Process Control
HPInternet: LawRunner: a legal research tool
It has been said that the Internet is the largest library in the world, but all the books are on the floor. Here's one site that helps us to find government, legal and court information from all over ..
HP Control: The rise of the independent advanced control firm
Recent years saw a shift in the control engineering business toward consolidation of companies in the field. During 1998 this trend began to reverse in favor of a proliferation of small independent fi..
HPInternet: Bunkerworld.com
At the bottom of the barrel – after all the jet fuel, gasoline, diesel, and petrochemical and lube oil feedstocks have been removed at the refinery – there are still the bottoms, residual fu..
HPInternet: 1st Chemical Market
There are many chemical trading sites on the Internet, and 1st Chemical Market is one of my favorites. You must register to use this site, but you can get a 30-day free trial to see if you like it, so..
Online flash point calculation improves crude unit control
An inferential control method has been developed at the AB Nynäs Petroleum refinery in Nynäshamn (Sweden). The purpose of the method is to estimate the flash points for distillates from the ..
HP Control: Essential process control
The National Petrochemical & Refiners Association (NPRA) held their 40th Annual Computer Conference, November 15–18 in San Antonio, Texas. Although several good papers were presented on past and ..
HPInternet: Wall Street Research Network
This month I will step into a slightly different mode of Web site, the company analysis site. Wall Street Research Network (http://www.wsrn.com/) is one of my favorite sites on the Internet and one I ..
Expert systems aid plant operations managers
Actual plant examples show how this technology can solve problems and improve operations
Neural networks help optimize solvent extraction
Benefits from this application were worth about $7 million per year
HP Control: ISA Expo '98: Fieldbus finally arrives
The ISA Expo '98 conference and exhibit was held Oct. 19–23 in Houston. Each year, some technology seems to dominate the event. In '97 the buzz words were "asset management." Although many new as..
- Exploring ethanol: Maersk to test 50/50 ethanol-methanol bunker fuel 12/8
- BASF introduces low-VOC polyurethane catalyst Lupragen® N 208 12/8
- Idemitsu Kosan to be first Japanese refiner to supply biofuels to shipping industry 12/8
- China refiner moves forward with expansion despite sanctions 12/8
- Air Products and Yara to partner on low-emission ammonia projects 12/8
- Opinion: G7’s Russian oil tanker ban shows teeth, but bite is in doubt 12/8
