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Hydrocarbon Processing's Top Project Awards

Hydrocarbon Processing / December 2021
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee
Environment & Safety / Petrochemicals / Refining / Aromatics / Biofuels / Carbon Management / Catalysts / Construction / Desulfurization / Diesel / Economics / Engineering & Design / Environment / Gasoline / Hydrocracking / Polymers / Products / Sulfur / Treating

Details on high-impact refining and petrochemical projects, as chosen by <i>HP</i> editors and readers

Hydrocarbon Processing 2021 Awards WINNERS

Hydrocarbon Processing / November 2021
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee
Environment & Safety / Gas Processing/LNG / Maintenance & Reliability / Petrochemicals / Process Control / Process Optimization / Project Management / Refining / Analyzers / Aromatics / Biofuels / Carbon Management / Catalysts / Construction / Distillation / Economics / Engineering & Design / Environment / Equipment / Heat Transfer / Information Systems / Loss Prevention / Management / Natural Gas / People / Polymers / Products / Reactors / Rotating Equipment / Safety / Africa / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Europe / Middle East

<i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i>, the downstream processing sector’s leading technical publication for nearly 100 yr, has announced the winners for its fifth annual <i>HP</i> Awards, which celebrate innovative technologies and people that have been instrumental in improving facility operations over the past year.

Hydrocarbon Processing 2021 Awards FINALISTS

Hydrocarbon Processing / October 2021
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee
Environment & Safety / Gas Processing/LNG / Maintenance & Reliability / Petrochemicals / Process Control / Process Optimization / Refining / Analyzers / Biofuels / Carbon Management / Catalysts / Compressors / Corrosion / Desulfurization / Distillation / Economics / Engineering & Design / Environment / Equipment / Furnaces / Greenhouse Gases / Heat Transfer / Hydrocracking / Hydrogen / Hydrotreating / Information Systems / Loss Prevention / Management / Naphtha / Natural Gas / People / Polymers / Products / Pumps / Reactors / Rotating Equipment / Safety / Sulfur / Treating / Utilities / Valves / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Europe / Middle East

<i>Hydrocarbon Processing</I>, the downstream processing sector’s leading technical publication for nearly 100 yr, has announced the finalists for its fifth annual <i>HP</i> Awards, which celebrate innovative technologies and people that have been instrumental in improving facility operations over the past year.

Editorial Comment: Refining’s evolution: Technology driving innovation

Hydrocarbon Processing / September 2021
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee
Environment & Safety / Maintenance & Reliability / Process Optimization / Refining / Biofuels / Carbon Management / Construction / Desulfurization / Distillation / Economics / Environment / Polymers / Products / Sulfur / Treating

Since its inception in 1922, <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i>—originally called <i>Petroleum Refiner</I> when first published—has focused on delivering the latest refining technologies to readers around the world.

Construction

Hydrocarbon Processing / August 2021
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee
Gas Processing/LNG / Petrochemicals / Refining / Carbon Management / Construction / Desulfurization / Distillation / Engineering & Design / Environment / Hydrocracking / Natural Gas / Polymers / Products / Sulfur / Treating / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Europe / Middle East

Ulsan PP Co., a JV between PolyMirae Co. Ltd. (a partnership between LyondellBasell and DL Chemical) and SK Advanced, commissioned its 400,000-tpy polypropylene (PP) facility in June.

Oil refinery/petrochemical integration in a CO2-constrained world—Part 2

Hydrocarbon Processing / August 2021
Fluor: Baars, F.  |  Oruganti, S.  |  Kalia, P.
Environment & Safety / Petrochemicals / Process Optimization / Project Management / Refining / Aromatics / Carbon Management / Catalysts / Construction / Crude oil / Desulfurization / Diesel / Distillation / Economics / Engineering & Design / Environment / Equipment / Gasoline / Greenhouse Gases / Hydrocracking / Hydrotreating / Naphtha / Natural Gas / Polymers / Products / Pumps / Reactors / Sulfur / Treating / Utilities

Petrochemical demand will increase with gross domestic product, while the demand for motor fuels will only show modest growth and may even decline in certain regions, given environmental/legislative pressures and the introduction of battery-powered electric vehicles.

Oil refinery/petrochemical integration in a CO2-constrained world—Part 1

Hydrocarbon Processing / July 2021
Fluor: Baars, F.  |  Oruganti, S.  |  Kalia, P.
Environment & Safety / Petrochemicals / Process Optimization / Refining / Construction / Desulfurization / Diesel / Distillation / Economics / Engineering & Design / Equipment / Gasoline / Hydrocracking / Hydrogen / Hydrotreating / Natural Gas / Polymers / Products / Reactors / Sulfur / Treating / Utilities

Petrochemical demand will increase with gross domestic product, while motor fuel demand will only show modest growth and may even decline in certain regions, given environmental/legislative pressure and the introduction of battery-powered electric vehicles.

Industry Perspectives

Hydrocarbon Processing / July 2021
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee
Gas Processing/LNG / Petrochemicals / Refining / Carbon Management / Construction / Crude oil / Diesel / Naphtha / Natural Gas / Polymers / Products / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Middle East

Last month, <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> presented its mid-year market update to a global audience.

Editorial Comment: IRPC Process: A sincere thanks to all

Hydrocarbon Processing / July 2021
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee
Environment & Safety / Petrochemicals / Process Optimization / Refining / Biofuels / Carbon Management / Catalysts / Diesel / Economics / Engineering & Design / Environment / Greenhouse Gases / Management / People / Polymers / Products

Last month, <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> hosted the International Refining and Petrochemical Conference (IRPC).

Ethylbenzene plant debottleneck with a high-activity transalkylation catalyst

Hydrocarbon Processing / June 2021
Tianjin Dagu Chemical Co., Ltd.: Liu, G.
ExxonMobil Chemical Co.: Sundararaman, R.
ExxonMobil Catalysts and Licensing: Cao, J.
Petrochemicals / Process Optimization / Refining / Catalysts / Engineering & Design / Environment / Equipment / Polymers / Products / Reactors / Asia/Pacific

Modern commercial ethylbenzene (EB) plants use liquid-phase alkylation processes with zeolite catalysts to achieve high product yields.