Process Optimization
Designing the LNG terminal of the future
New requirements dictate operational flexibility of the design
A support vector classification method for regime identification of slurry transport in pipelines
Statistical analysis showed the proposed solution has an average misclassification error of only 1.5%
Biorefineries: Fact or fiction?
Technology advances facilitate building integrated chemical complexes based on renewable feedstocks that can cost-effectively process ethylene derivatives
HP Water Management: Update on water treatment for ethanol plants
Several refiners have recently purchased ethanol plants; here are some insights into the water treatment issues in these plants. The unit operation with the most stringent water requirement is the low..
Are floating LNG facilities viable options?
Here's how to evaluate technological and commercial issues of these units
Consider new approach for floating LNG units
Combined technical expertise for onshore and offshore LNG facilities reduces risks and capital costs for new installations
Minimize risks from cryogenic exposure on LNG facilities
A rational approach investigates methods to protect equipment and infrastructure from liquefied natural gas releases
Consider investing in a standard-compliant process analyzer
High profits are realized with accurate vapor pressure testing
Estimate water hammer loads in steam piping
The problem is more complicated because of the two-phase flow
Optimize plant performance using dynamic simulation
This plant case history illustrates the benefits
- Consortium launches study to create a consolidated hub for recycled plastics 5/22
- Eni strengthens its global LNG strategy with long-term supply agreements in Indonesia 5/22
- Breakthrough shows how electricity could replace heat to turn CO₂ into useful chemicals 5/22
- bp's Whiting Refinery offers revised proposal to union in ongoing talks 5/22
- Plains oil pipeline partly shut down after rupture in East Los Angeles (U.S.), could disrupt supplies to refineries 5/22
- Vitol moves to open Mexico fuel terminal years after bribery scandal 5/22
