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Respond To Market Conditions. As market conditions, regulations and technologies change, UOP continues to redefine the future of refining. We are helping ...
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From waste to clean energy: The acid path to reducing CO2 emissions
Case study explores environmental benefits of the WSA process to capture waste heat, enhance energy efficiency, and reduce the refinery carbon footpri ...
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Predicting reactive heavy oil process operation
Characterisation of feed and product yields through component structures for better understanding and prediction of operations
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Responses to a question in the Q1 2021 issues Q&A Feature
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ZSM-5 additive maximises propylene
Multi-stage phosphorus treatment improves ZSM-5 zeolite stabilisation and creates more propylene producing acid sites.
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Innovation: Implementing cutting-edge technology without getting cut
Communication is key. How manufacturers and operations personnel can improve on the end result by collaborating in the use of new equipment.
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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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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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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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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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The role of biofuels in the energy transition
Overcoming the challenges of coprocessing renewables.
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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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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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Closing the sustainability cycle
Role of plastics recycling technologies in the future of the downstream industry.
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A comparative analysis of vacuum PMT and SiPM
(White Paper) - Radiometric measurements have become indispensable tools across various industrial applications, serving critical roles as level, density, ...
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The strategic value of an industrial data and AI platform
(White Paper) - For organisations looking to stay competitive, the choice is clear: data must be treated as a critical, strategic asset. Despite the ...
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Can pyrolysis oil unlock greater plastic circularity?
(White Paper) - Combining pyrolysis and vapour-phase catalytic upgrading offers lower temperature and energy requirements, higher yields, and optimised ...
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Enhancing refinery profitability through rigorous catalyst evaluation
The role of independent catalyst testing offers unbiased assessments crucial for unit performance and quality.
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Enterprise-wide optimisation across hydrocarbon processing assets
Consider the layers of efficiency when establishing a global resource optimisation modelling system.
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Hybrid digital twin for DHDT unit performance monitoring
High-fidelity models with collation of ‘theory and plant data’ are essential to track hydrotreating unit performance.
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A comparative analysis of vacuum PMT and SiPM
(White Paper) - Radiometric measurements have become indispensable tools across various industrial applications, serving critical roles as level, density, ...
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The strategic value of an industrial data and AI platform
(White Paper) - For organisations looking to stay competitive, the choice is clear: data must be treated as a critical, strategic asset. Despite the ...
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Can pyrolysis oil unlock greater plastic circularity?
(White Paper) - Combining pyrolysis and vapour-phase catalytic upgrading offers lower temperature and energy requirements, higher yields, and optimised ...
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Control points during the lifecycle of precious metal catalysts
(White Paper) - Key contractual factors can greatly influence metal value returns for precious metals spent catalysts. More and more petroleum and petrochemical ...
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TotalEnergies to cease operating its oldest steam cracker in Antwerp
TotalEnergies’ Antwerp platform provides an update on its investments for the future and announces plan to reconfigure its petrochemicals operations ...
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HOERBIGER to break ground on new Florida Campus in Florida
HOERBIGER Corporation of America will hold a ceremony to commemorate the groundbreaking of its future home, the HOERBIGER Florida Campus, on Wednesday, ...
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Sulzer and Manweir sign 10-year strategic service partnership in Qatar
Sulzer has partnered with Manweir WLL, a leading engineering services provider, the oil & gas arm of Mannai, to enhance the availability and quality ...
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Amogy and JGC to accelerate commercialisation of ammonia cracking catalyst
Amogy, a provider of mature, scalable, and efficient ammonia-to-power solutions, today announced the first pilot plant deployment of its advanced ammonia ...
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Improved H2 purification and recovery with UOP Polybed™ pressure swing adsorption
Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) is the industry standard for H2 purification and long-term, reliable recovery. Honeywell UOP’s PSA technology is relied ...
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Axens completes expansion of Axens Catalyst Arabia Limited
The expansion of Axens Catalyst Arabia Limited (ACAL) comprises an additional capacity for Axens to manufacture Tail Gas Treatment Catalyst on the site. Axens ...
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BDI BioEnergy to begin construction of biofuel feedstock refinery plant
BDI-BioEnergy International has signed a contract with Ghent Renewables BV to begin the construction of a pioneering biofuel feedstock refinery plant. ...
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Burckhardt Compression, a global leader in reciprocating compressor technology, has won a significant order for Digital Monitoring Services in Saudi Arabia. ...
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Willis Sustainable Fuels selects FT CANS™ to boost SAF production in the UK
Johnson Matthey (JM), a global leader in sustainable technologies, today announced that Willis Sustainable Fuels has selected JM and bp's award-winning ...
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thyssenkrupp Uhde secures landmark contract for new nitric acid plant in India
thyssenkrupp Uhde, a major chemical technology solution provider, has been awarded a contract by Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd. ...
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Wison Engineering selected for Green methanol project in Turkey
On March 19, 2025, the FEED contract signing ceremony for the ITC-WasteFuel Ankara Green Methanol Project in Turkey was held at the Shanghai headquarters ...
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Alfa Laval wins significant order for advanced filtration plant
A new industrial filtration order is one of the largest ever for world leader in membrane technology: Alfa Laval. The advanced filtration solution will ...
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TotalEnergies to cease operating its oldest steam cracker in Antwerp
TotalEnergies’ Antwerp platform provides an update on its investments for the future and announces plan to reconfigure its petrochemicals operations ...
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HOERBIGER to break ground on new Florida Campus in Florida
HOERBIGER Corporation of America will hold a ceremony to commemorate the groundbreaking of its future home, the HOERBIGER Florida Campus, on Wednesday, ...
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Sulzer and Manweir sign 10-year strategic service partnership in Qatar
Sulzer has partnered with Manweir WLL, a leading engineering services provider, the oil & gas arm of Mannai, to enhance the availability and quality ...
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Amogy and JGC to accelerate commercialisation of ammonia cracking catalyst
Amogy, a provider of mature, scalable, and efficient ammonia-to-power solutions, today announced the first pilot plant deployment of its advanced ammonia ...
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Improved H2 purification and recovery with UOP Polybed™ pressure swing adsorption
Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) is the industry standard for H2 purification and long-term, reliable recovery. Honeywell UOP’s PSA technology is relied ...
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Axens completes expansion of Axens Catalyst Arabia Limited
The expansion of Axens Catalyst Arabia Limited (ACAL) comprises an additional capacity for Axens to manufacture Tail Gas Treatment Catalyst on the site. Axens ...
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Yokogawa Launches OpreX Plant Stewardship
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces the launch today of OpreXTM Plant Stewardship, the most comprehensive lifecycle service program in the company’s ...
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New pump energy optimization solution launched to drive cost and carbon savings
Sulzer has today launched the Sulzer Energy Optimization Service, an energy efficiency and carbon reduction service that will create a new best practice ...
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Evonik launches Purocel™ series to advance pyrolysis oil capability
Evonik has announced a comprehensive suite of Purocel™ products and catalysts technologies that improve the quality of pyrolysis oil, driving greater ...
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Yokogawa Enhances IT/OT integration with new release of OpreX Collaborative Information Server
Yokogawa Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6841) announces the release on this date of the latest version of OpreX™ Collaborative Information Server (CI Server), ...
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Honeywell unveils innovative AI assistant for industrial operators
Honeywell today announced the latest release of which seamlessly integrates performance monitoring with a new generative AI assistant to help operators ...
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thyssenkrupp Uhde and Novonesis launch innovative enzymatic esterification technology
thyssenkrupp Uhde, a major chemical technology solution provider, in partnership with Novonesis, our partner and pioneer in enzymatic technology, announce ...
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One common cause for coking is poor vapor distribution. Packing selection in the Slurry P/A section is critical to ensure good distribution and reliable ...
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TRI-CON Ball & Gate Valve Replacement
TRI-CON Features & Benefits: Features - Unique triple-offset, conical seating, Metal-to-metal seating, Unique, self-centering disc design, Emission-control ...
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Welcome to the new issue of our Gas Guide, the latest edition of our comprehensive hand bookcovering all aspects of gas analysis and our sensing solutions. Once ...
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Solutions for cavitation, noise and flow-induced torque
Q: I need a solution for a demanding control valve application where the dynamic torque and cavitation have been challenging for conventional butterfly ...
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Low and zero rare-earth FCC catalysts
Rare-earth metals are an important component of FCC catalysts, as well as being a key raw material for many strategic industries with applications ranging ...
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Proven Safe Maintenance on Active Fired Heaters Using patented approaches, methods, and tools, we combine our Hot-tekTM services to achieve the best results ...
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Axens AdvaMEG® solution for MEG regeneration and reclamation
Different types of schemes are available as part of AdvaMEG® solution such as conventional regeneration, integrated and slip stream scheme. Here is a ...
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Valve sizing and selection software - Nelprof™
Nelprof valve sizing and selection software is your key to the perfect flow control solution. Whatever your process requirements, the free-to-use and fully ...
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Marathon Petroleum analyzes nitrogen and sulfur using the Antek ElemeNtS
The ElemeNtS is one of the latest additions to the Marathon Petroleum lab in Detroit, MI to analyze Nitrogen and Sulfur in process streams and final products. ...
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Tanks - measure hydrocarbon, water and emulsion levels and identify sludge
Scans on tanks and spheres gives you a clear picture of hydrocarbon, water and emulsion levels and determine if there is any sludge or plugged vent lines. ...
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Axens Arofining® Aromatics purification through selective hydrogenation unit
Aromatics commercial specifications, as well as transformation and separation processes, require aromatic streams free of unsaturated compounds. Arofining® ...
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EquiFlow™ reactor internals for hydrotreatment reactors
In today’s complex environment, refineries and petrochemical plants around the world need advanced solutions to reach operational excellence. In ...
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Improved H2 purification and recovery with UOP Polybed™ pressure swing adsorption
Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) is the industry standard for H2 purification and long-term, reliable recovery. Honeywell UOP’s PSA technology is relied ...
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Boosting refinery margins through blend optimisation and loss control
In the current fast-paced and cost-sensitive refinery environment, enhancing margins is no longer just a competitive advantage, it’s essential for survival. ...
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Advanced analytical measurement techniques for emerging feedstocks
Can sustainability and profitability go hand in hand? Join us for an insightful webinar that explores how advanced analytical measurement techniques can ...
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Electrification of process heating to reduce CO2 emissions: environmental and economic benefits
As industries worldwide confront ambitious climate goals, electrification has become a vital strategy for reducing emissions and advancing sustainability. ...
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Driving process optimization and reduced downtime with advanced level measurement
Your processes demand precise level controls, avoiding the negative impact of losing real liquid or slurry levels. Accurate and consistent measurements ...
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Reducing contractor expense with smarter maintenance & reliability workstreams
From daily maintenance work to complex annual turnarounds, refineries can use a significant amount of expensive contractor labor. What if you could improve ...
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How fireside ceramic coating enchance thermal spray performance
Discover how Fireside ceramic coatings improve boiler protection by enhancing thermal spray performance, reducing porosity, sealing microcracks, and boosting ...
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Application Manager Karen Gargallo is joined by Global Business Development Manager Stephen Firth, and Application Development Engineer Min-Woo Lim to ...
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How a pulp and paper CFB boiler mitigated extreme erosion and saved long-term costs
In this audio case study, we discuss a situation at a Gulf Coast chemical plant where an ethylene furnace encountered a hot spot challenge, requiring prompt ...
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IGS ClearStream chromium-6 filtration for safe HVTS application
In today's episode, explore the successful collaboration between IGS and a power & light facility as they address high-temperature corrosion in a gas ...
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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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How PAC is creating unique value through PACe
In the second episode of the three-part series for PACe. Hakan Turan explains how the digital ecosystem delivers unique value to customer.