Middle East
UOP to purify hydrogen at Takreer UAE refinery
The system from Honeywell's UOP will recover and purify hydrogen for Takreer’s carbon black and delayed coker project to meet rising needs for clean transportation fuels.
Pakistan refiner Byco sees first profit in six years
Byco Petroleum forecasts sales will rise to 92 billion rupees ($872 million) in the year ending June, said Amir Abbassciy, CEO at Byco’s parent. Byco also plans to start a second refinery this month to process 120,000 bpd of oil, which will make the group Pakistan’s biggest refiner.
SNC-Lavalin, Sinopec Engineering to build Saudi sulfuric acid facility
The sulfuric acid plant will use industry leading technology from MECS (a wholly-owned subsidiary of DuPont) to produce acid and generate power through the efficient recovery of process waste heat.
Case history: Characterization of shale oils and heat exchanger performance
LTOs are paraffinic, low in asphaltenes but high in filterable solids. Understanding the impact of these mechanisms can shed light on preheat exchanger performance and the prediction of fouling rates.
Optimize hydrogen plant efficiency with new MTS catalysts
To study the impact on plant efficiency of using MTS catalysts, a comparison case study was held between the HTS-based and MTS-based H2 designs currently in operation.
Russian refiners use oxygenates to preserve octane
A case study was conducted regarding the physical and chemical properties of key gasoline oxygenates, such as methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), tertiary amyl methyl ether (TAME) and other blending components.
Improve the isomerization of alkanes by catalytic distillation
The isomerization of light gasoline fractions is crucial to producing high-octane fuels and to reducing the benzene content in gasoline. One of the most promising options for isomerization is catalytic distillation.
A biofuels roadmap for Europe to 2030
What will the transport sector use as an energy source in 2030? If you answered gas, electricity or hydrogen, you could be on the right track. These sources are becoming increasingly useful to meet cl..
Project management: Construction of modern-day hydrogen capacity in the Middle East
Refining heavier and high-sulfur crude oils consumes high volumes of hydrogen (H2). Most refineries have exhausted process-based H2 supplies and must use on-purpose sources. This article follows the d..
Gastech makes its East Asian debut
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