Refining
HPIn Europe: My slow awakening to climate change
Over the past three weeks, after attending two conferences, I feel that I've crossed a threshold of understanding – as Europeans did in 1938 or early 1939. After a decade of warnings, they realiz..
Upgrade refinery residuals into value-added products
A European refiner effectively uses delayed coking to exit residual fuel-oil market
Balance tail gas operations
Cutting corners can incur long-term performance issues and expenses; this refiner used revamp monies wisely to stretch capacity and increase equipment availability
HPIn Europe: Lessons learned and forgotten
We've so far had a couple of progress reports from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) about the big bang at Buncefield, UK, in December. Its investigation continues, and soon we'll have a third. We..
Estimate equilibrium flash vaporization curves accurately
A computer program simplifies methods of true boiling point curves in design applications
Resid hydrocracker produces low-sulfur diesel from difficult feeds
A European refiner applies new processing technology to convert highly refractory vacuum resid into quality distillates
HPIn Europe: Thorny issue: where long-distance gas comes ashor
In the case of the little campaign group versus the parties to the world's biggest hydrocarbon deal, it seems as if the positions are irreconcilable. The UK Court of Appeal disagrees. Last week, as I ..
Use micrographs to diagnose FCC operations
New analytical methods explore processing problems at the catalyst particle level
Improve tail gas operations
Innovative operation changes increase run length for sulfur plant
HPIn Europe: New WHO guidelines will go to heart of European policy
You may be aware that there's some scratching of heads in this heavily dieselized continent about particulate matter (PM) pollution. The World Health Organization (WHO) has just issued its first Air Q..
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