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Noncapital intensive technologies reduce FCC sulfur content – Part 1

Davison Catalysts: Lesemann, M.  |  Schult, C.

Innovative solutions such as catalysts and membranes can be used to navigate the 'roadmap' for clean fuels agenda

Trends in catalysis research to meet future refining needs Table 6

  Table 6. Processes and new developments for atmospheric and vacuum residue ..

What does it take to meet the clean fuels challenge?

Refiners will use more tools other than technology to process clean fuels and be profitable

Consider improved catalyst technologies to remove sulfur

Advanced Refining Technologies, LP: Krenzke, L. D.  |  Shiflett, W. K.

With new catalyst systems, hydroprocessing efforts more efficiently reduce complex sulfur compounds and lower blended fuels’ sulfur content

First-principles distillation inference models for product quality prediction

Petrocontrol: Friedman, Y. Z.
Petrobras: Neto, E. A.  |  Porfirio, C. R.

Modeling approach involves a short-cut simulation of a column section

Revamp your hydrotreater for deep desulfurization

Fluor Corp.: Bharvani, R. R.  |  Henderson, R. S.

Retrofit projects involve defining the limits on existing equipment, understanding the costs for replacement and optimizing unit design parameters

Reliability design concepts for the future clean fuels era

Conoco Inc.: Nelson, D. K.
RonaMax LLC: Vesier, C.

The effects of storage capacity and interaction losses must be considered simultaneously with unit size

Consider online sulfur measurement for clean fuels

Siemens Applied Automatin: Gokeler, U.
Siemens AG: Muller, H.  |  Offermanns, U.

A new analytical method can increase process optimization and regulation compliance

Consider new technologies to replace MTBE

Kvaerner: Kolodziej, R.  |  Tsai, M. J.

Processing methods enable using 'stranded' MTBE facilities and feedstocks for high-octane applications

Diagnose flooding columns efficiently

Process Consulting Services, Inc.: Barletta, T.  |  Nigg, J.
Tosco Refining Co.: Landry, W.  |  Mayfield, J.  |  Ruoss, S.

Using field pressure data, a refiner made a low-capital modification on a crude distillation column to increase throughput without a shutdown