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  • Q4 2015

    Q4 2015

    01-10-2015

    Analytics to identify FCC trends ... Minimising gasoline specification give-away ... Risk analysis of wired vs wireless communication ... Enhanced heat transfer for improved throughput and energy consumption ... Corrosion and fouling control in process equipment ... Treatment programme overcomes high TAN problems ... Corrosion and fouling: challenges and solutions ... Fired capital equipment: key plant components ... Overcoming clean fuels challenges ... Reducing capital cost risk ... Dealing with depleting sour gas reserves: Part 2 ... Optimising natural gas value ... Foaming in fractionation columns ... How ZSM-5 works on FCC gasoline composition ... Performance testing of naphtha reforming catalysts ... Integration of planning processes......

  • Q3 2015

    Q3 2015

    01-07-2015

    Managing fouling in refinery networks ... Dealing with depleting sour gas reserves:  Part 1 ... Revamping a hydrocracker's overhead condenser ... Optimising preflash for light tight oil processing ... Splitting distributed control for a refinery expansion ... Cyber security in the refining world ... Countering marine corrosion in instrumentation tube ... Energy savings from electric capacity control ... Revamp of a reciprocating compressor unit ... Advanced turbomachinery controls improve ethylene plant yield ... Mixing in large crude tanks ... Improved feedstocks for ethane crackers ... Controlling the dew point of natural gas ... Testing and experience in FCC catalyst selection ... Implementing real time optimisation technology

  • Q2 2015

    Q2 2015

    01-04-2015

    Revamping crude and vacuum units to process bitumen ... Tube alloy degradation in a steam cracking furnace ... Overcoming the effects of ammonia in heat exchangers ... Enhancing energy efficiency in the CDU ... Improving energy efficiency in furnaces ... Heat recovery from corrosive flue gas ... Optimisation of energy consumption ... Best practice in energy efficiency ... Advanced process control in FCC and hydrocracking units ... Increasing distillate production at least capital cost ... Advances in processing high naphthenic acid crudes ... Seven rules of sedimentation in hydrocracking ... Catalytic strategies to meet gasoline sulphur limits ... Reducing vacuum tower pressure ... Achema 2015 Feature

  • Gas 2015

    Gas 2015

    01-04-2015

    Price Makes the Difference for GTL ... Gas and fire detection in a tankage area ... Gas injection for shale gas recovery ... Modular construction for harsh climates ... Oxygen enriched sulphur recovery ... 3D scanning corrects design clashes ... Heat transfer systems in gas processing ... Linings for sulphur storage tanks ...

  • Processing Shale Feedstocks 2015

    Processing Shale Feedstocks 2015

    01-03-2015

    2015 Processing Shale Feedstockes Roundtable ... Improving CO2 absorber performance in LNG production ... Light tight oil crude unit fouling root causes and troubleshooting ... Maximising profitability with FCC feeds from opportunity crudes ... Processing shale oil in an FCC unit: catalyst and profit optimisation ... Three steps to successful processing of shale and other opportunity feedstocks ... Emulsion breaker and metal removal technology increases FCC residuum ... Stop gas leaks from compressor packings ...

  • Catalysis 2015

    Catalysis 2015

    01-03-2015

    2015 Catalysis Q&A ... Hydrogen transfer and ZSM-5 in maximising propylene ... ZSM-5 additive maximises propylene ... Increased activity in FCC pretreat ... Recovering and refining precious metals ... Structured catalysts for steam reformers ... Four-stage hydrocracking pretreatment ... Catalysis Industry Updates ...

  • Q1 2015

    Q1 2015

    01-01-2015

    Determining safety distance in process design ... Troubleshooting a C3 splitter tower Part 2: root cause and solution ... Optimisation of a diesel hydrotreating unit ... Monitoring and controlling emissions in Europe ... High sulphur recovery with ease of operation ... Safe removal of polymeric deposits ... Hydrotreating challenges and opportunities with tight oil ... Reducing reactor turnaround time ... Monetise off-gases for low cost ammonia ... Business value of hydrocarbon production accounting ... Interface measurement for product quality ... Zeolite membranes for xylenes separation ... Catalyst testing for hydrocracking and hydrotreating ... Dynamic simulation of process controls ...

  • Q4 2014

    Q4 2014

    02-10-2014

    Tail gas catalyst performance:  part 2 ... Predicting future FCC operations via analytics ... Predicting reactive heavy oil process operation ... Integrated hydrogen management ... Structured packing in a CO2 absorber ... Reflux in a gas dehydration plant ... Override control of fuel gas ... 'Snakes and ladders' for maximising propylene ... Troubleshooting a C3 splitter tower.  Part 1: evaluation ... Overcoming tight emulsion problems ... Enhancing bottoms cracking and process flexibility ... Preventing emissions in coke removal ... Troubleshooting steam ejectors ... Asphalt quality prediction and control ...