Refining
Use modeling to fine-tune cracking operations
Spanish refiner uses next-generation simulation tools to cost-effectively select new catalysts
Increase gasoline production—a case study
Adjusting naphtha product cuts from the crude unit increased gasoline production without a major revamp
Rethink the handling of acid gases
Consider these guidelines to improve management of hydrogen sulfide in your refinery
Is nitrogen really inert as a blanketing medium?
New investigation finds that this gas is soluble in hydrocracker feed
HPIn Europe: And that, sports fans, is a helluva energy plan
Only Nixon could go to China, they said, and they meant that it would have been unthinkable for anyone but a red-baiting, right-winger to shake the hand of Mao Tse-tung. So could it be that it will no..
Climate change and computer models
Apparently some of the climate scientists that are claiming the earth is going through a period of climate change/global warming caused primarily by human activity (mostly burning fossil fuels that pu..
HPIn Europe: Cloaks, daggers and the mystery of the missing NGLs
I had an unsettling conversation at a conference in southern Europe recently with an American who works for a major European oil company. He's a likeable, positive guy whose role bridges term contract..
How do feedstocks affect visbreaker operations?
Studies show that feedstock quality and severity on conversion impact the stability of visbreaker residue
Consider options to lower benzene levels in gasoline
New regulations further limit this aromatic from the refinery blending pool
Increase diesel recovery
New approaches fine-tune methods to separate more diesel as product stream
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