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| Challenges and opportunities of 10 ppm sulphur gasoline: part 2 |
Delphine Largeteau, Jay Ross, Marc Laborde and Larry Wisdom, Axens |
2012 / Q4 |
Economic evaluation of processing options for ultra-low sulphur gasoline compares severe pretreatment with a combination of pre- and post-treat solutions
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| Dynamic simulation: a tool for engineering problems |
Dipanjan Bhattacharya, Haribabu Chittibabu, Jesse Mumm and Jaleel Valappil, Bechtel |
2012 / Q4 |
Dynamic simulation can be used to solve engineering problems that require an in-depth understanding of transient processes
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| Exploiting opportunities with challenging crudes |
India Nagi-Hanspal, Mahesh Subramaniyam, Parag Shah, Sergio Moretti and James Noland, DorfKetal Chemicals |
2012 / Q4 |
Chemical treatment techniques solve many of the processing problems encountered in refining opportunity crudes
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| Valuable liquids from refinery gases |
Zaheer Malik and John Slack, Linde Process Plants |
2012 / Q4 |
With appropriate treatment schemes, refinery off-gases can be valuable sources of olefins and hydrogen
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| Thermal Oxidiser waste heat recovery |
Ryan Tate, Zeeco Inc |
2012 / Q4 |
Capturing the heat energy used for waste gas destruction enables processing plants to enhance their efficiency and minimise operating costs.
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| Simulating and monitoring H2 plant operations |
Gene Yeh, Saudi Aramco
Prabhas Mandal, Abdulali Siddiqui and Fahad Alhemidda, Saudi Aramco Riyah Refinery |
2012 / Q4 |
A computer program was developed to enable a refinery to monitor its hydrogen production daily to foresee potential operating problems.
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| RFCC units set new standard for propylene production |
Patrick Walker and Raymond Peterman, UOP LLC, a Honeywell Company |
2012 / Q4 |
RFCC units are being commissioned and operated to convert hydrotreated and straight-run resid to high levels of propylene
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| Value of monitoring exchanger networks |
Laura Copeland, Nalco Company |
2012 / Q4 |
A rigorous exchanger simulation model can be used to calculate the true cost of fouling in crude preheat networks
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| FCC catalysts and additives for cost and emissions control |
Kenneth Hindle and Maria Luisa Sargenti, Grace Catalysts Technologies
Juan Vargas, Coryton Refinery |
2012 / Q4 |
A rare earth-free catalyst enabled a refinery to reduce its FCC catalyst costs and a non-platinum combustion promoter helped control NOx emissions
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| Stripping sour water: the effect of heat stable salts |
Ralph Weiland and Nathan Hatcher, Optimized Gas Treating Inc |
2012 / Q4 |
Mass transfer rate-based simulation models sour water stripping and assesses the distribution of ammonia in conventional amine treating systems
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| Production of biolubricant base stock |
Shalini Gupta, Rajeev Kumar, Sudha Tyagi and Peddy V C Rao, Bharat Petroleum Corporation |
2012 / Q4 |
Using microwave technology in biolubricants production enhances product yields and reduces reaction time.
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| Mitigation of heat exchanger fouling |
Bruce Wright, Baker Hughes Incorporated
Todd Hochheiser, Valero Energy Corporation |
2012 / Q4 |
Detailed analysis of potential contributors identifies the root cause of fouling in naphtha hydrotreater feed-effluent exchangers
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| Innovations in wastewater treatment |
Darren Gurney, Linde Gases Division |
2012 / Q4 |
Industrial gases provide a wide range of options for treating wastewater from petrochemical processes
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| Optimising sweep gas flow in a flare header |
Satish Mathur, Bechtel India |
2012 / Q4 |
How to calculate the minimum flow of flare header sweep gas needed to maintain safe conditions
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