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From:Hydrocarbon ProcessingPeer-ReviewedLarge-scale, affordable, "blue" hydrogen ([H.sub.2]) production from natural gas, along with carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), is necessary to bridge the gap until large-scale [H.sub.2] production using...
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From:Hydrocarbon ProcessingPeer-ReviewedIn asset performance management (APM), criticality assessment and failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) are powerful tools that enable the identification of opportunities to minimize asset lifecycle costs during the...
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From:Hydrocarbon ProcessingPeer-ReviewedSandvik, a developer and producer of advanced stainless-steels, special alloys, titanium and other high-performance materials, has launched Sanicro[R] 825 (FIG. 1), the company's first-ever nickel-iron-chromium alloy in...
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From:Hydrocarbon ProcessingPeer-ReviewedFlare knockout (KO) drums are important components of effluent handling systems. A horizontal drum is often considered more economical than a vertical one if the vapor flow is high and a large liquid holdup is required....
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From:Hydrocarbon ProcessingPeer-ReviewedImagine visiting the control room of a typical process unit at a refinery. Everything is running well under the watchful eyes of experienced operators. Looking at the unit's final output flow, you ask a simple question:...
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From:Hydrocarbon ProcessingPeer-ReviewedAccording to Deloitte, the future success of most chemical companies relies on three areas: growth and innovation, performance and cost optimization, and sustainability and the circular economy. Central to much of this...
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From:Hydrocarbon ProcessingPeer-ReviewedThe petrochemical industry is facing one of the most significant challenges in its history. The COVID-19 pandemic has shrunk demand for a variety of end products that rely on petrochemicals, polymers and specialty...
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From:Hydrocarbon ProcessingPeer-ReviewedIt is well-documented that many unplanned manufacturing events could have been prevented if procedures were executed properly. Ensuing investigations cite "failure to follow procedure" as the event root cause, resulting...
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From:Hydrocarbon ProcessingPeer-ReviewedJust as some people seek out extreme sports, process manufacturing has its extreme applications, and engineers who design for these environments must find ways to safely contain and monitor all manner of dangerous...
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From:Hydrocarbon ProcessingPeer-ReviewedIn today's manufacturing environment, process automation professionals must choose from a multitude of widgets and innovations to help their plants run more smoothly. This raises questions as to what makes a new...
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From:Hydrocarbon ProcessingPeer-ReviewedJUNE IRPC Process Technology, June 2-3, Gulf Energy Information Events, www.IRPC-process.com (See box for contact information) 7th International LNG Congress, June 7-8, Virtual event lng@bgs-group.eu...
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From:Hydrocarbon ProcessingPeer-ReviewedBazan Groups crude unit No. 3--not designed by any of the authors' companies--was bottlenecked by the preflash tower. The tower experienced frequent episodes--especially with light crudes (high naphtha percent)--in which...
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From:Hydrocarbon ProcessingPeer-ReviewedAs recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic begins, so will a return to normal life. However, fuel and petrochemical demand may never return to normal. Shelter-in-place orders have devastated global demand, and climate change...
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From:Hydrocarbon ProcessingPeer-ReviewedModern commercial ethylbenzene (EB) plants use liquid-phase alkylation processes with zeolite catalysts to achieve high product yields. The desired primary reaction is the alkylation of benzene with ethylene. However,...
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From:Hydrocarbon ProcessingPeer-ReviewedThis month, Hydrocarbon Processing will be hosting two events--one to showcase the latest in processing technologies in the refining and petrochemicals markets, and the other to provide an update on the latest trends,...
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From:Hydrocarbon ProcessingPeer-ReviewedThe use of fossil fuels as a source of energy continues to add carbon dioxide (C[O.sub.2]) to the atmosphere, causing detrimental effects to the environment. Scientists around the world are working to reduce the effects...
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From:Hydrocarbon ProcessingPeer-ReviewedOptimization--the action of making the best or most effective use of a situation or resource--is not a term that the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) takes lightly: it is a way of life. Throughout the history of...
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From:Hydrocarbon ProcessingPeer-ReviewedLinear programming (LP) is an optimization modelling technique in which a linear function is maximized or minimized when subjected to various constraints. This technique has been useful for guiding quantitative decisions...
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From:Hydrocarbon ProcessingPeer-ReviewedAn interesting case involving sour seal oil traps in an offshore application recently came to our attention. One of the platforms has several compressors with fluid film mechanical seals and, as is usually the case,...
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From:Hydrocarbon ProcessingPeer-ReviewedThe Atyrau Oil Refinery (AOR), the oldest refinery in Kazakhstan, was built in 1945. It is located in Atyrau, the capital of the Atyrau Region, at the mouth of the Ural River on the Caspian Sea, and is a base for modern...