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History of the HPI: The 1960s: Synthetic oils, zeolite catalysts, LLDPE, OPEC and and creation of the PLC

Hydrocarbon Processing / May 2022
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee
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During the 1960s, the global refining and petrochemical industries witnessed new processes and products that enhanced the daily lives of millions of people around the world.

History of the HPI: The 1950s: Capacity expansion, HDPE/PP, polycarbonate, computers and rocket science

Hydrocarbon Processing / April 2022
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee
Environment & Safety / Maintenance & Reliability / Petrochemicals / Process Optimization / Refining / Catalysts / Construction / Crude oil / Desulfurization / Engineering & Design / Environment / Equipment / Gasoline / Hydrocracking / People / Polymers / Products / Reactors / Sulfur / Treating / Africa / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Europe / Middle East

The 1950s marked an evolution in the use of oil by nations around the world.

Hydrocarbon Processing's Top Project Awards

Hydrocarbon Processing / December 2021
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee
Environment & Safety / Petrochemicals / Refining / Aromatics / Biofuels / Carbon Management / Catalysts / Construction / Desulfurization / Diesel / Economics / Engineering & Design / Environment / Gasoline / Hydrocracking / Polymers / Products / Sulfur / Treating

Details on high-impact refining and petrochemical projects, as chosen by <i>HP</i> editors and readers

Establish the maximum allowable pressure drop across the catalyst bed structure in a hydrocracker

Hydrocarbon Processing / December 2021
Saudi Aramco: Kittur, A.
Refining / Catalysts / Hydrocracking

The reaction section of a hydrocracker unit has three reactors configured in two stages.

Hydrocarbon Processing 2021 Awards FINALISTS

Hydrocarbon Processing / October 2021
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee
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<i>Hydrocarbon Processing</I>, the downstream processing sector’s leading technical publication for nearly 100 yr, has announced the finalists for its fifth annual <i>HP</i> Awards, which celebrate innovative technologies and people that have been instrumental in improving facility operations over the past year.

Enhanced unit monitoring enabled by digital twin

Hydrocarbon Processing / September 2021
KBC, a Yokogawa Company: Chellani, J.
Saudi Aramco: Winter, G.  |  Alshaikh, A.
Environment & Safety / Maintenance & Reliability / Petrochemicals / Process Control / Process Optimization / Refining / Economics / Engineering & Design / Environment / Equipment / Hydrocracking / Information Systems / Loss Prevention / Reactors / Middle East

Process engineers must continuously monitor the health and performance of process units.

Construction

Hydrocarbon Processing / August 2021
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee
Gas Processing/LNG / Petrochemicals / Refining / Carbon Management / Construction / Desulfurization / Distillation / Engineering & Design / Environment / Hydrocracking / Natural Gas / Polymers / Products / Sulfur / Treating / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Europe / Middle East

Ulsan PP Co., a JV between PolyMirae Co. Ltd. (a partnership between LyondellBasell and DL Chemical) and SK Advanced, commissioned its 400,000-tpy polypropylene (PP) facility in June.

Oil refinery/petrochemical integration in a CO2-constrained world—Part 2

Hydrocarbon Processing / August 2021
Fluor: Baars, F.  |  Oruganti, S.  |  Kalia, P.
Environment & Safety / Petrochemicals / Process Optimization / Project Management / Refining / Aromatics / Carbon Management / Catalysts / Construction / Crude oil / Desulfurization / Diesel / Distillation / Economics / Engineering & Design / Environment / Equipment / Gasoline / Greenhouse Gases / Hydrocracking / Hydrotreating / Naphtha / Natural Gas / Polymers / Products / Pumps / Reactors / Sulfur / Treating / Utilities

Petrochemical demand will increase with gross domestic product, while the demand for motor fuels will only show modest growth and may even decline in certain regions, given environmental/legislative pressures and the introduction of battery-powered electric vehicles.

MAA refinery—Bunker fuel oil challenge: Stable and compatible VLSFO production

Hydrocarbon Processing / August 2021
Kuwait National Petroleum Co.: Matar, M. B.  |  Al-Mane, A.  |  Rajendran, M.
Environment & Safety / Process Optimization / Project Management / Refining / Aromatics / Biofuels / Carbon Management / Construction / Crude oil / Desulfurization / Diesel / Distillation / Engineering & Design / Environment / Equipment / Greenhouse Gases / Hydrocracking / Hydrogen / Loss Prevention / Naphtha / Sulfur / Treating / Middle East

Studies have been conducted on strategies for bunker fuel oil (BFO) production with reduced sulfur and catalytic fines concentration limits.

Oil refinery/petrochemical integration in a CO2-constrained world—Part 1

Hydrocarbon Processing / July 2021
Fluor: Baars, F.  |  Oruganti, S.  |  Kalia, P.
Environment & Safety / Petrochemicals / Process Optimization / Refining / Construction / Desulfurization / Diesel / Distillation / Economics / Engineering & Design / Equipment / Gasoline / Hydrocracking / Hydrogen / Hydrotreating / Natural Gas / Polymers / Products / Reactors / Sulfur / Treating / Utilities

Petrochemical demand will increase with gross domestic product, while motor fuel demand will only show modest growth and may even decline in certain regions, given environmental/legislative pressure and the introduction of battery-powered electric vehicles.