Cracking
Consortium to launch world's first commercialized PET bottle using bio-paraxylene
A partnership consisting of Indorama Ventures, Suntory, ENEOS Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation, Iwatani and Neste will launch the world’s first bio-PET bottle for commercial scale, made from ISCC+ certified bio-paraxylene.
Neste, Braskem partner on supply of renewable and recycled feedstocks for polymers and chemicals production
Braskem will use more sustainable feedstocks from Neste to produce circular and bio-circular polymer resins and chemicals, which will be sold in South America under Braskem’s Wenew brand.
Axens, IFPEN and JEPLAN launch commercial licensing of the Rewind® PET process
The project partners launched the commercialization (licensing) of the Rewind® PET process, enabling the further acceleration of the energy transition and the circular economy of plastics. Axens teams will now be able to market a complete Rewind® PET license package to their customers all over the world.
IMI to supply valves to world’s first net-zero carbon emissions ethylene cracker
IMI has won the contract to supply an innovative package of transfer line and decoke valves for the world’s first net-zero carbon emissions ethylene cracker, located in Canada.
Digital Feature: E-methanol: Benefits, process, challenges and a novel technology to produce fuel
Hydrocarbon Processing sat down with Andrew Symes, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, OXCCU, to discuss the production, benefits and challenges of e-methanol, as well as a novel, one-set process to produce it.
Lyondell restarts Houston refinery's gasoline unit
Lyondell Basell Industries has restarted the gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracker unit (FCCU) at its 263,776-bpd Houston, Texas (U.S.) refinery on Thursday.
Retrofitting CO2 capture in a petroleum refinery
This article examines the application of solvent absorption-based post combustion capture for refinery/site-specific factors and quantifies the impact this will have on CCS CAPEX/OPEX. This analysis helps to determine the optimum approach for any individual refinery site.
Monitoring cyclone reliability in fluid catalytic crackers
The authors’ company has developed a novel approach with a digital algorithm to effectively estimate the current cyclone erosion and predict future erosion based on operating conditions. With this approach, refiners get an automatic way to better predict abrasion lining erosion for both reactors and regenerator cyclones daily from digital analytics, thus helping refiners quantify their monitoring.
Catalytic cracker, distillation units at Venezuela's Amuay refinery resume operations
A catalytic cracker and two distillation units at Venezuela's Amuay refinery, the country's largest, have resumed operations following a power interruption earlier this month.
Sinopec and Técnicas Reunidas JV awarded large petrochemical unit in Kazakhstan
A consortium led by KazMunayGas, Kazakhstan’s state-owned oil and gas company, has awarded the development of a steam cracker to a JV formed by the Chinese group Sinopec and the Spanish company Técnicas Reunidas.
- IRPC extends abstracts deadline following strong industry interest 4/7
- BDI signs contract with Ghent Renewables for the construction of a new biofuel feedstock pre-treatment plant 4/7
- Update: IATA airlines chief warns aviation industry falling behind on net-zero 4/7
- Improved recycling of plastic from packaging waste 4/7
- India not to raise petrol, diesel retail prices despite tax hike 4/7
- China teapot oil refiners improve run rates but demand woes, sanctions weigh 4/7
