Al-Zahrani, S.
Evaluate challenges in meeting clean-fuel specifications with heavier crude
Process Optimization
/ Refining
/ Americas
/ Aromatics
/ Asia/Pacific
/ Biofuels
/ Cetane
/ Construction
/ Crude oil
/ Desulfurization
/ Diesel
/ Distillation
/ Engineering & Design
/ Equipment
/ Europe
/ Gasoline
/ Hydrocracking
/ Hydrogen
/ Hydrotreating
/ Information Systems
/ Management
/ Middle East
/ Octane
/ Reactors
At a Saudi Aramco refinery, a revamp was planned for processing a different crude oil blend to meet Euro 5 diesel and gasoline specifications. The refinery, which processes semi-light crude oil, is sc..
Debottleneck crude-unit preheat exchanger network inefficiencies
Simulation models can be effectively used to optimize heat transfer and boost operational performance
Troubleshooting waste-heat boiler poor heat transfer
Analytical results showed that potash leached from the catalyst, refractory powder, corrosion products and, to a lesser extent, catalyst fines resulted in tube fouling
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Construction Boxscore: Project Spotlight
Project:
Long Son Petrochemicals Complex
Location:
Long Son, Vietnam
Operator:
Siam Cement Group
Cost:
$5.4 B
Capacity:
1.65 MMtpy
Completion date:
2023
Status:
Under Construction