Browse Editions : 2010 / Q1
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Achieving optimal visbreaker severity

 Gaetano Petralito, ISAB

Marco Respini, Baker Hughes Europe

2010 / Q1

A refinery has managed to run a visbreaker unit continuously for more than two years without any loss of conversion

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Increasing diesel production from the FCCU

Maurice Korpelshoek, Gary Podrebarac, Kerry Rock and Rajesh Samarth, CDTech

2010 / Q1

FCC naphtha desulphurisation technology produces low-sulphur heavy catalytic naphtha as a separate product for blending into the diesel pool

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Achieving excellence inprocess safety management

 Graham Bennett, DNV Energy

2010 / Q1

The management of major accident hazards in refineries must recognise that all areas of the business have vital roles to play to ensure process safety management.

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Choosing a hydroprocessing scheme

Alpesh Gurjar, Fluor Daniel India

2010 / Q1

A systematic approach to selecting hydroprocessing technology meets process objectives with optimal operating and capital costs

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Interface management in complex projects

 Richard Collins and Robert Durham, Foster Wheeler

Raafat Fayek and Walid Zeid, GASCO

2010 / Q1

Managing the interface between contractors, owners and a host of authorities and affected groups is vital to the success of large and complex energy projects.  

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Can refiners afford carbon capture?

Erich Mace and Thomas Yeung, Hydrocarbon Publishing Company

2010 / Q1

CCS is not widely considered an economical way of reducing refiners' carbon footprints, but case studies indicate great variation in the cost of implementation.

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Are there alternatives to an expensive overhaul of a bottlenecked flare system?

Detlef Gruber and Dietmar-Uwe Leipnitz, BP Lingen Refinery

Prasad Sethuraman, BP Refining Technology

Miquel Angel Alos, Jose Maria Nougues and Michael Brodkorb, Inprocess Technology and Consulting

2010 / Q1

Changes in regulation or the revamp of an existing plant need not require an upgrade to a refinery's flare system configuration.

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Planning for a pipestill clean

Cody Nath, Refined Technologies

Uwe Klingler, BP

2010 / Q1

A combination of proven technology, setting expectations and developming a detailed plan helped a refiner achieve optimum results from unit clearing and cleaning plans

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Choosing quench interbed technology

Ed Schouten, Jan Stolwijk and Ed Ouwerkerk, Shell Global Solutions International

Sujatha Degaleesan, Wenhua Yang and Sandro Mazzini, Shell Global Solutions US

2010 / Q1

A design for hydroprocessing interbed internals favours separate mixing of gas and liquid phases before contacting of the two phases occurs

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Unique qualities of Canadian bitumen and synthetic crudes

Pat Swafford, Spiral Software

2010 / Q1

As production of Canadian bitumen and synthetic crude oil expands, North American refinery feed slates enter new territory in terms of crude oil quality.    

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Entrainment issues in vacuum column flash zones

Mark Pilling, Mario Roza and S M Wong, Sulzer Chemtech

2010 / Q1

For a vacuum tower to operate effectively, the flash zone and the wash section must work together to provide the best possible feed quality to the sections.

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Installing a power recovery system on FCC or RFCC units

Tek Sutikno, Samsung Engineering America

2010 / Q1

Full examination of the design options and operating issues related to the installation of a PRS on a FCC or RFCC unit will increase energy efficiency and unit availability.

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Monitoring heat exchange systems

Loree Fields, URS Corporation

Jason Bradford, Marathon Petroleum Company

2010 / Q1

Anticipating final federal standards, the cooling tower monitoring programs at two refineries have been beneficial in estimating VOC emissions from the towers.

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