Process Control
Monitor sulfur levels in your olefin feedstocks
Analyzing this element is essential for polyolefin producers to improve catalyst performance
HP Control: Controlling the mundane naphtha stabilizer, Part 2
Part 1 of this editorial (September issue) discussed a debutanizer control strategy (Fig. 1). Given that feed composition varies with ambient conditions, one could argue that unless you have advanced ..
HP Control: Controlling the mundane naphtha stabilizer, Part 1
Consider the distillation column in Fig. 1. It is called a "stabilizer" and removes LPG from naphtha. Every refinery has at least three of them, and often five or more, one each in every crude unit, r..
Summiting with multivariable predictive control
In a revised paradigm, focus shifts to facilitating the appropriate involvement of all operations stakeholders
Cutting-edge methods convert waste into salable products
Innovative pretreatment process removes hazardous contaminants from ethylene production-generated spent caustic
Model predictive control for liquefied natural gas processing plants
Applying this technology will increase your bottom line and improve operations
Minimize facility flaring
Flares are safety devices that prevent the release of unburned gases to atmosphere
Improve reformer catalyst operations
Deactivation of hydrogen generation unit catalyst is linked to contamination of boiler feedwater from a leaking heat exchanger
Advances in tank quality measurements can help cut operational costs
New techniques make analysis available in real time
Enhanced methods optimize ownership costs for catalysts
Novel model-based innovation techniques enable simultaneous optimization of catalyst formulations and operating reactors
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