Refining
Improve catalytic cracking to produce clean fuels
Update the cracker heat balance to minimize coke make
HPIn Europe: Opportunity and resolution for the year ahead
During the holiday season, I asked a few people what their goals in the year ahead were. It was a haphazard kind of poll. But, interestingly, each answer points to an area of significant new business ..
HPIn Europe: What if we've got it all wrong about diesel?
What a harbinger of doom I feel at this festive time of year. There you all are investing in no-sulphur diesel for Europe ? building these great big hydrocrackers from Huelva refinery in the South of ..
HPIn Europe: The $3,500 metric ton of gasoline
They're doing some unusual things with alkylate here. ?Here? being on the archipelago where I live in Sweden. There's alkylate in little plastic tanks and on the pump at a local station here. Now it a..
Reduce energy costs for distillation column
Steam ejectors as part of the auxiliary water circuit can optimize energy and improve reliability
HPIn Europe: Keeping the barricades away from your refinery gate
What I like about reading Isaac Asimov (I'm on the last book of his classic sci-fi series) is the way it gets me to see the history in current events. This month, I've had a think about how history mi..
HPIn Europe: Reregulators want the reins back
After a decade of undeniable market liberalization, it's claimed that industry in Europe is entering a new era. It will be a time of reregulation and, if you're in the EU, it's coming to a legislature..
Improve FCC yields to meet changing environment – Part 1
Consider new technologies that reduce gas make while minimizing product losses from catalytic cracking operations
Ramp up LP models with audits and transparent reporting methods
Use management surveys to close the gap between LP theory and practical business decisions
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- Japan to relax rules from April to boost coal-fired power amid LNG import risks 3/27
- Asia 10-ppm sulfur diesel margin hits record high 3/27
- Argentina allows up to 15% ethanol blend into gasoline after oil shock 3/27
- Vyterra Renewables receives funding to advance its Nova Scotia low-carbon fuel oil project 3/26
- BASF inaugurates €8.7-B Verbund site in Zhanjiang, China 3/26
