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Engineering & Design

Optimize sour water treatment

John M. Campbell & Co.: Armstrong, T.

This checklist details several common problems associated with sour-water strippers and the workarounds to correct them

Crude oil blend scheduling optimization: an application with multimillion dollar benefits – Part 1

Honeywell Process Solutions: Kelly, J. D.  |  Mann, J. L.

The ability to schedule the crude oil blendshop more effectively provides substantial downstream benefits

Duplex versus triplex architectures for process control systems

There is no significant availability difference when the impact of field devices is considered

Increase propylene yields cost-effectively

Linde AG: Bolt, H. V.  |  Glanz, S.

Using a new catalytic system, steamcrackers can produce more C3s from existing units

Prevent adsorber bed failure

Karnaphuli Fertilizer Co. Ltd.: Rahman, S.

Improved operational integrity minimizes plant upsets and challenges

Is your process correctly scaled to manufacture consistent product?

Borealis A/S: Moen, O.

Mixing technology is a vital parameter for premium processing

New approach to real-time optimization using neural networks and fuzzy logic

Regap-Petrobras: Bonfim, C. H. M.  |  Caminhas, W. M.

The main advantages are simpler models and reduced computation time

Jump to the next level of IT productivity

Holland & Davis LLC: Holland, W.  |  Skarke, G.

Applying the same ROI requirement for every dollar spent on IT that is used on non-IT spending, management can dramatically turn potentially huge capital drains into great gains

Minimize flaring with flare gas recovery

Jacobs Consultancy: Brendel, R.
Trimeric Corp.: Fisher, K.
John Zink Co. LLC: Brennan, D.
Lion Oil Co.: Fisher, P. W.

To reduce facility-wide air emission, a refinery retrofitted the flare system and reuses waste gas as fuel gas

Increase plant productivity through online performance monitoring

Emerson Process Management: White, D. C.

The technology can increase production by 1 - 3% and reduce unplanned maintenance costs by 10 - 30%