Q2 2024

02-04-2024

Keeping refineries profitable ... ptq&a ... Optimising furnace run length in a steam cracker using AI ... Dryout design considerations for cryogenic gas plants: Part 2 ... FCC co-processing of biogenic and recyclable feedstocks: Part 2 ... Revamping a conventional naphtha splitter to a dividing wall column ... A refinery’s strategic journey towards sustainability ... SAF production via co-processing in the kerosene hydrotreater ... Flexible downscaling of MAPD removal from C3/C4 olefin streams ... Sulphur reduction, sulphur removal, and spent caustic reuse ... Optimising compressor dry gas seal line design in FEED stage ... Integrating refining/petrochemicals for increased chemicals production ... Blue hydrogen – a low-carbon energy carrier: Part 1 ... Effect of redundancy/voting in SIL calculation ... Co-processing renewable feeds in hydrodesulphurisation units ... Emerging LOHC technology ... Innovative vessel internals for enhanced safety when changing media beds.

Gas 2024 Issue

01-04-2024

LNG accelerating the low-carbon energy transition … Dryout design considerations for cryogenic gas plants: Part 1 … Optimise sulphur recovery plant emissions during unit upset conditions … ‘On the fly’ vs high-performance H₂S selective solvent … Steam methane reformer tube lifecycle improvement best practices … Testing and effects of pipeline chemicals on gas processing facilities … Hydrogen recovery from refinery off-gas – Part 1: An overview.

Catalysis 2024

06-02-2024

Resiliency of fossil-based feedstocks … Catalysis Q&A ... Incorporating new technology and tools for catalyst development … FCC co-processing of biogenic and recyclable feedstocks: Part I … Passivating vanadium in FCC operations … Hybrid catalyst loading reduces fill cost and carbon footprint … Catalyst rejuvenation offers circular solution for hydroprocessing catalysts … Catalyst technology for maximum light olefins and ultra-low emissions … Experimental study on diesel fuel haziness … Troubleshooting low or high regenerator temperatures … Zeopore is making its mark in green applications through zeolite modification.

Q1 2024

08-01-2024

Challenges to chemical recycling of plastic waste ... PTQ&A ... Adding CHP to refinery power infrastructures ... Filtration and separation for industrial carbon capture, transport, and storage ... Overcoming wastewater challenges of opportunity crude processing ... Biofilm: A hidden threat ... Simulating FCC upset operations ... Refractory detection system and floating roof protection ... Crude to chemicals: Part 2 ... Revolutionising refining with digital twins ... Optimising nitrogen utilisation in refinery operations ... Simulating VGO, WLO, and WCO co-hydroprocessing: Part 2 ... Considerations for crude unit preflash drums and preflash towers ... Hydrogenation technology and catalysts reduce PVC byproducts ... Worker safety when entering reactors with an inert atmosphere ... Pump operating issue case study: Identifying the poor performance root cause ... Combining Prime-G+ and GT-BTX PluS to upgrade a refinery with crucial operating Flexibility.

ERTC Newspaper

13-11-2023

CCS and hydrogen for decarbonisation ... Reduce, reuse, and repurpose: Minor changes for major results ... Predictive model for maximum feedstock flexibility ... maintenance and calibration intervals with accurate instruments and analysis systems ... Thoughts about leadership in the energy transition times ... ReNewFine for renewable diesel and SAF: Results of a 20-year partnership in 100% HVO ... Transforming a refinery unit into a key component of end-of-life plastic circularity ... REFuelEU has set the rules for SAF in the EU:Refineries now need a game plan for success ... Which future? Using scenario analysis to explore national pathways to decarbonisation ... Balancing act of managing a refinery: New technology vs increasing revenue. Conversion to a green refinery configuration: Assessing options, risks, and viability ... Recycling PVC production byproducts can unlock financial and environmental savings ... Precious metal catalyst sampling: Not a trivial pursuit ... Reducing environmental impact of FCCs with wet gas scrubbers by using SOx additives.

Refining India Newspaper

06-11-2023

Guiding the crude-to-chemicals complex towards a net-zero future ... Nuclear gauges and alternative level technologies in critical refinery applications Applications ... How to keep your risk-based inspection program functioning efficiently ... Benefits of spiral and welded plate heat exchangers ... Enhancing environmental sustainability in the oil and gas industry: the REE concept ... Hybrid loading of regenerated and fresh catalyst for a lower carbon footprint ... Novel reactor for three-phase hydroprocessing applications ... Transforming hydrogen production for a greener future with water electrolysis ... K Model: The future of blending ... Increasing chemicals by integrating refinery with petrochemicals ... Used lubricating oil in India: treasure or trash? ... Enhancing profitability using high-efficiency heat exchangers ... Cost-driven natural gas vs hydrogen power for generators ... CO₂-derived bio-based polycarbonate: A route towards sustainability.

Q4 2023

02-10-2023

Cost factors to consider in 2024 ... Q&A Feature ... An economically attractive carbon capture solution for FCC ... Catalyst testing for renewable fuels and chemicals ... Transforming refineries’ opportunities through FCC ... Crude to chemicals: Part 1 – The basic concept of crudes ... Olefin purification: Why selecting the right adsorbent matters ... Closed-loop sampling systems can lower fugitive emission levels ... Identifying high catalyst losses ... Simulation VGO and waste lubricating/cooking oil co-hydroprocessing ... Big changes in the US octane market ... Managing life cycle assessment and life cycle thinking in refining ... Optimising fouled distillation units ... Estimating natural gas demand at a petrochemical complex ... Assessing LNG feed gas depressurisation ... Enabling safe FCC unit operational changes through ionic modelling ... Control corrosion in refineries and petrochemical plants ... Technology in Action.

Revamps 2023

01-10-2023

Advancements in retrofits for existing NGL recovery plants ... Increasing efficiency of catalytic reformer unit fired heaters ... Resolving low slide valve differentials and catalyst circulation problems ... Technical solutions for hydrotreating ... Enhancing FCC reliability: The impact of cyclone technology developments ... Restoring fired heater furnace heat transfer efficiency.

Q3 2023

01-07-2023

Robust prospects in fuels and petrochemicals ... Q&A Feature ... Improve energy efficiency of your hydrocracking unit ... Focused revamp increases diesel and HVGO recovery ... Proactively preventing reactor runaway events ... Olefins production pathways with reduced CO2 emissions ... Using hydrogen in fuel to eliminate CO2 emissions in fired heaters ... Structured catalyst reactor system for steam methane reforming ... Purifying and upgrading of waste plastics pyrolysis oils ... Maximising renewable feed co-processing at an FCC ... Spent caustic treatment and reuse ... Predicting hydrotreater performance while co-processing vegetable oil ... Debottlenecking product recovery using product pair distillation: Part II ... Reducing emissions while increasing refinery margin ... Technology in Action.

Q2 2023

02-04-2023

PTQ&A ... Refinery of the future: bankable, flexible, and sustainable ... Co-processing alternative feedstocks through the FCC ... Mitigating FCC gas plant impacts when increasing reactor LPG yields ... Importance of effective and efficient data analysis and visualisation ... Debottlenecking product recovery using product pair distillation: Part I ... Kinetic model for TGU hydrogenation reactors: Part 2 Catalyst model validation ... Unrevealed additional WASA additive performance at European refinery ... Minimising unwanted coke formation in FCC operations ... Digital platform for intelligent operation of fired heaters ... From thermal maldistribution to cycle length extension ... Profiting from the lubricants market ... Energy saving with tube inserts for heat exchangers ... Anti-fouling additives to improve heavy oil processing ... Technology in Action.

Gas 2023

01-04-2023

Using model based solutions to increase LNG ... Hydrogen Roundtable 2023 ... Monetisation gas resources through LNG, hydrogen, and ammonia ... COS and mercaptans removal from gases ... Future of LNG demand in Japan ... Methanol from CO2: a technology 2 and outlook overview ... Digitally enhanced reciprocating compressor performance.

Catalysis 2023

01-03-2023

Finding the best catalyst ... Catalysis Q&A ... Optimising FCC economics against changing market dynamics ... Co-processing renewables in a hydrocracker ... Increasing refinery profitability via propylene maximisation ... Lessons from FCC history: through Covid and post economic recovery ... Improved diesel hydrotreating catalyst loading scheme ... Advances in catalyst sulphiding and passivation ... Benefits of simultaneous mesoporisation / metalincorporation ... Reactivated catalysts can offer sustainability benefits in TGTUs ... Welcome to Ketjen.

Q1 2023

01-01-2023

The dichotomy of refining ... PTQ Q&A ... Achieving Fit for 55 emission reduction targets by 2030 ... Design configurations for lowering quenched coke drum venting pressure ... De-mystifying vacuum ejector systems ... Desalting chemistry and monitoring methods to help expand crude basket ... Kinetic model for TGU hydrogenation reactors: Part 1 - model development ... Reduce emissions and improve refinery profitability ... Fouling in VDU ejector ... Reconfiguration of naphtha splitters using divided wall column technology ... Crude oil processing scheme for reducing operating costs in the CDU ... Value maximisation in FCC units using multispecialty catalyst formulation ... Closing the sustainability cycle ... Universal filter for ultra-cleaning of reactor streams ... To Claus or not to Claus?

ERTC 2022 Newspaper

07-11-2022

Where does future growth lie? ... Refiners weighing opportunities for circular polymer production ... What about a CBAM for the refining industry? ... Sustainable energy management is becoming increasingly important for refineries ... Take-off for cleaner skies starts now with SAF ... Pivoting to chemicals while decarbonising today ... An FCC sustainability game changer ... Insights from Shell Rheinland’s transition to net zero ... Precious metals: managing the markets in a changing world ... Facilitating adoption of carbon capture on FCC flue gas ... Hydroprocessing catalysts sulphiding with DMDS: Carelflex® Connect brings more than IIoT ... Sustainable aviation fuel: prepare for take-off! ... Environmental and economical benefits of improving amine unit operations ... Using reactivated hydroprocessing catalysts in TGTUs for financial and sustainability rewards ... Decarbonising liquid fuels with BioFlux Technologies ... Repsol uses Control Tower solution to manage its integrated business value chain ... Mesoporous zeolites deliver catalytic benefits.

Refining India 2022 Conference Newspaper

10-10-2022

Meeting the Indian demand for petrochemicals ... Indigenous technologies pave the way for crude oil-to-chemicals transition ... Three steps to optimise fractionator performance with plate technology ... DWC technology for improved separation and reduced CO2 emissions ... Precious metals: managing the markets in a changing world ... Digitalisation on cloud ... Recovery of ammonia from sour gases and conversion to valuable products ... Digital transformation of component repair boosts compressor uptime ... Efficient and cost-effective amine purification process ... Catalyst technologies for enhancing profitability in the energy transition ... SprayMax FCC feed injection nozzles ... Advancing industries through materials technology ... Development and commercialisation of superabsorbent polymer technology ... Smarter and safer sulphur for refinery & petrochemical plants with SULSAFE ... Comprehensive energy efficiency improvement and benchmarking studies.

Revamps 2022

02-10-2022

Revamps Q&A ... Identifying the root cause of underperforming ejector systems ... Crude preheat train fouling and fix-up ... Safer and efficient combustion for fired heaters and boilers ... Chemical cleaning and fouling removal technologies ... Life or death of the PSA ... Tools for FCC unit troubleshooting.

Q4 2022

28-09-2022

Diversification strategies beyond 2023 ... PTQ&A ... Biogas to biomethane ... High throughput experimentation meets chlorine chemistry ... Navigating environmental complexities at pace ... Needle coke — overcoming quality challenges in a resurgent market ... Future refinery complexes built using an integrated approach ... Demystifying digital transformation ... Rejuvenate profits and support sustainability with reused catalysts ... Considerations for repurposing a fuel-grade coker into a needle coker ... Fast response to urgent need for a wastewater solution ... Economics of refining catalysts ... Design of sulphur recovery units ... Technology in Action.

Q3 2022

01-07-2022

The energy transition: maybe later? ... PTQ&A ... Capital priorities in the downstream industry ... Enhancing flexibility in two-stage hydrocrackers ... A step change in feed nozzle design ... Biofeed co-processing for fuel production ... Stationing an operator at a pressure safety valve bypass ... Role of FCC process and catalysts in the energy transition ... Challenges with carbon disulphide removal in petrochemical naphtha ... Optimising oil and gas operations — when to decommission or modernise ... New graphical procedure to design reactor supports used in industry ... FCC unit yield improvement with artificial intelligence ... Production optimisation for refining and olefins: how best to achieve it ... Technology in Action.

Q2 2022

02-04-2022

Emerging opportunities ... Q&A ... Meeting future Indian gasoline market demands ... Achieving 95% direct CO reduction for hydrogen plants ... Digital twin optimises FCC operations for real separator behaviour ... Revamp of a methanol wash column ... Importance of testing for vacuum ejectors in refinery service ... Rejuvenated catalysts optimise refinery margins in high ... Continuous operational tuning of refinery fired heaters ... Using future rows capacity to debottleneck fired heaters ... Artificial intelligence for sustainable development ... Energy management and sustainability of the downstream industry ... Technology in Action.

Gas 2022

01-04-2022

Breaking the code for increased LNG production ... Worldwide gas industry goes full throttle ... Digital twins heat up the capabilities of energy storage plants ... Beyond hydrogen ... Stahl columns — an alternative to molecular sieves? ... Ceramic coating application in a refinery steam ... Economical structural design of natural gas ... Continuing role of natural gas.