In the last few years, sustainability initiatives have started a dramatic shift from hydrocarbon to hydrogen (H2) production.
Recent legislation, such as the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (which was passed in the U.S.), provide financial incentives for projects generating power, transportation fuels or other forms of energy to reduce their overall carbon emissions.
Sha, Y.,
Wang, P.,
Zhou, X.,
Zhu, G.,
Lu, W.,
Ouyang, Y.,
Song, H.,
Lin, W.,
Luo, Y., SINOPEC Research Institute of Petroleum Processing
Light olefins, particularly ethylene and propylene, are the most crucial building blocks for the petrochemical industry.
As companies in the manufacturing process industry explore sustainable ways to manage their energy use, engineers are finding that the deadline for drastically reducing carbon emissions is approaching rapidly.
According to the European Committee for Standardization (EN), both ultraviolet fluorescence (ISO 20846, sulfur by UVF) and wavelength dispersive x-ray fluorescence (ISO 20884, sulfur by WDXRF) are applicable test methods for fatty acid methyl ester (FAME), also known as biodiesel (EN 14214), and both are listed as referee methods. However, the situation is different at ASTM International (formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials).
Hungarian oil group MOL expects to be able to choose between Russian or non-Russian crude for its refineries by 2026 by implementing substantial investments.
Cosmo Energy Holdings Co Ltd plans to keep the current refining capacity at least until 2030 despite an expected fall in gasoline demand in Japan due to aging population and higher sales of electric vehicles.
Japan received its first low-carbon ammonia cargo from Saudi Arabia on Friday which it plans to use for co-firing with fossil fuels to reduce carbon emissions.
A crude distillation unit, a coker and the alkylation unit are shut at TotalEnergies' 238,000 barrel-per-day Port Arthur, Texas, refinery.
Lummus Technology announced the startup of Shenghong Refining & Chemical Co., Ltd.'s 2,800 kMTA paraxylene unit.