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HP Water Management: Best practices for RO operations

MarTech Systems, Inc.: Huchler, L. A.

Widespread use of reverse osmosis (RO) technology in industrial applications began in the late 1980s, following the introduction of polyamide materials that had a significantly higher permeate flow an..

HP News

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Thinnes, Billy

US, Norway seek to improve CO2 capture The US and Norway have announced their commitment to support the global carbon capture and storage (CCS) test center network. In a joint release, the two co..

Chemical-grade operation—or not?

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Romanow, Stephany

The quality of transportation fuels has evolved. Earlier, the fuel quality was based on octane to power larger engines for automobiles and cetane for commercial trucks. As lead was phased out of gasol..

Human-machine interfaces are the future of petrochemical refining

Valin Corp.: Foster, C.

 Corey Foster represents Valin Corp. in the Northern California automation market. Valin is a technical solutions provider for the technology, energy, life sciences, natural resources and transpo..

Mitigate heat exchanger corrosion with better construction materials

Sandvik Materials Technology: Perea, E.

Better materials can provide optimal equipment service life, reduce maintenance, mitigate contamination by corrosion products and minimize heat loss due to fouling.

Video game technology transforms operator training

AVEVA: Coppin, D.

Thanks to advances in gaming technology with detailed 3D modeling, it has become practical, affordable and quick to create a navigable, hyper-real equivalent of a facility.

Consider process-based failure analysis methods for piping and equipment

Avoiding incident (or accident) recurrences at industrial systems is a long-standing problem, and it involves process safety strategies (PSSs). Incurring zero incidents is the ultimate goal for any st..

HP Reliability: Demand specifics in designing your asset management programs

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

In 2009, an automation journal commissioned an online survey asking industry observers and practitioners to rank technology trends in 2009 and beyond.1 Table 1 summarizes the respondents’ prefere..

HP Integration Strategies: Engineering design tools are moving to the ‘cloud’

ARC Advisory Group: Slansky, Dick

According to a new market study on engineering design tools, new 3D design applications can play an integral part in determining the optimal design, creation and construction of HPI facilities.

HP Brief

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Thinnes, Billy

After a bitter labor battle, INEOS Grangemouth reopensINEOS Grangemouth (UK) has reopened its petrochemicals plant and oil refinery in Scotland. The reopening comes after negotiations with the employe..