Process Optimization
Enhance air-cooled heat exchanger performance
Here are ways to improve heat transfer for ACHEs
HP Water Management: How corrosive is demineralized water?
In petrochemical facilities, the most common application of demineralized water is for makeup feed for high-pressure boilers. For example, ammonia, methanol and hydrogen are several processes that req..
Improve direct hydration processes
Technology enhancements increase yields and decrease capital costs of making alcohols
HP Water Management: Oxidizing biocides: How about bromine?
Recent environmental restrictions on the usage of chlorine and new alkaline-based chemical treatment programs have increased the application of bromine-based biocides in industrial cooling systems. Fo..
Optimum console design promotes control room efficiency
New features can enhance traditional functionality, reduce operating costs and foster worker safety
Improve desalter operations
Applying a polymeric dispersant, this refiner increased daily throughput by 5% and increased run lengths
HP Water Management: Oxidizing biocides: How about chlorine?
Chlorine is the most popular biocide for industrial cooling systems and is typically the most cost effective. Industrial chlorine usage has declined due to concerns about the production of toxic triha..
Consider genetic algorithms to optimize batch distillation
Alternative simulation tool calculates best reflux conditions to separate binary mixtures
Consider online monitoring of HF acid when optimizing alkylation operations
In an innovative effort, this refiner improved operations and reduced acid losses by installing an online analyzer to measure HF compositions
Improve NGL plant performance
Process engineers troubleshoot unstable process circuits
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