Refining

HPIn Europe: Another lesson in the physics of the thermobaric bomb

Hydrocarbon Processing / February 2006

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Wright, Tim L.

Refining

As we rounded the corner, we saw the gasoline tanker crashed into the side of a passenger coach, a person on the ground to the rear of the tanker. A small passenger car was engulfed in flames some fiv..

Consider new methods to debottleneck clean alkylate production

Hydrocarbon Processing / February 2006

ABB Lummus Global: D'Amico, V. | Gieseman, J.

Neste Ol: Nousiainen, H.

Albemarle Catalysts BV: Van Broekhoven, E. | Van Rooijen, E.

Environment & Safety / Refining / Gasoline

Solid-acid technology enables an inherently safer approach to produce high-octane blending components

Zero tolerance requires faultless around-the-clock operation

Hydrocarbon Processing / March 2006 Designer Diesel

Process Optimization / Refining

Troubleshooter Koenraad Herrebout and his 20-strong expert team, are finding that producing zero-sulphur fuels means faultless 24/7 operation. Here, the Head of Technical Assistance at Europe's larges..

European fuel quality snapshot

Hydrocarbon Processing / March 2006 Designer Diesel

Process Optimization / Refining

Fuel quality legislation in the EU today: In 2006, legislated diesel fuel quality in Europe has the following parameters: minimum cetane of 51, maximum density of 845kg/m3, a 95% distillation point of..

Boutique diesel in the on-road market

Hydrocarbon Processing / March 2006 Designer Diesel

Environment & Safety / Refining

E. BENAZZI and C. CAMERON , Axens Worldwide demand for diesel fuel in 2005 is expected to be 22.8 Mbpd: on-road, 12.6 Mbpd and off-road,10.2 Mbpd. The distribution of on-road diesel usag..

Diesel market development 2001–2004

Hydrocarbon Processing / March 2006 Designer Diesel

Environment & Safety / Refining

These data represent the latest information on reported diesel sales volumes in the European Union, including 2004 data for the ten new memb..

V-Power and Shell's quest to be a different kind of best

Hydrocarbon Processing / March 2006 Designer Diesel

Refining / Diesel

Photo C. Watkins On a wild and wintery afternoon, when it felt as if the Irish sea were about to come through the Stanlow refinery..

Case study of V-Power diesel trials in The Netherlands

Hydrocarbon Processing / March 2006 Designer Diesel

Refining / Diesel

Shell Nederland launched Shell V-Power Diesel during September 2004, six months after a V-Power gasoline was introduced. The company makes its offer to customers on the following basis: A new premiu..