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Hydrocracking

Maximize propylene from your FCC unit

UOP LLC, a Honeywell Co.: Knight, J.  |  Mehlberg, R.

Innovative use of catalyst and operating conditions increases on-purpose olefin production

Improve evaluations for your industrial gas needs

Linde Engineering North America, Inc.: Shahani, G.
Linde Engineering: Koehler, R.

Petrochemical and refining complexes are significant consumers of industrial gases; here are some tips in planning process-gas needs

Meeting diesel specifications at sustained production

Shedded Uhde Pty Ltd.: Singh, D.

New approach rethinks operations of crude and vacuum distillation units to recover more distillate

Innovation drives new catalyst developments

The Shaw Group: Letzsch, W.

Future challenges in environment and product specifications involve more sophisticated catalyst systems

Global demand for catalysts to exceed $17 billion in 2014

World demand for chemical synthesis, petroleum refining and polymerization catalysts will rise 6%/yr to $17.2 billion in 2014, reflecting a combination of healthy volume and price growth from a weak 2..

Rare earth dilemma forces catalyst changes

The success from catalysts depends on its structure and composition. Tremendous research has been devoted in fine-tuning the melding of structure and raw material makeup to provide efficient catalyst ..

Slurry-phase hydrocracking—possible solution to refining margins

Opportunity crudes require more hydrogen addition to upgrade orphan product streams into higher-value ‘clean’ products

Convert bottom-of-the-barrel into diesel and light olefins

Lummus Technology: Sieli, G.  |  Rama Rao, M.  |  Soni, D.
Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.: Bhattacharyya, D.

Integrating residue hydrocracking operations with advanced fluid catalytic cracking optimizes upgrading of heavy crude oils

How to fabricate reactors for severe service

Walter Tosto SpA: De Colellis, M.  |  Quintiliani, D.  |  Fossataro, G.

Many critical factors are involved in the design and welding of hydrocracking reactors

Designing atmospheric crude distillation for bitumen service

Fluor Canada Ltd.: Grande, M.  |  Gutscher, M.

Oil sands add complexity to separation units and require a new approach