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Heat transfer systems in gas processing
There are many aspects other than temperature to consider when selecting a high temperature heat transfer fluid for gas processing.
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Flexible thinking for capital projects
Conventional project planning and execution may not be the best approach for gas treating and sulphur recovery installations.
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Crude column relief mitigation
Mitigation of plant-wide relief loads can greatly improve the safety of the plant, reduce flaring and be used as the basis for building smaller relief ...
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Choosing quench interbed technology
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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Olefins plant cracker gas compressor fouling
Monitoring and treating process gas compressors to prevent corrosion and fouling. Several examples of improved compressor performance through the utilisation ...
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Balanced distillation equipment design
Fouling resistance and efficiency requirements for distillation equipment are balanced and optimised for reliable unit performance.
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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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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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Controlling FCC SOx emissions with SOx reduction additive technology
(White Paper) - An additive with optimised metal dispersion and metal-support interaction achieved a lower daily operating cost of SOx removal from an ...
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Optimising refinery operations through innovative corrosion-resistant materials
A high alloyed austenitic stainless steel is supporting advances in the chemical and refinery industries.
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Environmental Monitoring Guide
Discover a streamlined approach to achieving environmental excellence in manufacturing. This comprehensive guide focuses on key environmental KPIs, strategic ...
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Advancing carbon capture for mass deployment across industries (RI 2024)
Technology Centre Mongstad (TCM) is an extensive and flexible test centre for developing CO₂ capture technologies and a competence centre for carbon ...
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Enhancing refinery sustainability with EmulsionSENS in desalter operations (RI 2024)
In the continuous pursuit of optimising refinery efficiency and sustainability, the integration of advanced instrumentation plays a pivotal role.
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Earthquake warning system (RI 2024)
More than 59% of India’s land area is under threat from moderate to severe seismic hazards.
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Controlling FCC SOx emissions with SOx reduction additive technology
(White Paper) - An additive with optimised metal dispersion and metal-support interaction achieved a lower daily operating cost of SOx removal from an ...
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Exploring chemical recycling and bio-based plastics production in refineries
(Webinar) - How do we meet the growing demand for plastics? The global refining, gas, and petrochemical industries are under pressure to decarbonise ...
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Elevating emulsion layer level measurement
(Webiner) - Gain exclusive insights into a groundbreaking Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR)-based Multiphase Detector from Ametek Level Measurement Solutions ...
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Catalyst recycling & sulfur recovery: A new approach
(Webinar) - Evonik’s catalyst reuse technologies enable today’s sulfur recovery unit operators to gain the activity they require while minimizing cost ...
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Heat tracing solutions for the hydrogen and carbon capture Industry
(Webinar) - Around the globe, world leaders have pledged to invest in technologies such as carbon capture and hydrogen to help accelerate the energy transition. ...
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Neste enhances its chemical recycling capabilities by collaborating with Tepsa Netherlands on the storage and handling of liquefied waste plastic in Rotterdam, ...
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ExxonMobil selects IPSMR® liquefaction process technology and proprietary equipment
ExxonMobil, on behalf of Mozambique Rovuma Venture, operator of the Area 4 concession in northern Mozambique’s Rovuma Basin – announces its strategic ...
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ExxonMobil selects IPSMR® liquefaction process technology and proprietary equipment
ExxonMobil, on behalf of Mozambique Rovuma Venture, operator of the Area 4 concession in northern Mozambique’s Rovuma Basin – announces its strategic ...
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Honeywell completes acquisition of Air Products LNG process technology and equipment business
Honeywell today announced the completion of its acquisition of Air Products' liquefied natural gas (LNG) process technology and equipment business for ...
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Technip Energies and KBR selected for major LNG project by Lake Charles LNG
The KTJV joint venture between Technip Energies and KBR has been selected for a major Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication and Construction (EPFC) project ...
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Sinopec Técnicas Reunidas JV awarded large petrochemical unit in Kazakhstan
A consortium led by KazMunayGas, Kazakhstan’s state-owned oil and gas company, has awarded the development of a steam cracker to a joint venture formed ...
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Stamicarbon awarded licensing and process design package for El Delta urea plant expansion in Egypt
Stamicarbon, the nitrogen technology licensor of MAIRE S.p.A., has been awarded the licensing and the Process Design Package (PDP) for the upgrade and ...
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KBC acquires software provider specializing in flare system designs Flaretot
KBC (A Yokogawa Company) announces its acquisition of Flaretot® Limited, a leading simulation software provider specializing in the design and evaluation ...
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Exploring chemical recycling and bio-based plastics production in refineries
(Webinar) - How do we meet the growing demand for plastics? The global refining, gas, and petrochemical industries are under pressure to decarbonise ...
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Elevating emulsion layer level measurement
(Webiner) - Gain exclusive insights into a groundbreaking Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR)-based Multiphase Detector from Ametek Level Measurement Solutions ...
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Catalyst recycling & sulfur recovery: A new approach
(Webinar) - Evonik’s catalyst reuse technologies enable today’s sulfur recovery unit operators to gain the activity they require while minimizing cost ...
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Heat tracing solutions for the hydrogen and carbon capture Industry
(Webinar) - Around the globe, world leaders have pledged to invest in technologies such as carbon capture and hydrogen to help accelerate the energy transition. ...
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Neste enhances its chemical recycling capabilities by collaborating with Tepsa Netherlands on the storage and handling of liquefied waste plastic in Rotterdam, ...
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BCCK and Carbon Clean agreement to deliver carbon capture solutions across the US
BCCK and Carbon Clean will collaborate to provide Carbon Clean’s semi-modular CaptureX technology to customers across the US. Priority sectors include ...
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KBC launches Visual MESA Energy Management System 7.2 for superior energy and emissions management
KBC (A Yokogawa Company) announces the launch of Visual MESA® Energy Management System 7.2 (EMS), a comprehensive energy digital twin suite designed to ...
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PPG today announced the launch of PPG PITT-THERM® 909 spray-on insulation coating. This silicone-based coating is designed for high-heat environments ...
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Yokogawa launches OpreX™ open automation SI kit and the OpreX OPC UA management package
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that it has developed the OpreX™ Open Automation SI Kit and the OpreX OPC UA Management Package, both of which ...
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BASF introduces Fourtiva™ FCC catalyst to increase high octane gasoline blending feedstock
BASF announced today the commercial launch of Fourtiva™, a new Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) catalyst for gasoil to mild resid feedstock. Fourtiva incorporates ...
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KBC Launches Multiflash 7.5 software
KBC (A Yokogawa Company) announces the release of Multiflash® 7.5, the latest version of its comprehensive PVT modeling and physical properties software. ...
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Hexagon, the global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies, today announced the launch of HxGN SDx2, ...
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4 simple ways to convert turnarounds into profitable tower upgrade opportunities
With planned outages commonly occurring at intervals of 2-5 years, a refinery turnaround is a prime opportunity to replace column and separator internals ...
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TRI-CHECK Heavy Duty Metal Seated Check Valve Hydraulic dampened
ZWICK's check valve TRI-CHECK combines all the benefits of their TRI-CON Series in a non-return valve. Triple-offset design with a wide seat angle and ...
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TRI-CON Series Low Temperature Applications
The number of unique technical attributes of the product, as the cone-in-cone seating design with the multiple laminations and the metal seat makes the ...
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VSP® V High performance tower packing with lowest pressure drop
The VSP-V is the updated version of VFF’s world wide known random packing VSP. The VSP-V offers high performance in plastic with top mass transfer and ...
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Flowrox industrial pumps serve a wide range of process industries. Peristaltic hose pumps and progressive cavity pumps are specifically designed for demanding ...
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Higher activity, larger volume swell - the answer is HyBRIM™
Topsoe’s new superior TK-611 HyBRIM™ catalyst for high-pressure ultra-low sulfur diesel and hydrocracker pretreatment services. Now, more than ...
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Atlas Copco Solutions for a Greener Planet
At Atlas Copco Gas and Process, we believe the quest for a more sustainable tomorrow begins today, with small yet significant initiatives like Cut the ...
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Total Antwerp refinery off-gas project: A modular approach
The project was aimed at the recovery and valorization of significant volumes of high value components for steamcracking (NC3) that were burned ...
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Neles NDX 2.0 the next generation valve controller
Universal performance. Sustainable valve control performance. For all valves, industries and applications. One controller can do it all. Modularity makes ...
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Magnetrol Genesis™ multiphase detector
Genesis™ is a 24 VDC, Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) – based, Multiphase Detector which is designed to measure multiple phases in applications with ...
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TK-611 HyBRIM™ nikel moly catalyst
Launch video for the new TK-611 HyBRIM™ nikel moly catalyst.
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Cognite Atlas AI - Get the most out of gen AI for industry
Cognite Atlas AI is an industrial agent workbench that extends Cognite Data Fusion®. Get a low-code industrial agent builder that enables you to use Gen ...
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Transforming hydrogen storage and transport
Join us for an insightful webinar where we delve into the hydrogen economy and discuss bankable and sustainable hydrogen transport projects that exist ...
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Beyond processbook & PI vision: Exploring today’s industrial analytics tools
In the Manufacturing 4.0 era, industrial organizations have more data at their fingertips than ever, offering the promise of higher production rates, more ...
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The progress of SAF solutions for the decarbonisation of aviation
As the world increasingly commits to steeper decarbonization targets, the aviation industry is determined to develop sustainable solutions to produce cost-competitive, ...
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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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Erosion and corrosion in waste heat recovery systems
Today, we'll delve into a case study surrounding the challenges faced by a plant due to erosion and corrosion in their waste heat recovery system, and ...
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Servomex’s support for gas analysis applications in Korea is growing, and you can learn all about it in the latest episode of our ongoing podcast se ...
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Mitigating Erosion: HVTS cladding solution for QAPCO quench column
In this case study, we discuss how IGS's High-Velocity Thermal Spray (HVTS) Cladding technology solved erosion issues in QAPCO's Quench Column VE14000 ...
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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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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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How refinery laboratories are benefiting from using OptiMVD, by Michael Rankin
In this episode, Michael Rankin, the Eastern Gulf Coast Sales Representative for PAC, discusses some of the challenges refinery laboratories have faced ...