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Special Focus: Process Controls, Instrumentation and Automation

The impact of advanced process control on LPG production
Digital Technologies / Distributed Control System / Natural Gas / Process Optimization / Process Control

Tales of innovative approaches for skin metal temperatures
Suncor Energy Inc.: Gilbert, F.
WIKA: A. DeLancey
Digital Technologies / Distillation / Engineering & Design / Environment & Safety / Equipment / Heat Transfer / Maintenance & Reliability

Liquefaction MPC delivers holistic business returns
Queensland Curtis LNG, Shell Australia: S. Jamaludin  |  C. Wall
Greenfern Dynamics: Taylor, A.  |  I. Johnston
Asia/Pacific / Digital Technologies / Distributed Control System / Information Systems / Process Optimization / Natural Gas

Choosing the right type of APC
Rockwell Automation: M. S. McBul
Digital Technologies / Distributed Control System / Economics / Process Optimization / Process Control

Process/Plant Optimization

Hidden challenges in mercury removal unit operation and design
QatarEnergy LNG: T. Dubinin
Engineering & Design / Environment & Safety / Equipment / Process Optimization / Project Management

Petrochemical Technologies

Eco-friendly initiators for hot startup in vinyl chloride monomer polymerization reactors
Pharos University: Ezzat, A. A.
Engineering & Design / Equipment / Petrochemicals / Polymers / Process Optimization

Digital Technologies

Accelerate the transition to low-carbon fuels through digitalization and co-processing
Parkland Burnaby Refinery: S. Lim  |  A. Aragon
AF Expert Consulting LLC: C. Harclerode
IOTA Software: S. Krivonosova
Digital Technologies / Distributed Control System / Process Optimization / Refining / Reactors

Leverage advanced analytics to drive productivity and augment process expertise
Seeq Corporation: S. Mallik
Digital Technologies / Distributed Control System / Engineering & Design / Environment & Safety / Petrochemicals / Process Optimization / Refining

Valves, Pumps, Compression and Turbomachinery

Process safety valve recoil force: Application and challenges

Maintenance, Reliability and Inspection

Condition-based maintenance within the asset condition management framework
John Crane Inc.: J. Collier
Maintenance & Reliability / Engineering & Design / Environment & Safety / Digital Technologies

Mitigate electrical discharge in VFD motors: Best practices for bearing protection
Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals & Fertilizers Ltd.: S. Kumar
Environment & Safety / Maintenance & Reliability / Motors

Environment and Safety

A study on pressure vessel under fire and relief valve protection—Part 1
Worley Engineering Oman: M. Y. Iqbal  |  F. Alfarsi
Environment & Safety / Equipment / Valves

Columns

Further development of wastewater treatment in the oil and gas sector: Advanced electrochemical oxidation with boron-doped diamond
PPU Umwelttechnik GmbH: J. Clarke

Heavy industry, light footprint: Helping the HPI run leaner and cleaner with AI