Petrochemicals
Rethink column internals for improved product separation
Installing feed chimney and distribution trays increased packed column efficiency for a gas plant
Redesign crude preheater train for efficiency
Over design of heat exchangers sourced to fouling problems
Improve naphtha quality for olefins cracking
Integrating an economy-of-scale extraction unit can yield naphtha suitable for ethylene production
Methanol: a global review
The world of methanol is very complex; so what is the future of this commodity product?
Reduce revamp costs by optimizing design and operations
Combining process and equipment analysis with vendor solutions can minimize capital spending
Upgrade treatment operations for aromatics units
New catalytic pretreatment process removes troublesome olefinic materials, thus improving quality of aromatic streams
Optimize terephthaldehyde reactor operations
Korea's largest chemical company uses innovative modeling techniques to design high-performance reactors
Proactive automation maintenance cuts engineering hours, averts process problems
Some suppliers are automatically issuing control system updates and other important notifications
Temperature variation and its effects on pH
This important parameter is often overlooked in day-to-day operations
How to handle low-liquid loadings
Better tray design techniques reveal dynamics to improve minimum liquid load conditions
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