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Increase energy efficiency for your refinery

KBC Process Technology Ltd.: Milosevic, Z.

Behavioral and organization changes are often needed to effectively maximize operating profits

Use advanced catalysts to improve xylenes isomerization

Sinopec Zhenhai Refinery & Chemical Co.: Shouquan, G.
Zeolyst International: Chua, J.

This refiner wanted to increase ethylbenzene conversion while limiting aromatics losses

Improve diesel quality through advanced hydroprocessing

Fushun Research Institute of Petroleum and Petrochemicals: Peng, C.  |  Huang, X.  |  Liu, T.  |  Zeng, R.  |  Liu, J.  |  Guan, M.

New upgrading technologies help meet fuel quality specifications

Understand multi-stage pumps and sealing options: Part 1

AESSEAL plc: Gooch, L.

Service life and cost impact what seals to use on your heavy-duty pump

Treat oily waste with decanter centrifuge plants

Hiller GmbH: Hertle, A.

Turning a challenge into an opportunity

HP Viewpoint: The promise and reality of energy independence

Citizens for Affordable Energy: Hofmeister, J.

The governance of energy by our federal government is broken, dysfunctional and unfixable in its current form, according to the author.

HP Viewpoint: Transportation and alternative fuels in Asia

Asian Clean Fuels Association: Woo, C.

The region is facing tremendous pressure to develop a radically different energy and power mix.

HP Viewpoint: Clean fuel challenges for refiners

Operating companies are looking to new technology and innovation to provide practical solutions for meeting market demands and creating shareholder value.

HP Insight: Government, environment and taxes, oh my!

In this issue of HPInsight, the global hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) still battles some very familiar and present day challenges, such as economic cycles, feedstock spikes, government over reg..

HP Reliability: Selecting steam turbines in a ‘lean’ environment

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

We received a nice compliment recently from a reader in South America. He wrote: “I am a mechanical engineer working on power plant designs at a major corporation and admire your work as a writer..