Process Optimization
Developments in the ammonia process
To meet rising demand, producers seek methods to conserve energy and increase plant efficiencies
Developments in the ammonia process Fig 1
Fig. 1. Typical ammonia process flow sheet for a gas-reforming unit. ..
Determine the optimum crude intake level - a case history
When using LP models, users must be fully aware of what data is important and discard the rest
Improve tray operations
How failure occurs from blowing and what can be done to prevent it
Predict contaminant concentrations in deaerator-vent emissions
Here is a tool to estimate maximum concentrations of contaminants in hydrogen-plant condensate
Crude distillation unit online optimization
A stochastic model provides optimal results to the advanced control system
How to efficiently plan a grassroots refinery
To select the best processing configuration and investment decision, this refiner used LP modeling, plant cost estimation and IRR analysis to find the optimum solution
HP Water Management: Why automate chemical feed and control systems?
Due to advances in microprocessor technology, the opportunities for process automation have increased dramatically while costs have decreased. Numerous strategies are available to autom..
How to efficiently plan a grassroots refinery Table 2
Table 2. Possible refinery configurations Configurations Process units 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ..
Petrochemical plant costs for the new millennium
Updated cost and capacity data facilitate more accurate economic evaluations of HPI enterprises
- Chevron Technology Ventures' Catalyst program selects RapiCure 7/15
- GEA promotes more sustainable refinery processes with energy-efficient high-performance decanters 7/15
- Ariel Green pays claim for plastic recycling facility, demonstrating protection for clean energy projects 7/15
- China taps deeper into oil inventories despite biggest drop in refining on record 7/15
- China's Sinopec establishes four business units in major overhaul 7/15
- Japan refiners to diversify crude sources, explore support for Hormuz bypass routes 7/15

