Catalysis 2022

01-03-2022

Catalysis Q&A ... Transition to net zero: steps to decarbonise the oil refining industry ... Study of CCRU first reformer reactor ∆P behaviour using multiple linear regression ... Performance of titania based tail gas catalyst at start-up ... Fiber based specialty catalyst material maximises surface area and catalyst contact ... Low-cost mesoporous zeolites deliver catalytic benefits ... Co-processing renewable and recyclable feedstocks in the FCC unit ... Data quality obtained in refinery catalyst testing ... Forming a sustainable catalyst partnership.

Q1 2022

10-01-2022

Tidings of some comfort ... PTQ&A ... From bench scale to commercial unit ... Refinery off-gas in hydrogen production ... Scaling up an isomerisation catalyst ... Optimising heat recovery in a heat exchanger network ... A simple ejector modification ... Corrosion control in ethylene plants ... Hydrogen production with lower carbon emissions ... Steam ring redesign improves FCC bottoms stability ... Olefins removal at lower cost ... Optimising processes and operations for CO2 emissions reduction ... The cost of hydrogen production ... The role of biofuels in the energy transition.

2021 ERTC Newspaper - Day 2

17-11-2021

Shaping the future of refining with advanced technologies ... The carbon negatives: impact of increasing carbon and coke in spent precious metals catalysts ... Optimising hydrotreating catalyst reuse with Excel rejuvenation technology: a circular economy story ... Value engineering: a continuous front-end process ... How to successfully upgrade plastic pyrolysis oil and make it suitable for a steam cracker ... Advanced biofuels: where are the long-term Opportunities? ... A streamlined approach for FCC catalyst and additive management and order fulfilment ... Game-changing catalytic dewaxing : Zeopore reaches 30°C cloud point improvement ... Controlling hyper-active catalysts with amine injection.

2021 ERTC Newspaper - Day 1

16-11-2021

Building blocks to zero emissions ... Getting European refining fit for 55 ... Decarbonising refining: key insights from Pernis refinery ... Sulphur spiking agents for hydroprocessing units activation - Renewing the fight against phosphorus ... From refining to chemicals, a switch of the yield in four stages ... Female faces of the refinery boardroom ... Energy efficiency: project optimisation through proven tools and practices ... Environmental impact of the precious metal value chain on refineries ... Catalytic benefits of mesoporised zeolites ... Sustainable process recovers ultra high purity styrene from waste polystyrene ... Refiners weigh opportunities for circular asset decarbonisation polymer production ... Precious metals catalyst management: measuring quality of service.

Q4 2021

03-10-2021

PTQ&A ... Premature foam-flood in an amine absorber: Part 2 ... Carbon capture with least opex and capex ... FCC pathways to co-processing ... Optimising refinery margins with rejuvenated catalysts ... Improved SOx reduction in partial burn FCC ... Mitigating overhead corrosion and reducing downstream costs ... A modular approach to technology enhancements ... Oxygen enrichment in the petrochemicals Industry ... Turquoise hydrogen production by methane pyrolysis ... 50 years of industrial gas treatment ... Sludge dewatering technologies ... The digital route to sustainability ... A model for refinery profitability ... Retrofitting the thermal stage of a SRU unit ... Convection section retrofit ... Preventing corrosion with membrane degassing ... Intelligent signalling.

Revamps 2021

02-10-2021

Hydroprocessing routes for flexible residue upgrading ... FCC petrochemicals production at minimum capex ... Impact of not integrating capex in shutdowns ... Updating fluid systems ... High capacity valves for distillation towers ... Turnaround at a crude unit.

Q3 2021

29-06-2021

Signs of recovery ...  ptq&a ...  Premature foam-flood in an amine absorber: Part 1 ...  Impact of chlorides on fluid catalytic cracking ...  Desalter chemical programmes for opportunity crudes ...  Enhancing hydrocracking units potential with pretreat and tailored ...  Maximising yields and profits from the FCC unit ...  Lower operating costs with liquid phase hydroprocessing ...  Maximising stripping section performance ...  Don’t let furnace emissions derail your expansion project ...  Sulphidation corrosion in a Claus waste heat boiler ...  Recovering silicon poisoned catalyst ...  Improve profit with augmented digital twins ...  Managing ammonium salts corrosion and fouling ...  Crude oil vapour pressure testing ...  Modelling and optimising bitumen hydrocracking ...  Technology in Action.

Q2 2021

02-04-2021

As you were, almost ... Q&A ... A smart approach to tank dewatering ... Delivering drop-in renewable fuels ... Protecting your hydroprocessing reactor ... Amine anomaly in a mild hydrocracker ... Dividing wall revamp boosts octane and throughput ... Taking a holistic approach to a revamp ... Selecting catalysts for marine fuels production ... FCC SOx additives and security of supply ... Designing steam heat exchangers and tracing systems ... Neutralising amine selection for crude units ... Energy network monitoring and optimisation ... Delayed coking as a sustainable refinery solution ... Boosting tube-side heat transfer ... Crude logistics scheduling.