Current Issue: June 2025

This article highlights the key advancements in developing the author’s company’s advanced pyrolysis technology, focusing on improvements in scale-up, heating efficiency, process optimization and product recovery. 

Sour water stripper (SWS) units in refinery operations are often exposed to several challenges, such as corrosion, low efficiency, decreased capacity, solids fouling and equipment plugging. This article explores some of those challenges.

This article dives into the use of microgrids, and how they can help power certain plants within refineries and petrochemical facilities.

This article describes recently introduced control valve designs for urea applications that extend service life while making any required maintenance much easier.

This article shares insights from a lube oil system issue and recommends key points to consider when operating oil systems. 

This article proposes a holistic remaining life assessment and reliability engineering framework developed based on systems engineering principles to cover both mechanical integrity (header boxes and fin tubes) and dynamic reliability aspects (fin blades, electrical motors, gearboxes and propellers).

This work details how the integration and automation of alarm management system applications at Kuwait National Petroleum Co.’s Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery have resulted in numerous benefits that have optimized plant operations.  

This article provides a case study on methods how premature failure in new motors can be substantially reduced, thereby improving their longevity and reinforcing their operational durability in industrial environments. 

This article provides 10 key areas in which AI can improve project delivery during project planning. 

This article will explore the evolution of computer-aided design technology, its advantages and uses throughout the hydrocarbon processing industry.

From better quality control to more optimized production scheduling, this article will outline the key benefits of real-time visibility, the technology making it possible and the trends shaping the future of chemical supply chains. 

These are the latest innovations that are optimizing refining and petrochemicals operations.

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