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Profitably complying with red ii: A q&a with shell biofuel technology specialists (ERTC)
Nov-2020
Though it may be tempting to see the EU’s revised renewable energy directive (RED II) as simply another legislative burden, this conversation with Shell ...
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Driving change across the downstream industry
Apr-2021
Asian Downstream Insights Exclusive Interview with Andy Saunders-Tack, Director, Asia-Pacific and Mel Larson, Strategic Consulting Manager at Becht
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Preventing corrosion resulting from renewables conversion
Feb-2023
Many oil and gas companies are repurposing refineries to produce renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel, and other renewable biofuels and products. ...
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Navigating the greenhouse gas conundrum
Apr-2021
How supply chain ecosystems can meet new renewable growth demands.
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ReNewFine for renewable diesel and SAF: Results of a 20-year partnership in 100% HVO (ERTC 2023)
Nov-2023
Ketjen, a wholly owned subsidiary of Albemarle, launched in January of this year from its headquarters in Houston, Texas. Our solutions support clean energy, ...
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Nov-2020
The energy transition is all about supplying the world’s growing needs for energy and mobility in a more sustainable way.
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Adding value with catalyst testing — supporting refineries in challenging times (ERTC)
Nov-2020
The refining industry is under enormous pressure to adapt to the global changes led by measures against climate change.
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Co-hydroprocessing renewable feedstocks through hydrocrackers
Apr-2023
A wider variety of feedstocks are being processed through hydrocracking units. These units were primarily designed to process heavy crude oil or vacuum ...
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Monetisation gas resources through LNG, hydrogen, and ammonia
Apr-2023
Capturing profitability in the downstream hydrocarbon processing industry’s transition to net zero emissions weights heavily on leveraging natural gas ...
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Transforming refinery opportunities through FCC
Oct-2023
Pursuing a sustainable path for recycled and renewable feedstocks.
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Advanced biofuels: where are the long-term opportunities? (ERTC)
Dec-2021
Global energy demand is projected to grow by as much as 25% through 2040 in parallel with GHG emissions reduction targets. Hydrocarbon-based fuels will ...
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Refiners weigh opportunities for circular asset decarbonisation polymer production (ERTC)
Dec-2021
Zero to single-digit returns for European refiners compel the development of revenue streams around low carbon products. In addition to biofuels, hydrogen ...
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What about a CBAM for the refining industry? (ERTC)
Nov-2022
In 2020, when oil demand and refining margins collapsed during the pandemic, we saw a tidal wave of industry rationalisation across the world; many refineries ...
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Experimental study on diesel fuel haziness
Apr-2024
Understanding the exact reasons behind haziness in diesel fuel facilitates quality control strategies.
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Emerging LOHC technology (TiA)
May-2024
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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Decarbonising liquid fuels with BioFlux technologies (ERTC)
Nov-2022
The traditional oil and gas industry is transforming as modern fuels become cleaner and more sustainable.
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Sustainable aviation fuel: prepare for take-off!
Nov-2022
Despite the unprecedented drop in global air traffic due to the Covid-19 crisis in the past years, passenger numbers and cargo volumes are anticipated ...
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Refiners weighing opportunities for circular polymer production (ERTC)
Nov-2022
Zero to single-digit returns for European refiners compel development of revenue streams around low-carbon products.
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Take-off for cleaner skies starts now with SAF (ERTC)
Nov-2022
The transportation sector accounts for 14% of the world’s GHG emissions. This is why governments and states worldwide are taking measures to lower GHG ...
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The circular economy as an emerging market in the petrochemicals industry
Jan-2024
Within the energy industry, the oil and gas market continues to hold a prominent position, but it is currently undergoing a transition, moving its focus ...
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JFA-70Xi for sustainable aviation fuel
Jan-2024
SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuels; sometimes known as renewable jet fuels or biojets) have widely been accepted as the major contributor to the global reduction ...
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Integrating refining/petrochemicals for increased chemicals production
May-2024
Case study of HMEL’s refinery and petrochemical integrated complex.
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SAF production via co-processing in the kerosene hydrotreater
May-2024
Guide to co-processing for SAF production, covering relevant regulations, why kerosene hydrotreaters are preferred, and addressing challenges with sol ...
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OptiFuel optimising gasoline, diesel and renewable analysis while ensuring regulatory compliance
Jan-2024
The global demand for oil is on the rise, driven strongly by the petrochemical and aviation sectors.
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FCC co-processing of biogenic and recyclable feedstocks: Part 2
May-2024
Part 1 provided a segue into operational concerns ranging from WPO co-processing to maximising oxygen removal and flexible catalytic solutions for FCC ...
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Gasoline and diesel imbalances in the Atlantic Basin: part II
Oct-2011
Options to re-orientate a refinery’s production towards middle distillates. European refineries currently produce a surplus of gasoline and insufficient ...
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Bio-isobutanol: a versatile molecule
Jul-2014
Bio-isobutanol has many valuable characteristics that allow it to:
- Be used as is, as either a solvent or as a gasoline blendstock
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The outlook for transport fuels: Part 2
Jun-2016
As demand evolves, as specifications change, and as new fuel opportunities arise, what are the implications for refiners up to mid-century?
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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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Case study: How Shell is navigating the energy transition (ERTC)
Dec-2019
Although the transportation sector’s trend towards electrification offers important climate change and air quality benefits, it presents many energy ...
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Renewables: four options for greater market share and profitability (ERTC)
Dec-2019
The refineries industry is facing profound changes. In the EU, RED (Renewable Energy Directive) requires member countries to meet at least 10% of their ...
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Take-off for cleaner skies starts now with SAF (ERTC)
Nov-2022
The transportation sector accounts for 14% of the world’s GHG emissions. This is why governments and states worldwide are taking measures to lower GHG ...
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Refiners weighing opportunities for circular polymer production (ERTC)
Nov-2022
Zero to single-digit returns for European refiners compel development of revenue streams around low-carbon products.
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What about a CBAM for the refining industry? (ERTC)
Nov-2022
In 2020, when oil demand and refining margins collapsed during the pandemic, we saw a tidal wave of industry rationalisation across the world; many refineries ...
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Decarbonising liquid fuels with BioFlux technologies (ERTC)
Nov-2022
The traditional oil and gas industry is transforming as modern fuels become cleaner and more sustainable.
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Monetisation gas resources through LNG, hydrogen, and ammonia
Apr-2023
Capturing profitability in the downstream hydrocarbon processing industry’s transition to net zero emissions weights heavily on leveraging natural gas ...
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Transforming refinery opportunities through FCC
Oct-2023
Pursuing a sustainable path for recycled and renewable feedstocks.
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Conversion to a green refinery configuration: Assessing options, risks, and viability (ERTC 2023)
Nov-2023
In order to meet the mandates of the Paris Agreement, as well as carbon intensity and greenhouse gas emission reductions, fossil fuel-based transportation ...
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JFA-70Xi for sustainable aviation fuel
Jan-2024
SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuels; sometimes known as renewable jet fuels or biojets) have widely been accepted as the major contributor to the global reduction ...
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The circular economy as an emerging market in the petrochemicals industry
Jan-2024
Within the energy industry, the oil and gas market continues to hold a prominent position, but it is currently undergoing a transition, moving its focus ...
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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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ReNewFine for renewable diesel and SAF: Results of a 20-year partnership in 100% HVO (ERTC 2023)
Nov-2023
Ketjen, a wholly owned subsidiary of Albemarle, launched in January of this year from its headquarters in Houston, Texas. Our solutions support clean energy, ...
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OptiFuel optimising gasoline, diesel and renewable analysis while ensuring regulatory compliance
Jan-2024
The global demand for oil is on the rise, driven strongly by the petrochemical and aviation sectors.
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Experimental study on diesel fuel haziness
Apr-2024
Understanding the exact reasons behind haziness in diesel fuel facilitates quality control strategies.
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SAF production via co-processing in the kerosene hydrotreater
May-2024
Guide to co-processing for SAF production, covering relevant regulations, why kerosene hydrotreaters are preferred, and addressing challenges with sol ...
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Emerging LOHC technology (TiA)
May-2024
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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Integrating refining/petrochemicals for increased chemicals production
May-2024
Case study of HMEL’s refinery and petrochemical integrated complex.
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FCC co-processing of biogenic and recyclable feedstocks: Part 2
May-2024
Part 1 provided a segue into operational concerns ranging from WPO co-processing to maximising oxygen removal and flexible catalytic solutions for FCC ...
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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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Gasoline and diesel imbalances in the Atlantic Basin: part II
Oct-2011
Options to re-orientate a refinery’s production towards middle distillates. European refineries currently produce a surplus of gasoline and insufficient ...
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Options for lower-sulphur marine fuels
Oct-2011
Adjusting to new sulphur specifications for bunker fuel requires careful planning, taking into account market dynamics
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How to read a regulator flow curve
Sep-2011
The best way to select a regulator for your application is to examine its flow curve, which is often provided by the manufacturer. “Flow curve” is ...
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Industrial-scale production of renewable diesel
Jul-2011
A revamp has made possible the large-scale production of clean diesel with a significant percentage of renewable content
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Gasoline and diesel imbalances in the Atlantic Basin Part 1: market outlook
Apr-2011
The European refining industry is coping with declining domestic demand while the imbalance between product supply and market demand persists, in particular ...
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Renewable fuels and biofuels in a petroleum refinery
Jan-2011
Sound judgement of process environment, logistics and product properties is needed to process fossil and bio-derived raw materials on a single site
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Jan-2011
A process review, including the improvement of atmospheric and vacuum distillation columns, for the reformulation of the diesel pool
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When MTBE outscores ETBE for 
bioenergy content
Apr-2010
If MTBE is produced from biomethanol, its bioenergy content as a fuel additive will be counted twice, according to EU biofuels regulations
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Microchannel reactors in fuel production
Apr-2010
A demonstration plant aims to confirm the potential for microchannel and other technologies in the distributed production of biofuels
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Hydrotreating in the production of green diesel
Apr-2010
A novel scheme enables co-processing of light gas oil and tall diesel to produce a renewable diesel meeting EN 590 specifications
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Mar-2010
Exploration of an unconventional fuel mixture has resulted in a novel 
catalyst-based technology
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Residue value upgrade opportunities
Jul-2009
Overview of a process for upgrading residue to an emulsion-based fuel and the results of refinery manufacture, handling and combustion in a supercritical ...
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Surviving the global economic and legislative tsunamis
Jul-2009
Changes and challenges are sweeping the refining industry into a new era. Primary processing units will remain essential, but their roles will change ...
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Coal liquids as refinery feedstock
Jul-2009
Is the refining industry ready for coal liquids processing? Case study shows potential benefits of processing upgraded coal liquids in a high complexity ...
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Producing propylene 
glycol from biomass
Mar-2009
Process and catalytic considerations for producing propylene glycol from glycerin-derived biomass sources are compared to current conventional sources, ...
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Securing fuel supply and reducing GHG emissions
Apr-2008
Six strategic options are available to refiners to satisfy future energy and environmental requirements in the light of surging oil prices and public concerns ...
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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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Thwarting fluid-system leaks, saving energy, reducing leaks
Mar-2008
Fluid leakage costs industry millions of dollars every year. For example, a few small leaks in a facility using air at 100 pounds per square inch gauge ...
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Increasing refinery 
biofuels production
Feb-2008
The benefits of producing bio-ethers with catalytic distillation compared to blending bio-ethanol are addressed
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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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Unconventional crude upgrading challenges
Oct-2007
Case studies of upgrader technology selection such as blending of syncrude with bitumen and other intermediates
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Troubleshooting amine plants 
using mass transfer rate-based simulation tools
Feb-2007
Computer simulation models are indispensable tools for designing and troubleshooting amine gas treating plants. These models, especially ones based on ...
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Bioethers impact on the gasoline pool
Feb-2007
Benefits of producing bioethers compared to blending bioethanol are examined for the total European gasoline pool. The result of maximising ethanol use ...
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An advanced asphaltene pelletisation process
Jul-2000
A description of a new process for pelletising asphaltene from solvent deasphalters to produce solid asphaltene pellets with a higher heating value, and ...