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Worker safety when entering reactors with an inert atmosphere (TiA)
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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CCS from refinery emissions: CO2 purity must be analysed and controlled
One of the most promising measures to decarbonise refinery operations is carbon capture and storage (CCS) from existing combustion processes, such as process ...
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Certifying sulphur in automotive fuels and monitoring chlorine for corrosion mitigation
With the high volatility in crude prices leading to uncertainty in budgets, refiners are seeking new, innovative ways to respond to the industry’s dynamic ...
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Precious metals recycling: quality of service (ERTC)
In today’s business world, proper supply chain management mandates that we examine the effectiveness of every individual process, the safe use of each ...
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Corrosion resistance in tropical environments
Tests at NASA demonstrate how super-duplex tubes provide corrosion resistance at lower cost in a challenging environment
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Improved hydrogen yield in catalytic reforming
A process step that sends higher-boiling C6 hydrocarbons to light tops isomerisation delivers an increase in hydrogen production from naphtha catalytic ...
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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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Eight critical process vessel, tower and column corrosion mitigation projects
Integrated Global Services (IGS) discusses eight global process vessel, column, and tower corrosion mitigation projects. This paper explores innovative ...
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Revolutionising refining with digital twins
Exploring applications and outputs across the refinery landscape. Refiners are at the crossroads of innovation and challenge.
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Part 1 covered the basics of crude-to-chemicals. Part 2 explains how hydroprocessing technology can be used to convert any crude to chemicals to maximise ...
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A new approach to the costly problem of biofilm formation in refinery and petrochemical operations.
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Adding CHP to refinery power infrastructures
CI scores and delivered economic impact at downstream facilities improve when adding CHP units to increase electrical and thermal efficiency.
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Simulating VGO, WLO, and WCO co-hydroprocessing: Part 2
Economic analysis performed when co-hydroprocessing VGO, WLO, and WCO shows that WLO studied percentages increase hydrocracking unit net profits.
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Optimising the efficiency of shutdowns and turnarounds to improve processes
(Webinar) - Tracerco’s diagnostic techniques provide you with the invaluable insights you need to reduce your turnaround times and costs by identifying ...
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Sasol and Topsoe launch Zaffra JV
Sasol, the global chemicals and energy company, and Topsoe, leader in carbon emission reduction technologies, announced the successful launch of their ...
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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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Technip Energies, JGC and NPCC receive limited notice to proceed for Ruwais LNG project
Technip Energies, leader of a joint venture with JGC and NPCC, have received a Limited Notice To Proceed from ADNOC to commence early engineering, procurement ...
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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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LyondellBasell Spheripol and Hostalen ACP technologies selected by Inner Mongolia Rongxin Co Ltd
LyondellBasell, the world’s largest licensor of polyolefin technologies, today announced that Inner Mongolia Rongxin Co Ltd, will use the LyondellBasell ...
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Technip Energies, JGC and NPCC receive limited notice to proceed for Ruwais LNG project
Technip Energies, leader of a joint venture with JGC and NPCC, have received a Limited Notice To Proceed from ADNOC to commence early engineering, procurement ...
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LyondellBasell Spheripol and Hostalen ACP technologies selected by Inner Mongolia Rongxin Co Ltd
LyondellBasell, the world’s largest licensor of polyolefin technologies, today announced that Inner Mongolia Rongxin Co Ltd, will use the LyondellBasell ...
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Shell awards Holland Hydrogen 1 service contracts to Worley
We’ve been awarded services contracts by Shell supporting the delivery of Europe’s largest renewable hydrogen project located in the Port of Rotterdam ...
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Tecnimont awarded new petrochemical contract by SONATRACH
MAIRE announces that its subsidiary Tecnimont has been awarded by SONATRACH through a tendering process an EPCC contract for a new linear alkyl benzene ...
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Linde Engineering to supply ASU and nitrogen wash unit to Australia’s largest urea plant
Linde Engineering has signed a contract for the engineering and procurement of an air separation unit and a nitrogen wash unit for a urea plant in Karratha, ...
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Linde Engineering to deliver world-scale coastal CO2 liquefaction plant to Yara
Linde Engineering has signed a contract with global fertilizer manufacturer Yara to build a world-scale carbon dioxide (CO2) liquefaction plant in Sluiskil, ...
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Optimising the efficiency of shutdowns and turnarounds to improve processes
(Webinar) - Tracerco’s diagnostic techniques provide you with the invaluable insights you need to reduce your turnaround times and costs by identifying ...
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Sasol and Topsoe launch Zaffra JV
Sasol, the global chemicals and energy company, and Topsoe, leader in carbon emission reduction technologies, announced the successful launch of their ...
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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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ADNOC technical academy opens new campus
ADNOC Technical Academy has inaugurated its new campus in Al Dhannah city. The new campus reinforces ADNOC’s commitment to developing and upskilling ...
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U.S. patent office to issue another patent to Sulfex™ Desulfurization Technology
Alternative Environmental Technologies Holdings Corp, has just been notified of the imminent issuance by the U.S. Patent Office of yet another patent directed ...
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Koch Modular advances clean technology through additional pilot study with ReGen III
Koch Modular Process Systems, a market-leading provider of engineered and fabricated modular mass transfer systems for the chemical processing industry, ...
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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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Groth Corporation releases model 16F pilot operated relief valve
The Groth Model 16F pilot operated relief valve offers reliable low-pressure protection in compliance with API 2000 standards for pilot operated relief ...
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ExxonMobil and Zeeco announce strategic alliance to market ZEECO® FREE JET® Gen 3™
ExxonMobil and Zeeco, Inc. today announced a strategic alliance to market the ZEECO® FREE JET® Gen 3™ – next-generation ultra-low NOx, 100% hydrogen ...
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Hexagon's Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division today announced the release of PV Elite 26, the latest version of its industry-leading pressure vessel ...
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Grabner Instruments launches new Autosampler with Improved Technical Performance
Grabner Instruments, a leading analytical laboratory testing equipment manufacturer, has launched its new AS Vision Autosampler for use with all Grabner ...
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XRG Technologies, Services and Solutions
XRG Technologies is an innovative engineering and procurement firm focused on fired and unfired heat transfer equipment for the refining, petrochemical, ...
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You want to improve the utilization of the drum capacity? Due to the conditions in the coke drum, a level measurement is a very challenging task. Where ...
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Structured packings for distillation, absorption and reactive distillation
This brochure was reviewed and supplemented recently. It therefore provides a complete, up‑to‑date overview of packings available from Sulzer ...
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Anti-fouling trays maximize coker main fractionator profitability
The Coker Main Fractionator is systematically subjected to harsh operating conditions that can lead to deteriorating efficiency and performance due to ...
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Meet emission challenges with reliable Claus tail gas unit performance
Meet emission directives while improving your sulfur management. In today’s oil and gas industry, maximizing sulfur recovery from off-gases is extremely ...
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SENSseries LB 480 compact field device
SENSseries LB 480 level measurement is particularly suited for demanding measuring tasks in safety-related applications. This line offers detectors certified ...
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Fourtitude™ Fluid Catalytic Cracking catalyst
Fourtitude™ is a new Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) catalyst by BASF designed to maximize butylenes from resid feedstocks. It is optimized to deliver ...
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Marine vapor control application Video
Servomex provides fixed and portable gas analysis products to marine terminals and tanker vessels involved in the transfer and transportation of crude ...
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Tracerco Insights Platform - Process Diagnostics
The Tracerco Insights Platform provides fast, secure and convenient access to your process insights, allowing you to rapidly and confidently optimise your ...
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Optimizing heat flux distribution to prevent heater tube coking with dual emissivity Cetek coatings
Cetek’s patented Dual Emissivity Ceramic Coating technology manipulates and optimizes the heat flux distribution in DCU heaters which would otherwise ...
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SERVOTOUGH SpectraExact 2500 gas analyzer
Experience our most advanced photometric gas analyzer yet. Discover the features and benefits of our latest rugged, reliable, and easy-to-use SERVOTOUGH ...
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FTIR In Fuel Analysis - How does it work?
FTIR fuel quality testing requires a fast and highly precise analysis of gasoline, diesel and jet fuels directly in the field. Learn about test methods ...
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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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Covering your streams with gas chromatography: Analytical technique and key applications
Gas Chromatography is a critical part of any analytical lab in the refining process. It is such a standard that operators take for granted all the ways ...
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IGS ClearStream chromium-6 filtration for safe HVTS application
In today's episode, explore the successful collaboration between IGS and a power & light facility as they address high-temperature corrosion in a gas ...
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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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Autoclave lining repair at a copper facility
In this audio case study, we discuss the application of Weld Metal Overlay in an African copper facility, detailing its impact on reducing corrosion, minimizing ...
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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 ...
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Listen to our podcast as we discuss how our lightweight and easy-to-use radiation monitors provide a solution for every radiation monitoring and management ...
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Our latest podcast looks at a variety of carbon capture and storage processes available to industry, and the challenges facing operators using ...