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Co-processing renewable and recyclable feedstocks in the FCC unit
As new regulations drive refiners to develop more sustainable processes to produce fuels and chemicals, they are exploring co-feeding renewable and recyclable ...
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Plant optimisation: leveraging data analytics and modelling
More advanced modelling skills are needed at the design stage to realise the promise of better optimisation
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Structured catalysts for steam reformers
A foil based catalyst aims to avoid the limitations of ceramic pellet substrates in steam reforming.
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Stahl Columns: An alternative to molecular sieves?
Case study and independent cost estimations lay out what may someday become the standard way to achieve deep dehydration of produced gas streams.
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Delek brings refineries into synchronised digital maturity
Since the company was founded in the early 2000s, the business strategy at Delek US Holdings, Inc. has focused on rapid growth through acquisition of downstream ...
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Optimal tonnage industrial gas plants
Detailed examination of industrial gas needs is required to develop the most cost-effective industrial gas plant configuration
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Understanding basic principles of flow calculations
Valve size often is described by the nominal size of the end connections, but a more important measure is the flow that the valve can provide.
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Managing fouling in refinery networks
Modelling heat exchanger and other networks enables the use of dynamic fouling models in performance assessment and predictive studies
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Spent sulphuric acid regeneration (SAR) process
Several chemical processes utilise concentrated sulphuric acid as a catalyst or dehydrating agent, in which the acid becomes “spent”; ie, weakened ...
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Hydrogen generation for modern refineries
With increasing demand for diesel, more stringent product specifications for cleaner fuels, reduced fuel oil demand and the economic advantages in processing ...
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Processing high TAN crude: part I
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 ...
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Sour water strippers: design and operation
Simpler, more cost-effective sour water stripper designs can outperform more generally accepted designs in the refining industry
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More petrochemicals with less capital spending
Even in nations with exceptional dependence on transportation fuels like Brazil, better integration with petrochemicals production is essential for re ...
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Energy management and sustainability of the downstream industry
Energy management must feature in any strategy in the downstream industry for both environmental impact and economic competitiveness.
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Delayed coking as a sustainable refinery solution
Fuel grade coke is a serious environmental pollutant but the producer, the delayed coking process, can be a contributor to future sustainable development ...
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The role of biofuels in the energy transition
Overcoming the challenges of coprocessing renewables.
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Closing the sustainability cycle
Role of plastics recycling technologies in the future of the downstream industry.
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Profiting from the lubricants market
Pursuing a profitable and more sustainable purpose for crude oil through the lubricants market requires examination of lubricants production via hydro ...
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Passivating vanadium in FCC operations
Three in-unit trials demonstrated ability to control various oxidation states of vanadium with strong passivation technology.
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Hybrid catalyst loading reduces fill cost and carbon footprint
Using rejuvenated catalyst in a hybrid load significantly lowers fill cost and CO2 footprint while providing the performance advantages of latest generation ...
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Economic benefits of presulphurisation technology in an evolving market
The refining industry is experiencing significant changes. Today, the market is defined by uncertainty and volatility, resulting in major shifts in supply ...
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Troubleshooting low or high regenerator temperatures
A review of available resources, technology, and expertise to rapidly identify FCC unit regenerator operational problems, including thermal and catalytic ...
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Incorporating new technology and tools for catalyst development
Factors affecting advances in catalyst development benefit from a wide range of expertise.
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FCC co-processing of biogenic and recyclable feedstocks: Part I
Refinery sustainability drivers predicate a focus on renewable and recyclable feedstocks and the challenges and solutions for co-processing them in FCC ...
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Beyond processbook & PI vision: Exploring today’s industrial analytics tools
(Webinar) - In the Manufacturing 4.0 era, industrial organizations have more data at their fingertips than ever, offering the promise of higher production ...
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TotalEnergies and SINOPEC to produce sustainable jet fuel
TotalEnergies and China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation have signed a Heads of Agreement to jointly develop a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production ...
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Koch Modular to expand state-of-the-art pilot plant in Houston
Koch Modular Process Systems, a market-leading provider of engineered and fabricated modular mass transfer systems for the chemical processing industry, ...
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Audubon launches vapor recovery & reuse system for EPA compliance
Audubon Engineering Company, a leading provider of engineering, procurement, construction, fabrication, and technical services, introduced its patented ...
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SABIC and Pashupati group to target recycling opportunities in India
SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Pashupati Group, a leading Indian recycler of plastic ...
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Karen McKee named 2024 petrochemical heritage award recipient
The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) is pleased to announce ExxonMobil’s Karen McKee, president of ExxonMobil Product Solutions ...
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Clariant and Lummus awarded catalyst technology contract for new isobutane dehydrogenation plant
Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, and its process partner Lummus Technology have been selected by Huizhou Boeko Materials ...
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Pembina awards a contract for the RFS IV expansion
Pembina Infrastructure and Logistics LP (Pembina) has awarded Worley a contract for RFS IV, the expansion of Pembina’s existing Redwater propane-plus ...
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Petroperu selects Honeywell cybersecurity solutions to bolster cyber resiliency
Honeywell today announced that Petróleos del Perú S.A. (Petroperú), one of the largest hydrocarbon producers, refiners and distributors in Peru, will ...
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Technip Energies, JGC and NPCC receive limited notice to proceed for Ruwais LNG project
Technip Energies, leader of a joint venture with JGC and NPCC, have received a Limited Notice To Proceed from ADNOC to commence early engineering, procurement ...
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LyondellBasell Spheripol and Hostalen ACP technologies selected by Inner Mongolia Rongxin Co Ltd
LyondellBasell, the world’s largest licensor of polyolefin technologies, today announced that Inner Mongolia Rongxin Co Ltd, will use the LyondellBasell ...
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Shell awards Holland Hydrogen 1 service contracts to Worley
We’ve been awarded services contracts by Shell supporting the delivery of Europe’s largest renewable hydrogen project located in the Port of Rotterdam ...
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Beyond processbook & PI vision: Exploring today’s industrial analytics tools
(Webinar) - In the Manufacturing 4.0 era, industrial organizations have more data at their fingertips than ever, offering the promise of higher production ...
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TotalEnergies and SINOPEC to produce sustainable jet fuel
TotalEnergies and China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation have signed a Heads of Agreement to jointly develop a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production ...
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Koch Modular to expand state-of-the-art pilot plant in Houston
Koch Modular Process Systems, a market-leading provider of engineered and fabricated modular mass transfer systems for the chemical processing industry, ...
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SABIC and Pashupati group to target recycling opportunities in India
SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Pashupati Group, a leading Indian recycler of plastic ...
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Karen McKee named 2024 petrochemical heritage award recipient
The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) is pleased to announce ExxonMobil’s Karen McKee, president of ExxonMobil Product Solutions ...
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ABB and Cap Clean Energy collaborate to help SAF production take off
ABB has signed an agreement with Cap Clean Energy to collaborate on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production sites in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, ...
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Audubon launches vapor recovery & reuse system for EPA compliance
Audubon Engineering Company, a leading provider of engineering, procurement, construction, fabrication, and technical services, introduced its patented ...
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Evonik expands sustainable catalyst offerings with new product Octamax™
Evonik has launched a highly sustainable new catalyst product, Octamax™, that improves sulfur removal performance for refinery fuel. The technology consists ...
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Clariant launches CLARITY™ Prime
Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, today announced the release of CLARITY Prime, an advanced digital service for syngas plants, ...
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Groth Corporation releases model 16F pilot operated relief valve
The Groth Model 16F pilot operated relief valve offers reliable low-pressure protection in compliance with API 2000 standards for pilot operated relief ...
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ExxonMobil and Zeeco announce strategic alliance to market ZEECO® FREE JET® Gen 3™
ExxonMobil and Zeeco, Inc. today announced a strategic alliance to market the ZEECO® FREE JET® Gen 3™ – next-generation ultra-low NOx, 100% hydrogen ...
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Hexagon's Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division today announced the release of PV Elite 26, the latest version of its industry-leading pressure vessel ...
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Minimize recycle and coke carryover with the coker main fractionator washspray header design
Coker Main Fractionator flash zone design is critical to reliable operation of the column and maintaining product quality. This section commonly experiences ...
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Real-Time Measurement for Unparalleled Safety and Control Analyzer solutions to reduce process downtime, ensure safe operation, and optimize production ...
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Russia's Krasnodar based joint stock company scientific industrial enterprise (JSC SIE) Neftehim, introducing its technologies and catalysts at Russian ...
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ThruPipe™ flaring piping systems
ThruPipe™ Scan. What does it do? A ThruPipe™ scan of a pipe is a non invasive method to examine the contents of a pipe and identify any localised fouling ...
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UPGRADER™ T and AMBER™ T - meeting the tight oil challenge
North America’s oil production has been reenergized with the advent of sophisticated technologies to recover tight oil economically. Tight oil, defined ...
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Neles™ top-guided globe valve, series GU
Superior control performance and high reliability for wide range of applications from general to demanding service. Neles series GU globe valves provide ...
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VP VISION - What is Vapor Pressure?
What is Vapor Pressure? How do we test it? How does it work? Let's test with the VP VISION.
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Lasers for safety and process control in fired heaters
Focusing on the role of the SERVOTOUGH Laser 3 Plus combustion analyzer in fired heaters combustion processes.
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Gas Flow Comparison Catalyst Tube
Comparison of gas flow in a Catalyst Tube
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Johnson Matthey Decarbonising the production of chemicals and fuels
We're catalysing the net zero transition. Our catalyst and process technologies play a key role in decarbonising the chemical and energy industries. We ...
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2023 Decarbonisation Technology Summit - Day 1
Day 1 coverage of the 2023 Decarbonisation Technology Summit, held 19-20 April 2023 in London.
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API 6D is one of the oldest and most renowned specifications in the valve industry. It undergoes periodic revisions to address concerns about ever-evolving ...
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Optimising the efficiency of shutdowns and turnarounds to improve processes
Tracerco’s diagnostic techniques provide you with the invaluable insights you need to reduce your turnaround times and costs by identifying operational ...
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Decarbonizing process heat with industrial heat pumps and steam compressors
Industrial energy consumption accounts for about 25% of energy demand and CO2 emissions worldwide, with process heat being the most common application. ...
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Proven decarbonisation pathway for sustainable biofuels and chemicals production from waste
The flexibility to make use of varying waste streams as feedstocks to replace primary fossil resources is a common goal in operations today. You may be ...
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Introduction to Sinopec Steam Cracking Technology
Sinopec has been committed to the development and application of steam cracking technology for almost 40 years, and has mastered advanced and complete ...
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Introduction to the Sinopec Closed Coke Handling System
The Sinopec Closed Coke Handling System (S-CCHS) is a safe and eco-friendly closed petroleum coke removal, conveying, and storage system with remote intelligent ...
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Innovative solutions to shape the hydrogen economy
View this webinar for an insightful journey into the future of sustainable energy with Honeywell H₂ Solutions. In this exclusive webinar, we'll delve ...
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Overcoming severe refractory failure in a Saudi Arabian refinery
Today, we'll delve into the case study of how IGS significantly helped improve the operational efficiency of a Saudi Arabian Refinery by addressing a critical ...
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Packed bed performance analytics
Listen to our podcast as we discuss how Tracerco’s Tru-Grid™ Scan and PackView™ technologies can provide critical insights to verify mechanical placement ...
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Tube Tech increases thermal efficiency by 3% at Tupras Izmir refinery
In today's episode, explore the solution provided by Tube Tech (an IGS solution) that not only increased thermal efficiency by 3% at the Tupras Izmir Refinery ...
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HVTS eliminates waste heat recovery boiler corrosion at copper smelter
In this audio case study, we'll talk about the changing maintenance strategy of the power plant operating two Circulating Fluidized Bed boilers. In 2015, ...
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Successful revamp of a 40-year-old steam-methane reformer furnace
This episode examines a successful application of Cetek high emissivity coating to the radiant section of an SMR reformer which was experiencing excessive ...
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Application Development Engineer Maria-Katharina Mokosch is joined by Application Manager Karen Gargallo and Global Business Development Manager Stephen ...