Petrochemicals
HRSG water/steam sampling: Do it right or face potential consequences
Many large industrial facilities—including refineries, and chemical and petrochemical plants—are increasingly turning to co-generation for process steam and power production.
Innovations
The Thermo Scientific Delta Q isotope ratio mass spectrometer (IRMS) is a next-generation gas IRMS designed to enable detailed analysis with greater precision and accuracy.
Environment and Safety: Gas flaring: Necessary, or a waste of resources and a source of greenhouse gases?
Flaring is the controlled burning of hydrocarbons at oil refineries, gas processing plants and petrochemical plants.
Reliability: When to consider liquid-ring compressors
Liquid-ring compressors (FIG. 1) use the centrifugal whirling of a sealing liquid to create a series of piston-like water columns to trap gas or vapor between the impeller cells of a rotor installed eccentric to its casing.
Industry Perspectives
In 1H 2022, new capital projects have declined 19% vs. 1H 2021.
Indorama Ventures enters world-first China license agreement with Shandong Binhua New Material Co. Ltd.
Indorama Ventures, a global sustainable chemical company, has signed a license agreement with Shandong Binhua New Material Co. to build, own and operate a propylene oxide, t-Butanol and t-Butyl methyl ether co-production unit.
Impact of strike by South Korean truckers on autos, steel, petrochemicals, others
Thousands of South Korean truckers were on strike for the seventh day on Monday, protesting over pay as fuel costs surge, disrupting production, slowing port operations and posing new risks to a strained global supply chain.
Industry Perspectives: Hydrocarbon Processing’s Mid-Year Update webcast to be held in late June
Over the past several years, the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) has been engaged in a whirlwind of peaks and valleys.
Business Trends: The acceleration of industrial autonomy and its impact on sustainable manufacturing
In 2020, the author’s company published the results of a survey that highlighted a significant shift to industrial autonomy, with as many as 89% of companies planning to increase the level of autonomy in their operations.
Supply Chain: Strategic cost management: Uncover supply chain inefficiencies
Controlling costs is critical for any energy company. Firms may spend to grow through acquisition, develop new business, gain market share or invest in new opportunities.
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