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| Refining-petrochemicals integration: an Indian view |
Vahidunnisa Qureshi, Vivek Chate and Prabhat Srivastava Fluor Daniel India
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2018 / Q1 |
Integrating a refinery with a petrochemicals complex offers high value products and a boost to gross margin
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| Maximising CDU performance |
Sandeep Ram Mohan Aspen Technology |
2018 / Q1 |
Scalable simulation of crude unit operations enables refineries to build increasingly rigorous models to enhance performance
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| Improved economics with increased condensation |
Tom Higley Calgavin |
2018 / Q1 |
Attention to the influence of heat transfer mechanisms will promote better economic performance in heat exchanger operation
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| Advances in residue hydrocracking |
Ujjal Mukherjee and Dan Gillis Chevron Lummus Global |
2018 / Q1 |
Recent developments in ebullated bed hydrocracking technology target high residue conversion and high quality products
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| Dealing with hydrogenation catalyst poisons |
Dirk Lose, Ernesto J Angueira and Markus Schulte CRI Catalyst Anke Derking Shell Global Solutions International |
2018 / Q1 |
For stable operation of a pyrolysis gasoline unit, it is crucial to know the effects of poisons and inhibitors on catalyst performance and how to counteract them
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| Dynamic column simulation delivers reduced relief load |
Harry Z Ha and David B Mercer Fluor Canada |
2018 / Q1 |
Dynamic modelling of a gasoline hydrodesulphurisation column simulates the column relief profile during power failure
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| Compressor improvements turn benchmarks into savings |
Christian Prinz Hoerbiger |
2018 / Q1 |
How can refiners create real improvements at plant level? Reciprocating compressors are likely candidates
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| The future for hydrocracking: part 2 |
Patrick Christensen, Amy Hearn and Thomas Yeung Hydrocarbon Publishing Company |
2018 / Q1 |
Technical solutions and strategies for innovative hydrocracking technologies are needed to meet challenging environmental legislation and future market challenges
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| Managing knowledge retention |
Ian Peirson IDBS |
2018 / Q1 |
With continued activity in mergers and acquisitions, companies need to consolidate assets to survive or retain their influence in the market
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| SOx and NOx emission abatement in the FCC |
Kate Hovey and Rick Fisher Johnson Matthey |
2018 / Q1 |
The complexities of sulphur and nitrogen species formation in the FCC call for tailor made catalyst additive chemistry to limit formation of polluting emissions
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| Crude analysers in corrosion prevention |
Gregory Shahnovsky, Ariel Kigel and Ronny McMurray Modcon-Systems Ltd |
2018 / Q1 |
On-line salt-in-crude oil analysers and crude oil analysers are essential in protecting the CDU and other refinery process units from corrosion
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| Challenges in producing BS-VI diesel |
Karthick R, Nandakumar V, Shyamprasad Kamath, M Vinayakumar and M Venkatesh ONGC-MRPL |
2018 / Q1 |
An Indian refiner describes the technical challenges of meeting a leap in fuel quality specification
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| Opening the crude flexibility window: enhancing crude unit capabilities |
Philip Thornthwaite and Brad Mason Nalco Champion |
2018 / Q1 |
Innovative online analysers help refiners to mitigate crude unit threats in real time and provide new insights into existing problems
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| Advanced process control of distillation |
Hans Aalto and Stefan Tötterman Neste Jacobs |
2018 / Q1 |
The introduction of model predictive control enabled a bio-products plant to raise throughput and automate product variation
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| Surfactant-stabilised emulsions in amine units for LPG treating |
David Engel, Heath Burns and Scott Williams Nexo Solutions |
2018 / Q1 |
Emulsion formation by surfactants is one of the most complex problems facing amine units treating refinery LPG
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