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New catalysts for low and medium pressure hydrotreating

Andrea Battiston, Adel Abdo, Luca Moraca, Leon Van Den Oetelaar, 
Edwin Van Rooijen, Henk Jan Tromp, Jelle Van De Vall and Eelco Vogt
Albemarle Catalysts; Utrecht University

Andrea Battiston, Adel Abdo, Luca Moraca, Leon Van Den Oetelaar, Edwin Van Rooijen, Henk Jan Tromp, Jelle Van De Vall and Eelco Vogt Albemarle Catalysts; Utrecht University

2019 / Q2

A catalyst platform provides higher performance in middle distillate hydrotreating applications with limited hydrogen, difficult feedstocks and severe operating conditions
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Operational challenges in sour water stripping

Philip Le Grange 
Sulphur Experts

Philip Le Grange Sulphur Experts

2019 / Q2

How to keep a sour water stripper at optimum performance between shutdowns
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Refinery catalyst testing

Tiago Vilela Avantium

2019 / Q2

Selecting the best catalyst for a unit demands thorough evaluation of the available options
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Sizing relief valves for real gas or vapour

Tek Sutikno Fluor Enterprises

Tek Sutikno Fluor Enterprises

2019 / Q2

An appraisal of relief valve discharge area sizing methods for gas or vapour
An appraisal of relief valve discharge area sizing methods for gas or vapour

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Flue gas heat recovery through the acid dew point

Pim Van Keep and Robert Sakko HeatMatrix Group

2019 / Q2

Polymer based heat exchange technology enables more heat recovery from flue gas by addressing acid corrosion issues
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IMO 2020 – the deadline approaches

Stephen George KBC

2019 / Q2

How is the refining industry reacting to the shake-up with less than a year to go?
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Solving hydrotreating fouling problems

Yinling (Grace) Wang Nalco Champion

2019 / Q2

Upgraded antifoulant technology is helping refiners to overcome the increased hydrotreater fouling issues that result from more stringent fuel sulphur limits
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Claus waste heat boiler economics Part 2: mechanical considerations

Nathan A Hatcher, Clayton E Jones, Simon A Weiland, Steven M Fulk 
and Matthew D Bailey Optimized Gas Treating, Inc.

Nathan A Hatcher, Clayton E Jones, Simon A Weiland, Steven M Fulk and Matthew D Bailey Optimized Gas Treating, Inc.

2019 / Q2

The design of a cost effective waste heat boiler faces many, often opposing factors affecting the performance and reliability of the exchanger
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Problems in processing discounted crudes Part 2: crude and vacuum columns

Scott Golden, Tony Barletta and Steve White
Process Consulting Services, Inc.

Scott Golden, Tony Barletta and Steve White Process Consulting Services, Inc.

2019 / Q2

Project costs must be considered to fully understand whether or not an opportunity crude really does deliver on savings
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Development of a naphthenic acid corrosion model

Eric Vetters ProCorr Consulting Services

2019 / Q2

A model has been developed to predict and help prevent corrosion when processing high TAN crudes
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Forecasting crude oil prices

Shanu Jain and Ajay Gupta Reliance Industries Limited

2019 / Q2

Building a good time series model is the primary requirement for generating good oil price forecasts
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Forecasting crude oil prices

Shanu Jain and Ajay Gupta Reliance Industries Limited

2019 / Q2

Building a good time series model is the primary requirement for generating good oil price forecasts
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Revamping a bitumen heating system

Gülşah Altunbaş and Murat Bariş Türkoğlu Tüpraş

2019 / Q2

A redesigned oil based heating system for bitumen storage and sales saves energy and eliminates customer complaints
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Troubleshooting a heavy crude topper

 

Daryl Hanson, Mike Wessels and Adam Smith Valero Energy
Isis Mejias Consultant

 

Daryl Hanson, Mike Wessels and Adam Smith Valero Energy

 Isis Mejias Consultant

2019 / Q2

Thorough troubleshooting revealed the primary cause of a heavy crude topper’s poor availability: desalter operation. A comprehensive revamp resolved matters
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