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Troubleshoot silicon contamination on catalysts

Braskem S.A.: Britto, J. M.  |  Reboucas, M. V.  |  Bessa, I.

What are the sources, impacts and possible solutions to controlling this problem in your hydrotreater?

Fine-tune processing heavy crudes in your facility

Baker Hughes: Falkler, T.  |  Sandu, C.

A better understanding of asphaltene stability in crude oils allows refiners to increase blending of ‘opportunity’ feedstocks

Improve vacuum tower revamp projects

Sulzer Chemtech USA, Inc.: Costanzo, S.  |  Pilling, M.  |  Wong, S. M.

A ‘balanced approach’ investigates separation of vapor and liquids in the flash zone/wash section design

Bottomless refinery: Improve refinery economics

GE Energy: McKenna, P.  |  Sheikh, F.

Integrating gasification process with residue upgrading can produce high-value multiproduct streams while decreasing total refinery emissions

Optimize operating parameters of absorbers/strippers in gas plants

Bantrel Co.: Nava, J.

Better recovery definition of C3s and C4s from gas absorber/stripper can lower costs

Increase crude unit capacity through better integration

Gulf Advanced Process Technologies (GAP-Tech): Amin, M. S.  |  Ibrahim, M. S.  |  Aseeri, A. S.

In revamp projects, better energy integration provides more benefits with less capital investment and lower operating costs