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Worker safety when entering reactors with an inert atmosphere (TiA)
Feb-2024
The products from petrochemical processing touch almost every aspect of modern living. The importance of these products to industry and society emphasises ...
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Improving accuracy and precision in crude oil boiling point dstribution analysis
Jul-2022
It is not a secret that the most valuable cuts of the crudes are present in the lighter part of them, where primarily gasoline, kerosene, diesel and jet ...
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Get fast D4294 sulphur results without centrifuging
Feb-2019
Petroleum professionals looking to certify their products are commonly tied to specific method types for analysis.
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Precision Comparison Case Study – HDXRF® vs ICP (IP 501 & IP 621)
Jul-2020
As petroleum professionals continue to refine their production processes, products such as crude oil, residual fuel oils, and VGO can contain higher concentrations ...
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Determination of total sulphur in biofuels from feedstock to endproduct according to ASTM D5453
Jul-2022
Sulphur is a natural component in both crude oil and biobased feedstocks that will be present in diesel and gasoline unless it is removed during the production ...
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Analyser delivers fast quality checks for biorefinery (TIA)
Aug-2020
The demand for biofuels has increased in recent years, with the EU requiring that 10% of the total transport fuel in its member countries is to come from ...
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Refineries can choose from different options for distillation of gasoline at atmospheric pressure
Jul-2022
Many refineries use a combination of technologies to efficiently measure and optimise the distillation of crude oil into separate hydrocarbon components, ...
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Why Reformulyser is the preferred analysis technique for gasoline grouptype analysis?
Jul-2022
Gasoline is a fuel mainly used as an engine fuel for vehicles, and as a retail product it should meet certain specifications based on local or global ...
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AC Analytical Controls productivity center combines full ASTM D86 alternative in a single GC
Jul-2022
Distillation is a method that separates a liquid mixture by boiling and subsequent condensation of the gas phase.
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Jul-2022
Total nitrogen content is an important quality criterium for many types of water, but especially for wastewater, such as process effluents.
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Jul-2022
In the crude oil value chain, margins are a big deal
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Jul-2022
With the introduction of the 4th generation AC Analytical Controls (AC) Reformulyzer M4, group type analysis of finished gasoline and its precursors & ...
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Jul-2022
The AC Reformulyser is one of the most used analysers worldwide to determine the total aromatic, total olefin, benzene, oxygen content, and oxygenates ...
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Rapid and accurate analysis of sulphur and chlorine in biofuels by XRF
Nov--0001
(White Paper) -Biofuels are fuels produced from feedstocks such as vegetable oil, animal fat, used cooking oil, biomass, or a blend of these. They are ...
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Feb-2023
One of the most overlooked considerations when designing a rigging system is sling angles.
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Identifying very small 
equipment leaks
Jan-2008
Very small leaks in feed/effluent exchangers can be identified using chemical tracing. This online technique can detect leaks as low as 5.0 ppm, avoiding ...
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Tube and pipe fitting considerations for reliable, leak-tight process lines
Mar-2008
Unreliable process lines create excessive costs for industry in the form of higher operating expenditures, increased downtime and potentially negative ...
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Analysing economic viability of opportunity crudes
Jul-2008
Challenges to refinery heavy oil upgrades are discussed. Demand for heavy and high-TAN crudes continues to rise as light sweet crude reserves decline. ...
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Meeting tighter NOx emissions rules
Jul-2014
A low temperature oxidation technology uses ozone to remove very low levels of nitrogen oxide from refinery gases
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Ensure accurate results for sulphur and chlorine analysis in biodiesels
Sep-2018
The use of biodiesel is rapidly becoming more popular due to growing trends both inside and outside the petroleum industry.
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Get fast results for S and Cl in Biofuels in compliance with ISO 20884
Feb-2019
The demand for biofuels has increased in recent years and is expected to continue growing through the next decade.
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The next generation of elemental analysis
Apr-2019
With tightening sulphur regulations across the globe, petroleum professionals have the unique challenge of certifying their products as efficiently as ...
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Aug-2019
Every fuel producer and fuel tester understands that innovation is key for growth. Far too long the status quo has been uncontested, leading to stagnation ...
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VUV Analytics extends jet fuel and gasoline analysis capabilities
Aug-2019
VUV Analytics is pleased to announce a series of momentous accomplishments; the approval of ASTM D8267 for jet fuel analysis, the approval of a revision ...
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Feb-2023
One of the most overlooked considerations when designing a rigging system is sling angles.
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Mitigating hazards ensuring worker safety in refining and petrochemical plants
Sep-2023
Safety in refining and petrochemical plants is crucial, as these workers deal with dangerous chemicals. The employees in this industry also handle equipment ...
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Worker safety when entering reactors with an inert atmosphere (TiA)
Feb-2024
The products from petrochemical processing touch almost every aspect of modern living. The importance of these products to industry and society emphasises ...
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Understanding basic principles of flow calculations
Mar-2008
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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Understanding the effects of silicon contamination
Jul-2019
Refiners throughout the petroleum and biofuels industry are taking a closer look at the dangers of silicon in gasoline and ethanol.
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Amine plant corrosion reduced by removal of bicine
Jun-2012
Bicine, an amino acid, has been found in numerous amine gas treating systems including tail gas treating units, certain refinery services, and some natural ...
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Conversion of syngas to diesel
Apr-2008
An overview of Fischer-Tropsch technologies for the production of diesel from syngas using a variety of feedstocks
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Understanding basic principles of flow calculations
Mar-2008
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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Tube and pipe fitting considerations for reliable, leak-tight process lines
Mar-2008
Unreliable process lines create excessive costs for industry in the form of higher operating expenditures, increased downtime and potentially negative ...
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Choosing the proper regulator for high-purity applications
Feb-2008
Regulators are highly technical, highly specialised fluid-handling components. So, the next time you need one please do not just grab one out of the supply ...
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Identifying very small 
equipment leaks
Jan-2008
Very small leaks in feed/effluent exchangers can be identified using chemical tracing. This online technique can detect leaks as low as 5.0 ppm, avoiding ...
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Performance-minded, character-driven safety
Jan-2008
Zero-incident techniques for excelling in health and safety performance involve commitment, involvement, analysis, prevention and training. The challenge ...
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Oil/water interface control for desalters
Oct-2007
Profiling instrument provides vertical real-time phase density measurement in desalter vessels. Benefits include reduced process upsets from interface ...
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Oct-2007
The expanding market presence and the breakthrough of refiners into the biodiesel sector are discussed along with commercialised and emerging production ...
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Control of foaming in amine systems
Sep-2007
Amine solutions foam. Solution foaming causes plant upsets. It is the disengagement or break time that differentiates normal, desirable froth from undesirable ...
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Corrosion and corrosion enhancers in amine systems
Apr-2005
Corrosion in alkanolamine gas treating solutions begins with the acid gases, which are the target of the treating, and is enhanced by several physical ...
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Contaminants and their effects on operations
May-2003
You can have better operating amine and glycol systems, gas processing plants encounter a variety of operational problems in their amine and glycol un ...
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Improvements to increase fuel capacity and quality
Oct-2002
By using staged technology upgrades, fuels production at the Jiddah refinery was expanded and quality improved, meeting market and regulatory criteria
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Cost effective revamps to meet the environmental challenge
Jul-2000
Expected legislation in Asia for cleaner transportation fuels face refiners there with a challenge to stay profitable. The new laws can be met in a way ...
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Removal of NOx from FCCU regenerator vent gases
Apr-1997
Design of FCCUs has traditionally been aimed at optimising process yields and heat recovery, but legislation on emissions from refineries requires changed ...
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Rapid and accurate analysis of sulphur and chlorine in biofuels by XRF
Nov--0001
(White Paper) -Biofuels are fuels produced from feedstocks such as vegetable oil, animal fat, used cooking oil, biomass, or a blend of these. They are ...