Engineering & Design
Consider new synergistic methods to upgrade bitumen
Innovative methods conserve energy resources for oil sands projects
Reduce alkylate costs with solid-acid catalysts
New developments in alkylation processes mitigate risk while reducing operating costs
Consider better practices for refining operations
Improved refinery planning involves two-way communication with plant groups
Optimize your hydrogen plant operations
Proper unit monitoring is necessary to achieve this goal
Integrated techniques for low-cost process debottlenecking
Implementing this novel method can save your company money
Fine-tune catalyst addition rates
Simple method dynamically optimizes E-catalyst activity in fluid catalytic crackers
Rethink column internals for improved product separation
Installing feed chimney and distribution trays increased packed column efficiency for a gas plant
Redesign crude preheater train for efficiency
Over design of heat exchangers sourced to fouling problems
Temperature variation and its effects on pH
This important parameter is often overlooked in day-to-day operations
Relation between knock and physical properties explored
New research improves estimating knock (octane numbers) by simpler methods
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Construction Boxscore: Project Spotlight
Project:
Long Son Petrochemicals Complex
Location:
Long Son, Vietnam
Operator:
Siam Cement Group
Cost:
$5.4 B
Capacity:
1.65 MMtpy
Completion date:
2023
Status:
Under Construction

