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Plastics circularity: overcoming five disruptive truths
The environmental challenge on plastic waste has never been more relevant than it is now as we move towards a net-zero future.
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An evaluation of schemes to improve firing efficiency and ensure the reliability of combustion equipment
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Taking a holistic approach to a revamp
If all aspects of a system are carefully examined, even minor changes can lead to large gains in unit performance and profitability.
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Revamping crude towers for quality and yield
A successful revamp of distillation towers for increased diesel quality and yield depended on reliable design and accurate assembly
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Real-time crude and desalter monitoring
An analyser array supports corrosion management through continuous insights into changes in crude quality
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Reducing FCC SOx in 
partial-burn regenerators
Latest developments in SOx-reduction additives are discussed along with their relative merits and appropriate applications
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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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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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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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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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Steam methane reformer tube lifecycle improvement best practices
Reformer tube life assessment can be done via online monitoring, non-destructive testing, and tube harvesting with historical operating, monitoring, and ...
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Custom catalysts: Key enablers to sustainable solutions for the petrochemical industry
Given the almost universal presence of petrochemicals as building blocks for goods of our everyday life, it is no surprise that there has been significant ...
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Maintenance and reliability for rotating equipment closing the loop
Maintenance of rotating equipment is a vast subject that could fill volumes.
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Emerging LOHC technology (TiA)
The use of liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs) is part of broader research into hydrogen as a clean and sustainable energy carrier.
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Innovative vessel internals for enhanced safety when changing media beds (TiA)
In our previous article (PTQ Q1 2024), we discussed the challenges inherent in performing scheduled inspections within confined spaces of fixed-bed downflow ...
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Optimising furnace run length in a steam cracker using AI
Case study on improving ethylene furnace run length by leveraging the synergy of digitalisation and artificial intelligence to provide the necessary i ...
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Steam methane reformer tube lifecycle improvement best practices
Reformer tube life assessment can be done via online monitoring, non-destructive testing, and tube harvesting with historical operating, monitoring, and ...
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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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Sasol provides state of the art catalysts to INERATEC for the production of sustainable e-fuels
The catalysts will be used, among others, in the first large-scale industrial Power-to-Liquid (PtL) plant that INERATEC is currently building in Frankfurt, ...
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Honeywell Technology helping to produce SAF with lower cost and waste
Honeywell today announced its hydrocracking technology can be used to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from biomass, helping to make sustainable ...
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Worn out: How ignoring valve wear could cost you
Find out how the Neles™ WearBlock solution can give valves in wear-intensive oil & gas applications increased durability, reliability and cost efficiency ...
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Baker Hughes to supply 17 centrifugal compressors to Saudi Master Gas System project
Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, announced Tuesday that it has received an order by Worley, for and on behalf of Aramco, to supply gas ...
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IndianOil selects Lummus/Versalis cumene technology
Lummus Technology, a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, announced IndianOil Corp Ltd, selected the Lummus/Versalis ...
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Baker Hughes to supply 17 centrifugal compressors to Saudi Master Gas System project
Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, announced Tuesday that it has received an order by Worley, for and on behalf of Aramco, to supply gas ...
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IndianOil selects Lummus/Versalis cumene technology
Lummus Technology, a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, announced IndianOil Corp Ltd, selected the Lummus/Versalis ...
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SABIC Fujian Petrochemicals select Phenol yechnology from KBR
KBR announced today it has been awarded a contract by SABIC Fujian Petrochemicals to license KBR's market-leading phenol technology in China. Under ...
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Black & Veatch select electric driven liquefaction technologies from Baker Hughes
Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, announced Friday it was awarded an order from Black & Veatch, a global engineering, construction and consulting ...
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Samsung E&A wins major Aramco Fadhili gas project
SAMSUNG E&A, a world leading engineering solutions and project management company, announced today, that it had a contracts signing ceremony for the ...
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Clariant and Lummus awarded catalyst technology contract for new isobutane dehydrogenation plant
Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, and its process partner Lummus Technology have been selected by Huizhou Boeko Materials ...
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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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Sasol provides state of the art catalysts to INERATEC for the production of sustainable e-fuels
The catalysts will be used, among others, in the first large-scale industrial Power-to-Liquid (PtL) plant that INERATEC is currently building in Frankfurt, ...
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Honeywell Technology helping to produce SAF with lower cost and waste
Honeywell today announced its hydrocracking technology can be used to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from biomass, helping to make sustainable ...
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Worn out: How ignoring valve wear could cost you
Find out how the Neles™ WearBlock solution can give valves in wear-intensive oil & gas applications increased durability, reliability and cost efficiency ...
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Lummus Expands R&D capabilities to enhance innovation and water and wastewater technologies
Lummus Technology, a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, announced the opening of its cutting-edge research and ...
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Heraeus Precious Metals launches Circlear
Heraeus Precious Metals, a globally leading company in the precious metals industry and one of the largest recyclers of precious metals, has introduced ...
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Clariant launches new CATOFIN® 312 propane dehydrogenation catalyst
Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, today announced the launch of CATOFIN 312, its latest propane dehydrogenation catalyst. ...
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Yokogawa upgrades the CENTUM VP Integrated Production Control System
Yokogawa Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6841) announces the May 31, 2024 release of CENTUM™ VP R6.11.10, an enhanced version of the CENTUM VP integrated ...
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Vanzetti Engineering releases ESK-IMO series of retractable submerged pumps
Vanzetti Engineering presents the new ESK-IMO series of retractable submerged pumps, which are used in Small-Scale LNG Terminals and as Emergency pumps ...
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Audubon launches vapor recovery & reuse system for EPA compliance
Audubon Engineering Company, a leading provider of engineering, procurement, construction, fabrication, and technical services, introduced its patented ...
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Evonik expands sustainable catalyst offerings with new product Octamax™
Evonik has launched a highly sustainable new catalyst product, Octamax™, that improves sulfur removal performance for refinery fuel. The technology consists ...
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Clariant launches CLARITY™ Prime
Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, today announced the release of CLARITY Prime, an advanced digital service for syngas plants, ...
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KOC-15™- Flexible and effective way to lower afterburn in your FCC unit
KOC-15 additive is Albemarle’s most widely used platinum-based combustion promoter, and is commercially proven to provide many refiners with a reliable, ...
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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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Jet Pumps, Mixers, Heaters and Vacuum Systems
Jet pumps, also referred to as ejectors, are devices for the conveyance, compression or mixing of gases, vapors, liquids or solids in which a gaseous or ...
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LB 350 - Online Moisture Analyzer
Radiometric moisture analyser for representative and robust measurements on bulk material. The LB 350 is a moisture measurement system for real-time determination ...
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Sulzer technologies for biofuel applications
In recent years, there have been many advancements in the development of biofuels for the global transportation markets. First generation fuel ethanol ...
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Lance Scope™ Hot inspection service
Avoid Furnace Shut Down with Online Fired Heater Inspection. Is there an issue with your high temperature fixed equipment, but you can’t see the cause, ...
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Hydraulic Fracturing - Density system from Berthold
Fracturing and cementing applications is used to determine PPA, PPG or SGU. Such a non-contacting measurement is maintenance-free and extremely robust ...
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Heat Exchangers - we can detect leaks to as low as 1ppm
Tracerco has been at the forefront of online leak detection for the last 50 years and can detect leaks to as low as 1ppm. If you have a leak, we can identify ...
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Solutions for combustion control
Matt Halsey and David Fahle discuss the SERVOTOUGH FluegasExact 2700 and SERVOTOUGH Laser 3 Plus Combustion and their roles in combustion control.
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The Radiometric Measuring Range
Radiometric level measurements from Berthold are used in a wide range of industries. Measurement ranges from a few millimeters up to several meters can ...
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Blasch Precision Ceramics Hex Block instructional video
Jeff Bolebruch of Blasch Precision Ceramics demonstrates how quickly and easily Blasch VectorWall checkerwall tiles can be installed.
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Combining a revolutionary patented built-in cooling system and highly precise detection mechanism, ISL's OptiCPP performs pour and/cloud point testing ...
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Optimising the efficiency of shutdowns and turnarounds to improve processes
Tracerco’s diagnostic techniques provide you with the invaluable insights you need to reduce your turnaround times and costs by identifying operational ...
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Decarbonizing process heat with industrial heat pumps and steam compressors
Industrial energy consumption accounts for about 25% of energy demand and CO2 emissions worldwide, with process heat being the most common application. ...
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Proven decarbonisation pathway for sustainable biofuels and chemicals production from waste
The flexibility to make use of varying waste streams as feedstocks to replace primary fossil resources is a common goal in operations today. You may be ...
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Introduction to Sinopec Steam Cracking Technology
Sinopec has been committed to the development and application of steam cracking technology for almost 40 years, and has mastered advanced and complete ...
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Introduction to the Sinopec Closed Coke Handling System
The Sinopec Closed Coke Handling System (S-CCHS) is a safe and eco-friendly closed petroleum coke removal, conveying, and storage system with remote intelligent ...
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Innovative solutions to shape the hydrogen economy
View this webinar 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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Application Manager Karen Gargallo is joined by Global Business Development Manager Stephen Firth, and Application Development Engineer Min-Woo Lim to ...
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Pre-turnaround scans in critical path
Listen to our podcast to learn more about how insights from our Tru-Scan™ and Tru-Grid™ Scan technology can help you make more informed decisions about ...
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The latest episode of our ongoing series of podcasts is all about the expert gas analysis support Servomex brings to industries in the US market.
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Furnace hot spot repair in the live tail gas Incinerator saves $156M
In this audio case study, learn how IGS's Hot Refractory Repair prevented a potential $156 million shutdown cost for a Central Asian oil and gas producer. ...
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Application Development Engineer Maria-Katharina Mokosch is joined by Application Manager Karen Gargallo and Global Business Development Manager Stephen ...
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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 ...