June 2018
Special Focus: Process Optimization
Remove carbonyls from gaseous hydrocarbon streams for ethylene plant service
Within the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI), particularly the petrochemical sector, there remains an irritating series of reactions associated with acid gas removal (AGR) using dilute caustic soda—namely, aldol condensation reactions and their respective products.
The Authors
Joseph Gondolfe is President of JANUS Technology Solutions LLC in Houston, Texas, and has more than 35 yr of experience within the HPI. He has extensive expertise in licensed technologies specific to olefins and refining. Having authored multiple patents and technical papers, he is a subject matter expert on separations technology, reaction kinetics and treatment technologies for contaminant removal, among others.
Sabah Kurukchi is Chief Technology Officer of JANUS Technology Solutions LLC. He has more than 40 yr of process engineering experience in separation processes, acid gas and contaminant removal systems, fractionation and fractionation towers. Dr. Kurukchi has authored numerous patents and papers. He holds a BSc degree in chemical engineering from London University, UK, and a PhD in distillation from Loughborough University, UK.
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