Petrochemicals
Biofuels in the US
The US biofuels market is developing rapidly, spurred both from President Bush's State of the Union address commitment to reduce dependence on foreign oil, and by a growing concern about the global en..
The role of biofuels uncovered
More processing to reach tighter fuel specifications and Europe's growing appetite for diesel means that carefully selected biofuels will have to bear the weight of efforts to reduce fuel-chain CO2 emissions
Fine-tune catalyst addition rates
Simple method dynamically optimizes E-catalyst activity in fluid catalytic crackers
Rethink column internals for improved product separation
Installing feed chimney and distribution trays increased packed column efficiency for a gas plant
Redesign crude preheater train for efficiency
Over design of heat exchangers sourced to fouling problems
Improve naphtha quality for olefins cracking
Integrating an economy-of-scale extraction unit can yield naphtha suitable for ethylene production
Methanol: a global review
The world of methanol is very complex; so what is the future of this commodity product?
Reduce revamp costs by optimizing design and operations
Combining process and equipment analysis with vendor solutions can minimize capital spending
Upgrade treatment operations for aromatics units
New catalytic pretreatment process removes troublesome olefinic materials, thus improving quality of aromatic streams
Optimize terephthaldehyde reactor operations
Korea's largest chemical company uses innovative modeling techniques to design high-performance reactors
- Nextchem (Maire) awarded feasibility studies contract for two plastic upcycling projects in Africa and Asia 3/24
- Ketjen and Aramco collaborate to support the development of next-generation FCC catalyst innovation 3/24
- UK government pledges £9 MM for new development projects at Mossmorran ethylene plant in Fife 3/24
- PetroChina reaches milestone on $10-B Dalian refining and chemical integration project 3/24
- Valero shuts Texas refinery after explosion 3/24
- JGSOC appoints International Process Plants to evaluate sale of Batangas petrochemical complex 3/24
