Refining
Biofuels in the US
The US biofuels market is developing rapidly, spurred both from President Bush's State of the Union address commitment to reduce dependence on foreign oil, and by a growing concern about the global en..
The role of biofuels uncovered
More processing to reach tighter fuel specifications and Europe's growing appetite for diesel means that carefully selected biofuels will have to bear the weight of efforts to reduce fuel-chain CO2 emissions
Recover precious metals from spent catalysts
Here are guidelines for maximizing the reclamation of valuable byproducts to ensure the highest possible return on investment
Biofuels: What is beyond ethanol and biodiesel?
Emerging technologies to produce gasoline and diesel from renewable biological resources will reshape the agricultural, chemical and refining industries
Consider using integrated hydroprocessing methods for processing clean fuels
New catalyst systems fine-tune cracking heavy refractory feeds for FCC and hydrocracking units
New developments in renewable fuels offer more choices
Vegetable oil-based diesel can offer better integration within crude-oil refineries for fuels blending
Improve refinery margins with integrated planning and scheduling systems
Better communication between various refinery departments enables smoother site operations with increased throughput
Oil sands: Vision resource for the energy industry
The Alberta government is working with industry on ways to diversify the markets for increasing oil sands output to include the export of gasoline, diesel and petrochemical products
Is bottomless-barrel refining possible?
Future energy demand will involve innovative methods that can upgrade residual products
Fine-tuning coker operating conditions improves downstream process performance
Flexible design strategies increase refining profitability
- South Korea approves nearly $1.4-B petrochemical restructuring deal as supply glut weighs 2/25
- Romanian largest refinery to shut down in March for scheduled turnaround 2/25
- Malaysia's Prefchem cuts refinery output after shutting gasoline unit 2/25
- U.S. Chemical Safety Board faults Pemex in 2024 Deer Park refinery's fatal accident 2/25
- Global diesel flows further reshuffle on EU sanctions, discounted Russian exports 2/25
- RFOcean secures first long-term e-methanol supply from ETFuels, driven by FuelEU 2/25
