Environment & Safety
Improve prediction of cetane index and smoke point
New correlations more accurately estimate properties for conventional and oil sands-derived middle distillates
New power approach reduces air emissions
Integrating binary power plants conserves heat energy and generates electricity for bitumen extraction site
Consider coal for olefins production
Advanced methods use methanol as a valuable processing step to convert coal into various petrochemicals
HP Automation Safety: All failures are systematic
      For many years, a debate has been ongoing over random vs. systematic failures. Why all the fuss? In functional safety work, one must treat "systematic" failures very differently f..
Your control room may not be in the safest plant location
Here's how to ensure that operators can provide their peak performance
Capture the long-term benefits of operator training simulators
Here are the prerequisites, pitfalls and vision for the future
Use real-time optimization for low-sulfur gasoline production
As the main sulfur source in the gasoline pool, fluid catalytic cracker (FCC) gasoline cuts must undergo severe hydrodesulfurization (HDS) processing to achieve ultra-low-sulfur gasoline (ULSG) pool s..
Debottleneck operations due to 'cleaner fuels' production
Oxygen enrichment is an option to reduce loadings for Claus plant
Update processing operations to handle heavy feedstocks
Processing synthetic crudes will impact quality and quantity of transportation fuels; thus, modifying refinery configuration is necessary
Biofuels today and tomorrow
Next-generation technologies can impact the world's transportation fuels market
- Malaysia plans to produce sustainable jet fuel in 2027 11/27
- ADNOC launches $80-B low-carbon energy and chemicals investment company 11/27
- Chevron sees California's fuel inventory law raising prices for customers 11/27
- Clariant’s MegaMax™ catalysts to power China’s first biomass-to-green methanol project 11/27
- easyJet, Renavia and WFS sign MoU for long-term supply of SAF 11/27
- Russian Urals oil sales to Turkey in Nov. up 38% m/m as STAR refinery increases runs 11/27
