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Environment & Safety

HP Automation Safety: Sorting out the 'lemons' for safety services

exida LLC: Scharpr, E.

Selecting a company to assess safety requirements as part of an IEC61508/61511/ISA 84.01 safety life cycle process can be challenging. How can you be sure that they know what they are doing and will p..

The Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center – the first ten years

Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center, Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University System: Mannan, M. S.

Founded from a tragedy, this organization is leading the way in process safety

Biodiesel: clean fuel of the future

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (HPCL): Pramanik, T.  |  Tripathi, S.

New processing technologies uncover means to produce low-sulfur biomass-based diesel

Clean fuels: What are the issues?

KBC Advanced Technologies, Inc.: Ohmes, R.  |  Sayles, S.

Critical hurdles such as testing and supply distribution must be resolved as part of new fuel mandates

It’s not too soon to prepare for new EU chemicals legislation

CONCAWE: Dmytrasz, B. A.

Regulation in Europe is on the verge of a radical transformation. What does this mean for the downstream oil industry?

Consider using new technology to improve FCC unit reliability

Shell Global Solutions International BV: Dries, I. H.  |  Muller, F.  |  Willbourne, P.
Shell Eastern Petroleum Pte Ltd.: Fum, M.
Shell Global Solutions: Williams, C. P.

In this revamp project, installing new equipment increased throughput with the added bonus of greater mechanical integrity for the unit

New mild hydrocracking route produces 10-ppm-sulfur diesel

Tightened specifications challenge refiners to develop innovative solutions that upgrade heavy cuts into high-quality diesel

What are the options for hydrogen plant revamps?

Process Development Dept., Technology Division, Haldor Topsoe A/S: Dykbkjaer, I.

Increase existing production capacity using these novel technologies

Upgrade catalytic cracking operations

SINOPEC Research Institute of Petroleum Processing (RIPP): He, M.-P.  |  Long, J.  |  Tian, H.-P.

New processing methods fine-tune gasoline for the Chinese market

Improve catalytic cracking to produce clean fuels

The Shaw Group: Letzsch, W.

Update the cracker heat balance to minimize coke make