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Hydroprocessing upgrades to meet changing fuels requirements
Adapting installed hydroprocessing units through a variety of schemes enables refiners to shift their fuels slates to meet changing demand and specifi ...
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Upgraded crude scheduling enabled a refiner to increase its use of opportunity crudes for higher margin.
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Structured catalyst for steam reforming
A catalyst system for steam methane reforming for improved heat transfer, pressure drop and catalyst effectiveness.
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Microchannel reactor technology is on trial for the small-scale production of liquids from stranded gas
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Advanced high alloy stainless steels
The real solution to guard equipment against environmental stresses like corrosion is use of advanced high alloy stainless steels.
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Digitalisation is only scratching the surface
Digitalisation usually means upgrading a few elements of technology or workflows, leaving a partial digital twin when a holistic approach is needed.
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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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Clariant launches new CATOFIN® 312 propane dehydrogenation catalyst
Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, today announced the launch of CATOFIN 312, its latest propane dehydrogenation catalyst. ...
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Heraeus Precious Metals launches Circlear
Heraeus Precious Metals, a globally leading company in the precious metals industry and one of the largest recyclers of precious metals, has introduced ...
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Yokogawa and GridBeyond conclude investment and strategic partnership agreements
Yokogawa Electric Corporation and energy IT solutions provider GridBeyond of Ireland announce that they have concluded a strategic partnership agreement. ...
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Radix partners with Cleopatra Enterprise to enhance project controls and turnaround management
Radix, a global technology solutions company, announced the signing of a partnership agreement with Cleopatra Enterprise, a leading project cost management ...
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Lummus and Braskem partner on electrified cracking heater
Lummus Technology, a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, and Braskem, the largest bio-based polymer producer in ...
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Black & Veatch select electric driven liquefaction technologies from Baker Hughes
Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, announced Friday it was awarded an order from Black & Veatch, a global engineering, construction and consulting ...
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Samsung E&A wins major Aramco Fadhili gas project
SAMSUNG E&A, a world leading engineering solutions and project management company, announced today, that it had a contracts signing ceremony for the ...
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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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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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Heraeus Precious Metals launches Circlear
Heraeus Precious Metals, a globally leading company in the precious metals industry and one of the largest recyclers of precious metals, has introduced ...
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Yokogawa and GridBeyond conclude investment and strategic partnership agreements
Yokogawa Electric Corporation and energy IT solutions provider GridBeyond of Ireland announce that they have concluded a strategic partnership agreement. ...
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Radix partners with Cleopatra Enterprise to enhance project controls and turnaround management
Radix, a global technology solutions company, announced the signing of a partnership agreement with Cleopatra Enterprise, a leading project cost management ...
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Lummus and Braskem partner on electrified cracking heater
Lummus Technology, a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, and Braskem, the largest bio-based polymer producer in ...
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Hexagon and Dragos unveil technical partnership to strengthen industrial cybersecurity
Hexagon’s Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division today announced a strategic partnership with Dragos, a global leader in cybersecurity for operational ...
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Clariant launches new CATOFIN® 312 propane dehydrogenation catalyst
Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, today announced the launch of CATOFIN 312, its latest propane dehydrogenation catalyst. ...
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Yokogawa upgrades the CENTUM VP Integrated Production Control System
Yokogawa Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6841) announces the May 31, 2024 release of CENTUM™ VP R6.11.10, an enhanced version of the CENTUM VP integrated ...
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Vanzetti Engineering releases ESK-IMO series of retractable submerged pumps
Vanzetti Engineering presents the new ESK-IMO series of retractable submerged pumps, which are used in Small-Scale LNG Terminals and as Emergency pumps ...
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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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XRG Technologies, Services and Solutions
XRG Technologies is an innovative engineering and procurement firm focused on fired and unfired heat transfer equipment for the refining, petrochemical, ...
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NAPFINING™ Naphthenic acid removal
NAPFINING™ technologies were first licensed in 1977 and to date Merichem has granted 78 unit operating licenses world-wide. The non-dispersive FIBER ...
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Isomalk-3 - A robust n-C4 isomerization processs
A Robust n-C4 Isomerization Process. Isomalk-3 is a low-temperature isomerization technology for processing n-butane into isobutane, its branched isomer. ...
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Hydrogen fuel conversion in fired equipment
Organizations are facing unprecedented challenges in achieving their strategic climate goals. Now is the time to evaluate options for hydrogen refuelling, ...
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LO-CAT® II process for chemical plant desulfurization
KRONOS’ facility in Leverkusen, Germany produces titanium dioxide, the most important material used by the paints and plastics industry for whiteness ...
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Reducing, avoiding and recycling are the keys to the treatment of emissions in addition to energy-efficient and resource-saving production methods. We ...
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Explore the Potential of Jet Pumps
Jet pumps, also known as ejectors, are devices for conveying, compressing or mixing of gases, vapors, liquids or solids and for generating vacuum.
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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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Introduction to wet gas sulfuric acid technology
The WSA technology is an excellent alternative to the Claus technology for sulfur management within oil refining, coal gasification, gas sweetening etc. ...
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StaBlox™ Flue Gas Tunnel System
The Blasch StaBlox Tunnel System is a versatile, mechanically stable system consisting of a series of stackable, interlocking blocks. The ...
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OptiPMD: Micro-Distillation Analyzer
OptiPMD, our micro-distillation analyzer is compliant with: ASTM D7345, IP 596 and in perfect correlation to: ASTM D86, D1160, ISO 3405 & IP123.
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SERVOTOUGH SpectraExact 2500 gas analyzer
Experience our most advanced photometric gas analyzer yet. Discover the features and benefits of our latest rugged, reliable, and easy-to-use SERVOTOUGH ...
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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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SMARTGard HVTS Solution: Pulp Mill CFB Boiler Goals Achieved
In this episode of "Efficiency and Reliability," learn how a Pulp Mill in the South Eastern United States overcame operational challenges to achieve their ...
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Our latest podcast looks at a variety of carbon capture and storage processes available to industry, and the challenges facing operators using ...
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Pre-turnaround scans in critical path
Listen to our podcast to learn more about how insights from our Tru-Scan™ and Tru-Grid™ Scan technology can help you make more informed decisions about ...
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Autoclave lining repair at a copper facility
In this audio case study, we discuss the application of Weld Metal Overlay in an African copper facility, detailing its impact on reducing corrosion, minimizing ...
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Innovating Together For Climate Action
Honeywell President and Chief Operating Officer Vimal Kapur joins Honeywell Chief Marketing Officer Laura Kelleher on this episode of The Future Is… ...