Petrochemicals
Consider new catalytic routes for olefins production
Innovative catalyst systems enable higher propylene make from liquid feedstocks
Reduce alkylate costs with solid-acid catalysts
New developments in alkylation processes mitigate risk while reducing operating costs
Consider better practices for refining operations
Improved refinery planning involves two-way communication with plant groups
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?
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