Alkylating refinery-grade propylene offers processing opportunities
The propylene in this stream from FCC and coking units can be combined with isobutane in an alkylation unit to yield a high-value gasoline blending component—alkylate.
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Migliavacca, J. - Wood Group Mustang, Houston, Texas
is a process engineering manager who works within the downstream process engineering group as part of the Process Plants and Industrial business unit. He has been a dedicated and valued part of the Wood Group Mustang (WGM) team for the past 16 years. His valued experience ranges from grassroots refinery studies to detail design of refinery process units. Mr. Migliavacca’s refining experience includes crude and vacuum units, gasoline and diesel hydrotreating, alkylation, catalytic reforming, and delayed coking. He holds a BS degree in chemical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.
Glasgow, I. - Wood Group Mustang, Houston, Texas
is a senior consulting technical professional in the downstream process engineering group of the Process Plants and Industrial business unit of WGM where he has worked for the last nine years. He is responsible for conceptual, basic and detailed design for various types of process plant projects. Mr. Glasgow holds a BS degree in chemical engineering from the University of Cincinnati and MS degree in chemical engineering from Auburn University. He is a registered professional engineer in the state of Texas and an active member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). Prior to WGM, he was a research associate in the process integration in the Pulp and Paper Industry Research Chair at Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal.
Davis, E. - Wood Group Mustang, Houston, Texas
is a principal technical professional within the downstream process engineering group as part of the Process Plants and Industrial business unit. He has been a dedicated and valued part of the WGM team for the past 18 years. Mr. Davis is responsible development of revamp strategies to improve performance of refinery processing units, including crude distillation, hydroprocessing and alkylation. He holds a BS degree in chemical engineering from Youngstown State University and is also a registered professional engineer in the state of Texas. Mr. Davis was previously employed at Davy McKee Corp. and Litwin Engineers and Constructors.
Palmer, R. E. - Wood Group Mustang, Houston, Texas
R. E. (Ed) Palmer is the manager of downstream process engineering within the process plants and industrial business of Wood Group Mustang. He has more than 40 years of industry experience, including 20 years with Wood Group Mustang. He is responsible for directing all process design activities for downstream projects and studies, including selecting the lead process engineer and supporting team for each engagement. Mr. Palmer is a registered professional engineer in Texas and a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. He holds a BS degree in chemical engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology and has authored numerous technical articles and presentations for industry publications and meetings.
Kasliwal, D. - Wood Group Mustang, Houston, Texas
is a senior process consultant within the downstream process engineering group as part of the Process Plants and Industrial business unit. He has been a dedicated and valued part of the WGM team for the past three years and has over 12 years of industry experience. He is responsible for leading projects and interface with clients and other disciplines and is also engaged in performing critical design evaluations and process optimization. Mr. Kasliwal has a MS degree in natural gas engineering from Texas A&M Kingsville University and a BS degree in chemical engineering. He was previously employed at Foster Wheeler USA Corp. and W.S. Nelson.
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