With accurate information, refiners can apply new assessment tools to fine-tune plant networks
Present refinery trends indicate a higher preference
to process heavier, sour crudes along with tighter product
specifications. Consequently, higher hydrogen consumption is
required and may be a potential bottleneck.
Refinery hydrogen management (RHM) techniques are
analogous to heat-integration/pinch technology. Such methods
provide structured analytical techniques to optimize hydrogen
usage with an existing network. New analysis methods can be
used to maximize hydrogen usage within an existing
refinery.a Optimizing hydrogen
production/consumption can avoid excessive capital
expenditures while complying with more string
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