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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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Design of sulphur recovery units
Nov-2022
Cost-effective methodologies for SRU developments should incorporate advanced structural design aspects with process design improvements.
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Accurate analysis of chlorine in vacuum gas oil and low sulphur fuel oil
Apr-2021
Why measure chlorine in vgo and vlsfo? Vacuum gas oil, more commonly referred to as VGO, is primarily used as a feed for cracking units such as the fluid ...
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Optimization of an existing Habshan II amine sweetening unit
Jul-2016
As part of its ongoing optimisation effort, Abu Dhabi Gas Industries (GASCO) is working with the Petroleum Institute (PI) and Bryan Research and Engineering ...
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Enable cost savings and optimise production with real-time sulphur results
Sep-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 to come from ...
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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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Controlling hyper-active catalysts with injection (ERTC)
Dec-2021
Starting up a hydrocracker after a catalyst change-out can be complex and operationally challenging, especially when high-activity cracking catalysts have ...
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Advances in catalyst sulphiding and passivation
Mar-2023
By continuously measuring H2S and hydrogen levels, online analysers provide real-time analysis of a hydrocracking reactor’s recycle gas and a data stream ...
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Optimise your workflow and improve lab efficiencies
Oct-2020
XOS’ Sindie® series sulphur analysers offer a variety of features and capabilities aiming to improve your operational efficiencies. In addition, XOS’ ...
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27 years of reliable sulphur removal
Oct-2023
LO-CAT® technology is a liquid reduction-oxidation (redox) process that uses catalyst in an aqueous solution to convert hydrogen sulphide into elemental ...
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Economic benefits of presulphurisation technology in an evolving market
Apr-2024
The refining industry is experiencing significant changes. Today, the market is defined by uncertainty and volatility, resulting in major shifts in supply ...
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Recovery of ammonia from sour gases and conversion to valuable products
Oct-2022
Sour gases generated from a two-stage sour water stripping unit (SWSU) comprise mainly two types of waste stream: an H₂S-rich stream and an NH₃-rich ...
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Efficient and cost-effective amine purification process
Oct-2022
In refineries and gas processing complexes, H₂S and CO₂ present in the sour gases are removed using an aqueous solution of alkanolamine.
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Hydroprocessing catalysts sulphiding with DMDS: Carelflex® Connect brings more than IIoT (ERTC)
Nov-2022
Two years after the launch of its new digital Carelflex® service, Arkema has greatly improved the content of its digital platform known as Carelflex® ...
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Using reactivated hydroprocessing catalysts in TGTUs for financial and sustainability rewards (ERTC)
Nov-2022
For over 40 years, the global petroleum refining industry has successfully been reusing hydroprocessing catalysts through ex situ reactivation, to capitalise ...
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27 years of reliable sulphur removal
Oct-2023
LO-CAT® technology is a liquid reduction-oxidation (redox) process that uses catalyst in an aqueous solution to convert hydrogen sulphide into elemental ...
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Economic benefits of presulphurisation technology in an evolving market
Apr-2024
The refining industry is experiencing significant changes. Today, the market is defined by uncertainty and volatility, resulting in major shifts in supply ...
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Precision comparison between ASTM test methods D7039, D2622, and D5453
Sep-2018
For many years, professionals in the petroleum industry have faced challenges regarding compliance and quality of product.
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Phased investment 
for H2S removal
Oct-2008
Awareness of H2S removal process steps and how they can be combined to reduce costs compared to the use of a single sweetening unit operation
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Hydrogen - the key refinery enabler
Aug-2012
In the 21st century, the term “scraping the bottom of the barrel” has become quite literal to the refining industry and hydrogen comes to the fore ...
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Combining acid gas treating and amine tail gas treating (TIA)
Oct-2015
One of the challenges in designing a natural gas treatment plant is to optimise the combination of the acid gas removal (AGR) unit and the sulphur recovery ...
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High-efficiency filtration extends SRU cycle length (ERTC)
Nov-2017
At a facility in the heart of Western Europe, engineers had all but resigned to their fate: every 60 days, they would have to 
take down a whole ...
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Exploiting excess catalyst activity (TIA)
Oct-2015
A refinery in the Asia Pacific region has reported an annual $1.5 million increase in ultra low sulphur diesel (ULSD) margin from leveraging excess catalyst ...
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Recovery of ammonia from sour gases and conversion to valuable products
Oct-2022
Sour gases generated from a two-stage sour water stripping unit (SWSU) comprise mainly two types of waste stream: an H₂S-rich stream and an NH₃-rich ...
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Newly completed sulfur project at SAMREF refinery
Mar-2018
Case study of newly completed sulphur project at SAMREF refinery. SAMREF (Saudi Aramco ExxonMobil Refinery) recently completed the design and successful ...
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Coping with sulphur and water in naphtha isomerisation feeds
Apr-1999
An examination of the operational and economic benefits of an isomerisation process employing a superior water and sulphur tolerant catalyst in particular, ...
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Apr-2017
An evaluation of schemes to improve firing efficiency and ensure the reliability of combustion equipment
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COS and mercaptans removal from gases
Apr-2023
Challenges with removing trace sulphur species can be better understood and resolved with a new kinetic model validated by plant data in its ability to ...
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Solving hydrotreating fouling problems
Jul-2019
Upgraded antifoulant technology is helping refiners to overcome the increased hydrotreater fouling issues that result from more stringent fuel sulphur ...
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Modular sulphur plant has high recovery rate (TIA)
May-2017
The early production facilities (EPF) for Kuwait’s Jurassic gas field involved the treatment of fairly sour feed gas streams with, for each EPF phase, ...
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Residue desulphurisation and conversion
Apr-2006
The current market forces that presage a boom in resid hydrotreatment are examined along with recently reported progress in technology
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Enhancing SRUs with oxygen-enriched air
Apr-2005
As clean fuels regulations become more stringent, refiners looking for new ways to boost the capacities of their existing sulphur-recovery units are turning ...
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Low temperature SCOT Catalyst 
pays off
Dec-2004
Jacobs Nederland B.V. demonstrates how new improvements in low temperature catalysts have boosted the Shell Claus Offgas treating (SCOT) process
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Membrane separation for clean fuels
Jul-2004
An illustration of how membrane separation technology can be integrated into a clean fuel strategy at low capital cost relative to hydrotreating
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Hydrotreater revamps for ULSD fuel
Oct-2003
Scope and capital investment for revamping an existing diesel hydrotreater to meet the 15wppm sulphur standard. The base design is typical of hydrotreaters ...
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Improvements to tailgas treatment process
Jul-2003
A review of configurations in tailgas treating to achieve 99.9% sulphur recovery with smaller reactors
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Ultra-deep desulphurisation of gas oils
Feb-2003
In order to choose the right combination of catalyst and technology for the production of diesel with 10ppm sulphur or less, it is essential to have a ...
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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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Using surplus equipment in hydroprocessing units
Jan-2002
An examination of the economics, maintenance considerations, design and other questions in purchasing used versus new equipment for plants, not only in ...
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Advanced recycle paraffin isomerisation technology
Apr-2001
An examination of how combining chlorinated catalyst, molecular sieves and well designed process configurations can maximise the value of C5/C6 strea ...
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Revamp options for improved diesel
Jan-2001
Integration of cocurrent and countercurrent reactor systems into existing hydrotreaters makes various revamp options possible, providing opportunities ...
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Coping with sulphur and water in naphtha isomerisation feeds
Apr-1999
An examination of the operational and economic benefits of an isomerisation process employing a superior water and sulphur tolerant catalyst in particular, ...
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Selective FCC naphtha desulphurisation
Apr-1999
By combining specially designed catalyst and process technology, the SCANfining process selectively removes sulphur from FCC naphthas while preserving ...
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Sulphuric acid recovery from sulphurous waste streams
Oct-1998
The WSA process is a catalytic system for producing concentrated sulphuric acid from any sulphur-containing offgas, without the use of chemicals
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Claus sulphur recovery options
Apr-1997
This article examines some Claus modifications which can alleviate operational difficulties and improve overall sulphur recovery