdenum or tungsten sulphides promoted by cobalt or nickel sulphides. ...
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Burckhardt Compression and KB Delta have signed a global distribution agreement in December 2021, effective January 1, 2022. Burckhardt Compression ...
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PT Polytama Propindo selects LyondellBasell’s Spheripol technology
LyondellBasell, the world’s largest licensor of polyolefin technologies, today announced that PT Polytama Propindo will use the LyondellBasell Spheripol ...
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LUKOIL selects Lummus ether and alkylation technologies
Lummus Technology announced it has been awarded a contract from LUKOIL Permnefteorgsintez for a new integrated methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) and alkylation ...
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Haldor Topsoe to support Indaba Renewable Fuels’ production of sustainable aviation fuel
“We are excited to provide Indaba with refining technology and catalysts as they initiate production of renewable fuels in the United States. Our HydroFlex™ solution ...
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Honeywell today announced that it has been selected by Repsol to supply an integrated control and safety system (ICSS) for the first advanced biofuels ...
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Maire Tecnimont awarded aniline plant EPC contract
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. announces that its subsidiary Tecnimont S.p.A. has been awarded an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract by Covestro ...
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PT Polytama Propindo selects LyondellBasell’s Spheripol technology
LyondellBasell, the world’s largest licensor of polyolefin technologies, today announced that PT Polytama Propindo will use the LyondellBasell Spheripol ...
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LUKOIL selects Lummus ether and alkylation technologies
Lummus Technology announced it has been awarded a contract from LUKOIL Permnefteorgsintez for a new integrated methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) and alkylation ...
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Haldor Topsoe to support Indaba Renewable Fuels’ production of sustainable aviation fuel
“We are excited to provide Indaba with refining technology and catalysts as they initiate production of renewable fuels in the United States. Our HydroFlex™ solution ...
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Honeywell today announced that it has been selected by Repsol to supply an integrated control and safety system (ICSS) for the first advanced biofuels ...
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Maire Tecnimont awarded aniline plant EPC contract
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. announces that its subsidiary Tecnimont S.p.A. has been awarded an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract by Covestro ...
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Tecam has been awarded new environmental technology project
Tecam, a leading supplier of environmental technology, announces that it has been awarded a new project for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) vapour recovery ...
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Burckhardt Compression and KB Delta have signed a global distribution agreement in December 2021, effective January 1, 2022. Burckhardt Compression ...
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LanzaJet secures funding from Microsoft climate innovation fund
Today, LanzaJet, a sustainable fuels technology company and renewable fuels producer, announced it has secured financing for its Freedom Pines Fuels plant ...
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Strategic growth in the Middle East for Wood
Wood marks a year of strategic growth in the Middle East region following a suite of contract awards and strategic framework renewals across its Consulting, ...
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BASF signed a joint development agreement with China BlueChemical Limited Company (China BlueChemical), a leading natural gas producer, and the chemical ...
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Neste has successfully concluded its first series of trial runs processing liquefied waste plastic at its Porvoo refinery in Finland. After kicking the ...
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McDermott and CSIRO team up to advance carbon capture technologies
McDermott International and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia's premier national science organization, are evaluating ...
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Johnson Matthey launches HyCOgen™
Johnson Matthey, a global leader in sustainable technologies, has launched an innovative technology, HyCOgen, designed to play a pivotal role in enabling ...
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Clariant developing next-gen ammonia cracking catalysts to support the global hydrogen revolution
Clariant Catalysts’ role in the so-called “green hydrogen revolution” continues to grow. The company is now participating in Germany’s prestigious ...
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Breakthrough in on-line rapid crude assay can now measure organic chloride
4IR Solutions have achieved a high-level of accuracy (single digit ppm level of detection) in the analysis of Organic Chloride, which is the latest parameter ...
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INEOS FPS rolls out AI optimisation technology for lower emissions
INEOS FPS has announced plans to deploy innovative Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven optimisation technology at its Kinneil Terminal in Grangemouth that ...
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AERZEN Rental launches TVS2500 compressed air compressor
The robust, efficient and future-proof TVS2500 compressed air compressor now complements the equipment range from AERZEN Rental. AERZEN Rental, a wholly ...
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Honeywell today announced the commercialization of a revolutionary process that expands the types of plastics that can be recycled and can produce feedstock ...
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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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GT-BenZap®: cost-effective benzene management
GT-BenZap®: Cost-Effective Benzene Management: GTC Technology’s process know-how can meet refiners’ needs by providing a variety of cost-effective ...
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VFF - your expert for maritime exhaust gas treatment
For decades, Vereinigte Füllkörper-Fabriken (VFF) has successfully supplied tower packings and internals made of a wide variety of materials worldwide ...
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Driving centrifugal compressor technology
We know you’re no stranger to pressure. Budget pressure. Time pressure. Performance pressure. Pressure challenges us, but it also pushes us to be better. ...
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Providing real time measurement technologies to assist with critical decision making. Tracerco Scanning Services TRU-SCAN® Application. Do you have ...
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FCC stripper - distribution studies
A Tracerco Diagnostics™ Distribution study can be performed to identify catalyst and vapor distribution in the stripper. Uniform distribution of ...
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Carrie Eppelheimer on Refineries of the Future
What is driving the integration of the refinery and petrochemical industries? How can you integrate and maximize your returns? UOP’s Chief Marketing ...
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In January 2020, the global ship bunker fuel specification changed from a maximum of 3.5 weight percentage (wt%) sulfur to maximum 0.5 wt%. The shift affects ...
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What is Flashpoint? Why do we test it? How does it work with the FP VISION?
Learn about Flashpoint and the various methods for testing it through the MINIFLASH FP VISION.
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Standard XRF sample cups vs. accucell
Some Accucell benefits include pre-assembly to eliminate handling and assembly of cup and film, single discharge of pipette fills the cup to speed preparation, ...
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Albemarle supplies top performance catalysts, technologies and related services to the petroleum refining and chemical insustries. Growing global demand ...
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Planned Mobile Water Services (Operational Sites)
The ‘Customers Choice’ for our planned offering which may provide custom, flexible, and adaptable solutions for your planned temporary water treatment ...
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An introduction to Sinopec Hydrocracking Technologies
This webinar gives you an overview and understanding of hydrocracking and its applications, with an emphasis on technologies and catalysts developed by ...
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How turbomachinery can support decarbonization
With the hydrocarbon processing industry’s efforts to decarbonize, hydrogen and Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) have further moved into ...
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Technologies to enhance Ethylene production
In this presentation, three technologies will be introduced. This first is swirling element radiant tube (SERTTM) technology for steam cracking furnaces. ...
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Steam Cracker recycle processing and product upgrade options
LPG and light naphtha generated in a refinery complex (from both straight-run and conversion units) are sent to the ethylene cracker as feedstock. There ...
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Advances in benzene derivatives production
Xylene and ethylbenzene are important benzene derivatives. In this presentation, you will learn about recent advances in the production process and catalysts ...
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Deep catalytic cracking technology for maximizing the production of chemicals
Optimization of light olefins (including ethylene, propylene and butene) production has become one of the most competitive options for refiners in the ...
