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Environment & Safety

New mild hydrocracking route produces 10-ppm-sulfur diesel

Tightened specifications challenge refiners to develop innovative solutions that upgrade heavy cuts into high-quality diesel

What are the options for hydrogen plant revamps?

Process Development Dept., Technology Division, Haldor Topsoe A/S: Dykbkjaer, I.

Increase existing production capacity using these novel technologies

Upgrade catalytic cracking operations

SINOPEC Research Institute of Petroleum Processing (RIPP): He, M.-P.  |  Long, J.  |  Tian, H.-P.

New processing methods fine-tune gasoline for the Chinese market

Improve catalytic cracking to produce clean fuels

The Shaw Group: Letzsch, W.

Update the cracker heat balance to minimize coke make

Fine-tune SCR operations

Vector Systems Inc.: Divinia, D.

Improving the quality of aqueous ammonia can reduce maintenance and raise reliability for pollutant-abatement system

Avoid these mistakes when installing a flare flowmeter

Mustang Engineers, LP: Shah, G. C.

New environmental regulations mandate reporting mass rates for hazardous compounds at flares. Apply these common sense guidelines and streamline meter selection

HP Automation Safety: Separation between control and safety

exida LLC: Goble, W.

It is pleasure to see that the new ANSI/ISA 84.00.01-2004 (IEC 61511+) standard has been issued. It replaces the now obsolete ISA 84.01-1996. This standard is word-for-word identical to IEC 61511 exce..

Safeguarding system interactions: a case study

BP Canada Energy Co.: Mani, G.

A custom made PHA methodology can help find hidden problems in your facility

Improve site performance with an SCS management plan

Engro Chemical Pakistan Ltd.: Salman bin Aslam, S.

Implementing an integrated system will improve plant safety

Control refinery NOx with SCRs

Preem Raffinaderi AB: Damgaard, L.
Haldor Topsoe: Schroter, M.
Alstom Power: Widroth, B.

Installing new technology provided this refiner with more flexibility with fuel gas and reduced total plant emissions