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Clearing the way for China’s petrochemical growth: Efficient catalytic VOC emissions control

Clariant: Cullen, G.  |  Cotter, T.

The growth of China’s chemical industry over the past 30 yr has been truly astonishing.

Support robust process safety management platforms with less reliance on incident investigations

Contributing Writer: Caudill, J.

Accepting that incidents are inevitable can be considered a form of institutionalized normalization of deviance.

An evolving approach to digitalization

Emerson Automation Solutions: Wyatt, T.  |  Fleissman, R.

Much has been written in recent years about the need for refineries to embrace the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).

Adapting and prospering in the energy transition

Yokogawa Corp. of America: Hasegawa, K.  |  Shire, T.

The energy transition is gathering momentum as pressure from society leads policy makers and investors to demand faster and deeper cuts to carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from all industrial sectors.

The greening of the downstream industry: A carbon investment case for clean refining

Meridian Energy Group: Fonda, M.

<i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> was pleased to speak recently with Mark Fonda, Executive Vice President, Engineering and Chief Technical Officer for Meridian Energy Group, which is building two grassroots refineries in the US.

Executive Viewpoint: Trends in the global process furnace market

Axens: Grimaud, T.  |  Mustafa, N.

Whether it is heating process fluids to achieve enough temperature in crude atmospheric and vacuum distillation units, or reaction temperatures inside furnace tubes to produce ethylene, vinyl chloride monomer, synthetic gas and continuous catalytic reformer reactors, or simple process heating (thermal fluid), process furnaces play a critical role in refineries and petrochemical complexes.

Engineering Case Histories: Case 107: Weld failures in vibrating equipment

Consulting Engineer: Sofronas, A.

Vibrating equipment can be machines, such as vibrating screens, conveyor pans or a combination of both, that are designed to transport, sort or dry materials.

Editorial Comment: The true essence of optimization

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

What is the first thing that comes to mind when we hear the word optimization?

Industry Perspectives: What topics do you want to hear about?

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

Throughout Hydrocarbon Processing’s 97 yr of publishing technical material for the refining and petrochemical industries, the journal has focused on numerous topics to optimize downstream processing facility operations.

Raman spectroscopy for the optimization of hydrogen usage in refineries

SpectraSensors: Sutherland, S.

Approximately 700 refineries are in operation worldwide, producing a range of petroleum products including gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, liquified petroleum gas (LPG) and fuel oils.