http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/hwi-officially-opens-state-of-the-art-fulton-us-lightweight-monolithics-facility/ The greenfield investment increases HWI’s lightweight monolithics production capacity and reinforces its commitment to reliable, innovative, and sustainable solutions for customers across the Americas. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/indonesia-biofuel-producers-expect-june-end-to-b50-test-as-government-eyes-earlier-completion/ http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2025/july-2025/maintenance-reliability-and-inspection/case-study-why-did-the-tube-sheet-of-the-waste-heat-boiler-deform/ This article analyzes the causes of a 19-mm protrusion of the tube sheet and the tube joint leaks that occurred within a sulfur recovery unit (SRU) waste heat boiler (WHB). http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/ch0c-gas-boiler-a-french-consortium-innovates-for-industrial-decarbonization/ The low-carbon gas boiler Ch0C has just been commissioned at the Villers-Saint-Paul site (Oise) after only three years of agile and collaborative work. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/andritz-to-acquire-diamond-power-intl-businesses/ International technology group ANDRITZ has signed an agreement to acquire Diamond Power Intl. LLC (Diamond Power) businesses, including its subsidiaries and manufacturing locations, from U.S.-based Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc. (B&W). http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/kurita-america-launches-dreem-bl-plus/ Kurita America, part of the Kurita Group, one of the leading global providers of industrial water treatment solutions, has introduced DReeM BL Plus. As a blend of the award-winning DReeM Polymer™, DReeM™ BL Plus has the same unique polymer chemistry to maximize heat transfer and, should it be needed, remove scale in boilers. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/nippon-steel-obtains-new-certifications-for-pipestubes-used-in-the-chemical-industry/ To meet its customers’ need to promote carbon neutrality, Nippon Steel Corporation has obtained five SuMPO EPD certifications based on the SuMPO Environmental Labeling Program by the Sustainable Management Promotion Organization, for its steel pipes and tubes used in the chemical industry and for boilers. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/october-2024/water-management/refinerypetrochemical-makeup-water-treatment-a-general-guide-for-technical-personnel-part-3/ A very important—and sometimes overlooked—unit operation within hydrocarbon processing facilities is makeup water treatment for steam generators and other processes. Many cases have been documented in which makeup system upsets have led to boiler tube failures that partially or completely shut down unit processes. The three parts of this article (August, September and October 2024) serve as a guide for those employees who may be on a steep learning curve when it comes to makeup system understanding.  http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/september-2024/water-management/zero-liquid-discharge-a-stepping-stone-to-water-sustainability-part-2/ This article will evaluate zero-liquid discharge technologies and the preliminary treatment, disposal or further treatment for a preliminary treated system.   http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/may-2024/heat-transfer/integrated-column-reboiler-system-stress-and-flexibility-analysis-approach/ In oil refineries and chemical plants, chemical reactions and separations take place in the distillation column.