Reactors
Meeting diesel specifications at sustained production
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New approach rethinks operations of crude and vacuum distillation units to recover more distillate
Innovation drives new catalyst developments
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Future challenges in environment and product specifications involve more sophisticated catalyst systems
Rare earth dilemma forces catalyst changes
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/ Catalysts
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The success from catalysts depends on its structure and composition. Tremendous research has been devoted in fine-tuning the melding of structure and raw material makeup to provide efficient catalyst ..
Improving pH control mitigates corrosion in crude units
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Equipment and pipe failures can be avoided through better desalting practices and inhibitor injections
Avoid brittle fracture in pressure vessels
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Key points identify effects from auto-refrigeration on steel vessels
Case 61: Pressure loss in a reactor
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Much information is available from a simple analysis
Slurry-phase hydrocracking—possible solution to refining margins
Environment & Safety
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/ Catalysts
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Opportunity crudes require more hydrogen addition to upgrade orphan product streams into higher-value ‘clean’ products
Convert bottom-of-the-barrel into diesel and light olefins
Environment & Safety
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/ Refining
/ Acid Gas Removal
/ Alcohols
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/ Biofuels
/ Carbon Management
/ Catalysts
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/ Crude oil
/ Desulfurization
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/ Equipment
/ Ethers
/ Europe
/ Gasification
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/ Hydrogen
/ Hydrotreating
/ Loss Prevention
/ Middle East
/ Naphtha
/ Octane
/ Reactors
/ Treating
Integrating residue hydrocracking operations with advanced fluid catalytic cracking optimizes upgrading of heavy crude oils
How to fabricate reactors for severe service
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Many critical factors are involved in the design and welding of hydrocracking reactors
Calculating the temperature distribution in horizontal vessel saddle supports
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The heat-transfer theory of cooling fins is applied
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Construction Boxscore: Project Spotlight
Project:
Long Son Petrochemicals Complex
Location:
Long Son, Vietnam
Operator:
Siam Cement Group
Cost:
$5.4 B
Capacity:
1.65 MMtpy
Completion date:
2023
Status:
Under Construction
