Browse Editions : 2014 / Q3
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Tail gas catalyst performance: part 1

Michael Huffmaster, Consultant

Fernando Maldonado, Criterion Catalysts

2014 / Q3

The first part of  two-part account of time and temperature effects on tail gas catalyst performance provides a background to reaction modelling and pilot studies
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Selective control for a total reflux column

Niyazi Bozkurt, Tupras Kirikkale Refinery

2014 / Q3

Operating problems with a de-ethaniser column led to the development of a new strategy for an advanced process control system
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Quality control in biofuels production

Berthold Otzisk, Kurita Europe

2014 / Q3

Additives such as emulsion breakers and antioxidants can help to improve the product quality of biofuels and hence their profitability
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Revamping advanced prodcess control

Stefano Lodolo, Aspen Technology

Oleg Vedernikov, Isab

2014 / Q3

A programme to update a refiner's APC systems employed a novel approach to the way new controllers are developed and existing controllers are maintained
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Design developments for construction projects

Simon Bennett, AVEVA Solutions

2014 / Q3

Software products enable the principles of lean manufacturing to be applied to refinery construction projects
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Overcoming corrosion in heat exchangers

Dragon Hao, Sandvik Materials Technology

2014 / Q3

Duplex stainless steels are countering traditional materials' failure to cope with corrosion risks aggravated by the declining quality of crude oil
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Meeting production targets for ultra low sulphur transportation fuels

Bob Leliveld, Ablemarle

2014 / Q3

Increasingly stringent sulphur regulations and diesel price premiums are prompting refiners to draw a broad process envelope for yield, quality and economic assessment
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Improving a compressor protection regime

Ben Austin, Prognost Systems Inc

2014 / Q3

Analysis of the build-up to the fracture of a compressor crosshead led a refiner to revise its approach to performance monitoring
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Meeting tighter NOx emissions rules

Stephen Harrison, Naresh Suchak and Frank Fitch, Linde Gases

2014 / Q3

A low temperature oxidation technology uses ozone to remove very low levels of nitrogen oxide from refinery gases
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Cloud point and hydrotreating relationships

Brian Watkins and Meredith Lansdown, ART

2014 / Q3

There is a complex interaction between dewaxing and hydrotreating in ultra low sulphur diesel applications
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Failure analysis of burner piping

Hyunjin Yoon, SK Innovation

2014 / Q3

Investigation of the causes of a severe refinery fire leads to recommendations for burner piping design to prevent such incidents
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Microbiological causes of corrosion

Jaya Rawat, Neha Sharma and Apoorve Khandelwal, Bharat Petroleum Corporate R&D Center

2014 / Q3

Many of the most serious problems with corrosion of refinery equipment have a microbiological basis
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Albert's crude oil reserves

Mike Priaro, Consultant

2014 / Q3

Recovery factors achieved by improved recovery techniques indicate that crude oil reserves in Alberta's bitumen sands are the largest on earth
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Avoiding compressor system downtime

Amit Saxena, Dresser-Rand

2014 / Q3

Developments in anti-surge technology make it possible to maximise process efficiency and optimise compressor function
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