Refining
Cybersecurity: Crucial defenses for critical infrastructures
A colleague of mine once suggested to a chemical plant operator that it was a good idea to apply patches to Windows-based supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) servers as soon as they become available every month—after all, a lot of them fix security vulnerabilities.
Associations: Integrated vs. non-integrated safety systems: Does it really matter?
ARC Advisory Group’s 23rd annual Industry Forum included a panel discussion that explored the relative merits of integrated vs. non-integrated safety systems in an increasingly connected world.
Engineering Case Histories: Case 108—Failure analysis computations differ from design
When equipment fails, it indicates weak points and usually exposes the cause(s) of the failure.
Editorial Comment: Hydrocarbon Processing’s 2019 Top Project award nominees revealed
It’s that time again! <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> has announced the nominees for its annual Top Project awards.
Pinch analysis: A retrofit approach
Pinch analysis provides techniques for heat integration to design the heat exchanger network (HEN), not only for grassroots design but also to retrofit an existing system and optimize the process.
Securing industrial systems in a digital world
The development of industrial control systems (ICS) over the past two decades has changed the face of many industries.
Energy savings opportunities in unifining, CCR and benzene removal units
Opportunities are always available to decrease energy consumption in process units.
From traditional to green refinery: The transformation of Eni’s Gela plant
The need for a more sustainable energy mix is setting a challenge for refinery operators.
Diversifying the future: Incentives for worldwide adoption of renewable fuels and chemicals—Part 1
Bio-based, renewable fuels and chemicals can reduce the environmental footprint of maintaining global transportation and product demands, while also supplementing traditional fossil fuels in a global environment with increasing energy demand.
A dynamic 1D model for accelerated reactor cooling
Refinery hydrofining units must undergo planned and emergency shutdowns for catalyst changeover.
- TotalEnergies and Bapco Energies launch BxT Trading, a new player in the trading of petroleum products in the Middle East 1/14
- Advent Technologies and Airbus expand fuel cell technology for the aviation industry 1/14
- AUMA releases new explosion-proof electric actuator series 1/13
- “The corridor to the future runs through the UAE”: Abu Dhabi powering the AI era with molecules, gigawatts and partnership 1/13
- Stamicarbon awarded two chemical licensing contracts in China 1/13
- JERA on track for 20% ammonia co-firing at Hekinan power plant 1/13
