September 2011

Advanced technologies promote propylene yield while reducing olefins in gasoline

Innovative use of catalyst and operating conditions increases on-purpose olefin production

Statistics show how this nation has progressed from 2006 to present day

An innovative application of biology and chemical engineering cuts time and cost out of biofuel production

Many factors are reshaping the global refined products industry, leading to inevitable change

Case history describes how to achieve superior performance during FCC gasoline hydrotreating

Successful operation and product yields are controlled by reactions at the molecular level

Many factors influence the possibility of new fuels replacing gasoline and diesel

This study considers the effectiveness of undercutting and hydrotreating fluid catalytic cracking feeds to yield ‘cleaner’ fuels

Changes in feedstocks, environmental rules can alter past and future process investments, profitability

Take care when making important decisions on data

Failure analysis identifies root causes for damages to selective exchangers

Apply service-life methods to optimize inspections and maintenance for storage units

Extend the life of the compressor-driver package

Have you ever questioned some legal decision? I have certainly wondered about the logic behind certain legal cases. When I read the “warning labels” on certain products, for example, I reall..

The following abbreviated sequence of correspondence is real, although we quite obviously had to hide some names. Still, it is quite typical of many discourses our editors carry on with readers or con..

Organizations in the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) and elsewhere frequently underestimate the value of the analytical laboratory to the enterprise. The perception is that the lab is a cost cen..

Dow optimistic about natural gasGeorge Biltz, Dow Chemical’s vice president of energy and climate change, recently testified before a US Senate committee about the future of natural gas and the o..

The Freedonia Group has two reports out that will be of interest to Hydrocarbon Processsing readers. The first examines world demand for rare earths, which is expected to grow 7.1% per year to reach 1..

A new study says that upcoming US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requirements could raise the cost of manufacturing gasoline, lead to the closing of domestic refineries, and force the US to dou..

Tesoro recently released its report on the April 2, 2010, incident at its Anacortes refinery in Washington. The incident occurred when a heat exchanger in the refinery’s naphtha hydrotreater unit..

Gevo, Inc. has plans with South Hampton Resources, Inc., a subsidiary of Arabian American Development Co., to build a hydrocarbon processing demonstration plant at its facility just outside of Houston..

As of 2013, Braskem will reportedly have yet another alternative feedstock source. In addition to sugarcane ethanol, which is used to make green plastic, the company will begin using naphtha made from..

Süd-Chemie, a member of the Clariant Group, has started construction of what will reportedly be the largest German plant for manufacturing climate-friendly biofuel cellulosic ethanol from agricul..

Morgan Thermal Ceramics has a contract to supply Superwool 607 HT Pyro-Bloc Modules as part of a world-class refinery being constructed by the Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical Co. (SATORP..

Stamicarbon, the licensing and IP center of Maire Tecnimont S.p.A., has signed a license agreement with Hengang Huahe Coal Chemical Industry, Ltd. for a urea plant with a capacity of 1,860 metric tpd...

Italian oil and gas major Eni has started work on applying Eni Slurry Technology (EST) at its Sannazzaro de’ Burgondi refinery, located near Pavia in northern Italy.EST is Eni’s proprietary ..

Hydrocarbon Processing’s International Refining and Petrochemical Conference (IRPC)—Asia gathered industry experts from around the world in Singapore, July 19–21. Following the success ..

Spill kits, removal and isolation products for workplace safety Graphic Products offers its first spill-containment and cleanup product catalog, SpillArrest. Accidental spills harm the environmen..

Mass flowmeter for high-flowrate applications requiring reliability and low maintenance The Proline Promass 83X/84X Coriolis flowmeter is said to be the first large four-tube Coriolis flowmeter i..

More project management practices are needed to improve performance in maintenance shutdown