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Diesel lobby touts its contributions to success of Clean Air Act

Allen Schaeffer, the executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum, issued the following statement today highlighting the role of clean diesel in the ongoing success of the Clean Air Act. Schaeffer made his comments after attending activities in Washington, DC hosted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Act.

Fine-tune processing heavy crudes in your facility

Baker Hughes: Falkler, T.  |  Sandu, C.

A better understanding of asphaltene stability in crude oils allows refiners to increase blending of ‘opportunity’ feedstocks

Biorenewables update: What is beyond ethanol and biodiesel?

Nexant: Cascone, R.
Nexant, Inc.: Burke, B.

New processing technologies have broadened potential ‘drop-in’ alternatives for transportation fuels

Improve vacuum tower revamp projects

Sulzer Chemtech USA, Inc.: Costanzo, S.  |  Pilling, M.  |  Wong, S. M.

A ‘balanced approach’ investigates separation of vapor and liquids in the flash zone/wash section design

Mitigate corrosion in your crude unit

Nalco Company, Energy Services Division: Hilton, N. P.

Real-time analyzers can provide improved monitoring of chloride levels and enable better corrosion control practices

Bottomless refinery: Improve refinery economics

GE Energy: McKenna, P.  |  Sheikh, F.

Integrating gasification process with residue upgrading can produce high-value multiproduct streams while decreasing total refinery emissions

HP Construction: Garyville refinery major expansion facts

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Thinnes, Billy

Completed on schedule during the fourth quarter of 2009, the Garyville Major Expansion (GME) units are fully integrated with the original refinery operations. With the expansion, the refinery’s r..

Increase crude unit capacity through better integration

Gulf Advanced Process Technologies (GAP-Tech): Amin, M. S.  |  Ibrahim, M. S.  |  Aseeri, A. S.

In revamp projects, better energy integration provides more benefits with less capital investment and lower operating costs

Advice for 2011: Be dynamic, be flexible; more pain to come

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Wright, Tim L.

“Analyze this” is the fad quote and action that actor Robert De Niro famously demands of his unwilling therapist in the film of the same name. Playing Paul Vitti, a New York gangland supremo..

Dealing with dieselization

Foster Wheeler, Reading: Knight, T.  |  Stockle, M.

Several processing options can provide cost-effective ways to maximize diesel make and limit gasoline production

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