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Consider gasification to meet electrical power needs

Hydrocarbon Processing / July 2008
Foster Wheeler Italiana Spa: Domenichini, R.  |  Mancuso, L.
Environment & Safety

Conversion of refinery bottom-of-the-barrel products can provide hydrogen and power requirements cost-effectively

Accurately predict viscosity of syncrude blends

Hydrocarbon Processing / July 2008
Fluor Canada Ltd.: Ha, H. Z.  |  Koppel, P.
Environment & Safety

An evaluation for mixing rules uncovers potential errors in fluid transportation of bitumen-based feeds

Large-scale, coal-to-chemicals production nears reality

Hydrocarbon Processing / July 2008
Synthesis Energy Systems Inc.: Vail, T.
Environment & Safety

China's utilization of well-established gasification technology turns low-rank and waste coal into valuable feedstocks for high-demand products

FOUNDATION technology: solution for plant safety instrumented functions

Hydrocarbon Processing / July 2008
TÜV SÜD: Greil, G.
Environment & Safety / Process Control

Here are the considerations for applying this fieldbus in these applications

Competency framework for refinery process engineers

Hydrocarbon Processing / July 2008
RWD Technologies LLC: Ranade, S. M.
Environment & Safety / Project Management / Management

A new method can be used to create a learning curriculum, provide career guidance and build a knowledge repository

HP Automation Safety: Accounting for process connections in SIS design

Hydrocarbon Processing / July 2008
exida LLC: Goble, W.
Environment & Safety

 Many safety instrumented system (SIS) designers understand what happens when the process connection to a pressure transmitter gets plugged. The transmitter output will likely get very sluggish a..

What are the market opportunities for carbon dioxide?

Hydrocarbon Processing / July 2008
Jacobs Consultancy: Beaubien, R.  |  Bradford, M.
Environment & Safety

Recovery of greenhouse gases has potential positive economics benefits

How to choose a ball valve that curbs fugitive emissions

Hydrocarbon Processing / June 2008
Swagelok Company: Adkins, M.
Lubrication Systems Company: Ehlert, D.
Environment & Safety / Maintenance & Reliability / Process Optimization

Increasing environmental regulations require better choices for commonly used valves with greater reliability and leak-tight seals

Consider options to lower benzene levels in gasoline

Hydrocarbon Processing / June 2008
Mustang Engineering Inc.: Kao, S. H.  |  Palmer, E. R.  |  Shipman, D. R.  |  Tung, C.
Environment & Safety / Process Optimization / Refining

New regulations further limit this aromatic from the refinery blending pool

HP Control: Condenser hot vapor bypass control

Hydrocarbon Processing / June 2008
Petrocontrol: Friedman, Y. Z.
Environment & Safety / Process Control / Heat Transfer

What is the worst mistake? It is the one that is repeated in practically every refinery, and yet, we haven't managed to learn from it. I have chosen to discuss the very simple distillation column pres..