Petrochemicals
Proactive automation maintenance cuts engineering hours, averts process problems
Some suppliers are automatically issuing control system updates and other important notifications
Temperature variation and its effects on pH
This important parameter is often overlooked in day-to-day operations
How to handle low-liquid loadings
Better tray design techniques reveal dynamics to improve minimum liquid load conditions
Consider the 'inside-out' approach to optimize distillation operations
Economic value can be obtained by involving heat exchanger and tower internal experts in the initial design development
New challenges face the chemical process industries
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France
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Germany
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The Netherlands
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Estimate equilibrium flash vaporization curves accurately
A computer program simplifies methods of true boiling point curves in design applications
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