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| Processing high TAN crude: part I |
Wu Qing, CNOOC
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2010 / Q4 |
Huizhou, which is the first refinery for processing 100% high TAN crude, started up in 2009. This article describes the challenges of an opportunity crude operation.
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| Strategic options for reducing greenhouse gas emissions |
Bill Keesom, Amalia Pantazidis, Ian Moore and Jon Moretta, Jacobs Consultancy
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2010 / Q4 |
Refiners need to develop a roadmap of their future business and technology requirements to address emerging climate change legislation.
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| Partial upgrading of heavy oil reserves |
Mitra Motaghi, Priyanka Saxena and Rahul Ravi, KBR Technology
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2010 / Q4 |
Partial upgrading using solvent deasphalting addresses multiple issues associated with the recovery of stranded heavy oils.
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| Improvements in random packing performance |
Izak Nieuwoudt, Christine Corio and Jeff Degarmo, Koch-Glitsch
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2010 / Q4 |
Developments in random packing design aim for increased efficiency and capacity
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| Energy management: raising profitability, reducing CO2 emissions |
Claire Weber and Thomas Yeung, Hydrocarbon Publishing Company
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2010 / Q4 |
Case studies show how lower energy demand via revamps and improved maintenance can save money and abate CO2 emissions in refinery operations
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| Monitoring and controlling corrosion in steam generation |
Jerry Jones, Nalco Energy Services
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2010 / Q4 |
At-temperature oxidation reduction potential (ORP) technology enables real-time measurement and control of corrosion potential in steam generation
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| Designing trays for selective gas treating |
Ralph Weiland, Nathan Hatcher and Jaime Nava, Optimized Gas Treating
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2010 / Q4 |
Field data from eight gas treating plants show how tray design parameters can be selected to improve contactor performances.
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| Online real-time optimisation helps identify energy gaps |
Marcelo Galleguillos and Michel Maffet, ENAP Refinerias Marcos Kihn, Ruben Monje and Carlos Ruiz, Soteica
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2010 / Q4 |
Real-time supervision of a refinery's energy system enables optimisation of its fuel consumption and emissions levels.
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| Real-time downstream dashboard |
Toto Nugroho Pranatyasto and Agus Witjaksono, Pertamina Craig Harclerode, OSIsoft
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2010 / Q4 |
Real-time infrastructure enabled an organisational transformation to achieve integration in a highly complex downstream supply chain.
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| Separation in ethylene plants |
Lee Siang Hua and Yang Quan, Sulzer Chemtech
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2010 / Q4 |
Separation technology is not complex, but separators deliver a range of benefits in ethylene cracking.
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| Advances in FCC catalyst performance |
Charles Keweshan and Daniel Neuman, BASF Corporation Jeffrey Sexton, Mike Skurka and Scott Simon, Marathon Oil Company
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2010 / Q4 |
Upgraded manufacturing processes have produced an FCC catalyst with increased gasoline yield and high hydrothermal stability at high severity operation
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| Estimating compressor power and condenser duty in a refrigerant system |
Alireza Bahadori and Hari Vuthaluru, Curtin University
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2010 / Q4 |
A simple-to-use predictive tool calculates compressor power and condenser duty per refrigeration duty in a three-stage propane refrigerant system.
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