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Process Optimization

Minimize NOx emissions cost-effectively

Chirstofferson Engineering: Itse, D. C.
John Zink Co. LLC: McAdams, J. D.  |  Reed, S. D.

Use this tutorial to evaluate available control technologies and install exactly what you need for current and future NOx reductions

Increase VCM output

LG Chemical Ltd.: Kang, K. H.  |  Lee, J. K.  |  Song, K. H.

Using multivariate statistical techniques, this VCM operator raised productivity by more than 10% without revamping cracking furnaces

HP Water Management: Ammonia plant water management issues

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

For ammonia plants, a vital goal is extending time between turnarounds. Currently, runtimes range from one to four years. Yet, ammonia facilities have several waterside issues that can ..

Increase aromatics complex profitability

Koch-Glitsch, Inc.: Buttridge, I.  |  Hartman, E. L.
Koch Petroleum Group, L.P.: Wilson, D. F.

Flooding problems severely limited operations for toluene recovery column. A revamp with high-capacity tray and other modifications improved operations and increased throughput

Troubleshoot chimney trays effectively

Fluor: Kister, H.
Oil Refineries Ltd.: Blum, B.  |  Rosenzweig, T.

Misapplication of chimney trays can hinder tower operations; six examples detail how to diagnose and debottleneck such trays

Global chemical engineering education: paradigms for online technology

The University of Sydney: Barton, G. W.  |  Choy, B.  |  Romagnoli, J. A.  |  Whitehouse, T.

Discover special tools that help to deliver valuable results in informational environments

HP Water Management: What do these corrosivity indices mean?

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

Industry has developed several semi-quantitative measures of the corrosive tendency of water. Corrosivity is the tendency to sustain anodic or cathodic chemical reactions. System design..

HP Water Management: What do scaling indices mean?

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

Industry has developed several semi-quantitative measures of the scaling tendency of water. System designers and engineers use these empirical indices to predict the scaling from water ..

HP Water Management: Basic cooling water treatment

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

Water treatment for cooling systems has three primary objectives: corrosion, deposition and microbiological control. System components with high temperatures on heat-transfer surfaces a..

Control corrosion factors in ammonia and urea plants

Special Secretary to Government of Kerala, and Chairman, Chemical Engineering Division Board of the Institution of Engineers: Nair, M. P. Sukumaran

Processing conditions for ammonia and urea are highly corrosive; using metallurgical advancements can mitigate such forces