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Catalysts & Additives

Chloride removal in modern refineries

Unicat reviews the latest developments in catalyst and absorbent technology to better meet growing chloride removal requirements.

GTForum key 09 Sep 2011

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Marcos Kihn, Diego Ruiz, Carlos Ruiz and Antonio Garcia Nogales present the successful implementation of Visual MESA energy management software...

GTForum key 01 Aug 2011

A Sirven, J Grosclaude and J Saada demonstrate substantial investment cost savings for a grassroots refinery including an aromatic complex.

GTForum key 01 Aug 2011

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Maintenance & Reliability

Minimise refinery costs using spiral heat exchangers

Eva Andersson, Market Development Refinery, Alfa Laval Packinox, looks at how SHEs can reduce maintenance costs through lower particle and chemical fouling.

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Refining

Maximising production of premium distillate with MIDW

Tim L. Hilbert and his colleagues explain how distillate yield can be maximised while boosting cold flow properties, with the use of isomerisation dewaxing technology....

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Refining

Beyond ULSD

David Casey, Aris Macris and Yvonne Lucas describe some of the technology improvements that can boost yield flexibility, allowing refiners to respond faster to changes...

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Refining

New tool helps refiners detect incompatible feedstocks

Thomas Falker and Corina Sandu explain how the Asphaltene Stability Index Test can help improve crude blending and stability.

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Process Control & Instrumentation

Using operating envelopes to justify alarm rationalisation

Dr Robin Brooks and colleagues show that fixed alarm and operating limits are first approximations to operating envelopes and can be combined with little or no change...

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Environment

Optimising the FCC for reduced emissions

Ray Fletcher and Martin Evans examine factors such as cyclone integrity, catalyst attrition and regenerator bed level.

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Maintenance & Reliability

Experience with Compabloc in refinery pre-heat trains

Eva Andersson, Janet Quab and G.T. Polley examine two in-depth reports on the performance of Compabloc heat exchangers in this first analysis of data from operational...

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