Refining
HP Viewpoint: Forecast for process safety in the 21st century
The 20th century was a time of great technological change. Such changes that have forever altered how we live and work. The 1970s brought the creation of the US Environmental Protection Agency and the..
Ozone destruction major cause of warming! - Part 2
Robert A. Ashworth, Guest Columnist Comments? Write: editorial@HydrocarbonProcessing.com Warming of the stratosphere is caused by the reaction of ultra..
Consider advanced multi-promoted catalysts to optimize reformers
Improved catalyst systems strike a new balance to increase yields with greater selectivity for end-products
HPIn Europe: NOC megaprojects, not climate policies, will be closing your local refiner
Some 800,000 bpd (800 Mbpd) of refinery expansion capacity, which faded and disappeared from the radar of the OECD's energy forecasts last year, is now back. There was quite a fanfare over capacity re..
Ozone destruction major cause of warming!-Part 1
Robert A. Ashworth, Guest Columnist Comments? Write: editorial@HydrocarbonProcessing.com Some say human-made (anthropogenic) carbon dioxide (CO2) emiss..
Maximize liquid yield from extra heavy oil
Next-generation hydrocracking processes increase conversion of residues
Consider advanced modeling to control air emissions
Computational fluid dynamics methods improve designs for NOx reduction applications
Greenhouse gas emissions: Characterization and management
Proposed federal measures may require that refiners report and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions
Increase the flexibility of your Claus unit
Novel approach incorporates liquid redox methods to manage refinery sulfur loading
Improve efficiency of furnaces and boilers
Novel 'control' scheme optimizes operations and reliability of combustion units
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