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Reduce revamp costs by optimizing design and operations

Hydrocarbon Processing / April 2007
AspenTech UK Ltd.: Alanis, F. J.  |  Park, N. S.  |  Sinclair, I.
Korea Petrochemical Industries Co.: Jeong, H. Y.  |  Ye, B. H.  |  Lee, J. J.
Petrochemicals

Combining process and equipment analysis with vendor solutions can minimize capital spending

Upgrade treatment operations for aromatics units

Hydrocarbon Processing / April 2007
ExxonMobil Chemical Technology Licensing LLC: Kerze, A. D.  |  Kinn, T. F.
Nippon Petroleum Refining Co. Ltd.: Sato, T.
Petrochemicals

New catalytic pretreatment process removes troublesome olefinic materials, thus improving quality of aromatic streams

Optimize terephthaldehyde reactor operations

Hydrocarbon Processing / April 2007
LG Chem, Ltd.: Chae, J. H.  |  Han, S. P.  |  Im, Y. H.  |  Lee, D. I.  |  Lee, J. W.
Petrochemicals

Korea's largest chemical company uses innovative modeling techniques to design high-performance reactors

Proactive automation maintenance cuts engineering hours, averts process problems

Hydrocarbon Processing / April 2007
Praxair Technology Inc.: Coulvillon, E.  |  Solomon, J.
Emerson Process Management: Van Camp, K.
Petrochemicals

Some suppliers are automatically issuing control system updates and other important notifications

Temperature variation and its effects on pH

Hydrocarbon Processing / April 2007
Gujarat Refinery, Indian Oil Corporation Limited: Ramakumar, K. R.
Petrochemicals / Process Optimization / Refining / Engineering & Design

This important parameter is often overlooked in day-to-day operations

How to handle low-liquid loadings

Hydrocarbon Processing / January 2007
CH2M Hill: Sloley, A. W.
Sulzer Chemtech USA, Inc.: Summers, D. R.
Petrochemicals / Process Optimization / Refining / Engineering & Design

Better tray design techniques reveal dynamics to improve minimum liquid load conditions

Consider the 'inside-out' approach to optimize distillation operations

Hydrocarbon Processing / August 2006
Koch-Glitsch Canada LP, University of Calgary: Remesat, D.
Petrochemicals / Process Optimization / Refining / Engineering & Design

Economic value can be obtained by involving heat exchanger and tower internal experts in the initial design development

New challenges face the chemical process industries

Hydrocarbon Processing / May 2006 ACHEMA
Petrochemicals

DR. ALFRED OBERHOLZ Chairman, DECHEMA Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology       Comments? Write: editorial@HydrocarbonProcessing.com Wor..

Belgium

Hydrocarbon Processing / May 2006 ACHEMA
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JEAN-MARIE BIOT, CEO, Fedichem, Federation of Belgian Chemical Industries, Brussels, Belgium       Comments? Write: editorial@HydrocarbonProcessing.com ..

France

Hydrocarbon Processing / May 2006 ACHEMA
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MARC POLAUD, Director, Economic and International Affairs, Union des Industries Chimiques (UIC), Paris, France       Comments? Write: editorial@Hydrocarbon..