Gasoline
Biofuels in the US
The US biofuels market is developing rapidly, spurred both from President Bush's State of the Union address commitment to reduce dependence on foreign oil, and by a growing concern about the global en..
The role of biofuels uncovered
More processing to reach tighter fuel specifications and Europe's growing appetite for diesel means that carefully selected biofuels will have to bear the weight of efforts to reduce fuel-chain CO2 emissions
Use real-time optimization for low-sulfur gasoline production
As the main sulfur source in the gasoline pool, fluid catalytic cracker (FCC) gasoline cuts must undergo severe hydrodesulfurization (HDS) processing to achieve ultra-low-sulfur gasoline (ULSG) pool s..
Debottleneck operations due to 'cleaner fuels' production
Oxygen enrichment is an option to reduce loadings for Claus plant
Update processing operations to handle heavy feedstocks
Processing synthetic crudes will impact quality and quantity of transportation fuels; thus, modifying refinery configuration is necessary
Biofuels today and tomorrow
Next-generation technologies can impact the world's transportation fuels market
Canadian oil sands: Opportunities, technologies and challenges
Energy resources found at the Arctic Circle have potential
Optimize your hydrocracking operations
The hydrocracking experience for a Gulf Coast refinery illustrates potential problems with poor catalyst selection
Minimize your refinery flaring
This facility installed a flare gas recovery system improving emissions and increasing revenue
Biofuels are coming—How will this affect refiners?
Changing blending and product demands will require significant adjustments by refiners
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