Environment & Safety Gas Processing/LNG Maintenance & Reliability Petrochemicals Process Control Process Optimization Project Management Refining

Process Control

Summiting with multivariable predictive control

Tesoro Corp.: Kern, A.G.

In a revised paradigm, focus shifts to facilitating the appropriate involvement of all operations stakeholders

Cutting-edge methods convert waste into salable products

COPESUL: Jorge, L. M.
Shaw stone & Webster: Kurukchi, S.
Aracruz Celulose S.A.: Sidoruk, D.

Innovative pretreatment process removes hazardous contaminants from ethylene production-generated spent caustic

Model predictive control for liquefied natural gas processing plants

Consultant: Mokhatab, S.  |  Poe, W. A.

Applying this technology will increase your bottom line and improve operations

Minimize facility flaring

John Zink Co. LLC: Baukal, C.  |  Cooper, H.  |  Tuttle, N.
Flint Hills Resources, L.P.: Peterson, J.

Flares are safety devices that prevent the release of unburned gases to atmosphere

Improve reformer catalyst operations

Deactivation of hydrogen generation unit catalyst is linked to contamination of boiler feedwater from a leaking heat exchanger

Advances in tank quality measurements can help cut operational costs

Offsite Management Systems LLC: Agrawal, S. S.

New techniques make analysis available in real time

Enhanced methods optimize ownership costs for catalysts

Sud-Chemie: Baumler, C.
Process Systems Enterprise Ltd.: Matzopoulos, M.  |  Urban, Z.

Novel model-based innovation techniques enable simultaneous optimization of catalyst formulations and operating reactors

Control optimization saves money in distillation

Department of Chemical Engineering: Buzzetta, P.  |  Hall, J.  |  Heider, R.

A control system simulation with an air-cooled condenser demonstrates a method to reduce operating costs

Consider furnace replacement for existing olefin units

Linde AG: Feigl, J.  |  Schmidt, G.

Leading-edge developments enable installing new units instead of revamping existing furnaces

Tune up your supply-chain models

Consultant: Hartmann, H. C. M.

Optimizers prescribe the preferred operation, taking into account supply-chain constraints; analysis of its economic message is required to counter restrictiveness of the model