In these challenging times, fluidized catalytic cracking units (FCCUs) aim to improve margins by processing poorer- or different-quality feeds, while maintaining good yield performance.
When applying averaging level control in a process plant, engineers can typically choose between proportional integral derivative (PID)-based control, such as p-only, gap and non-linear, or a model-based control like optimal averaging level control.
Taking ownership of issues during a critical or troubling time is just as important as assuming responsibility during times of opportunity and benefit.
In the second half of 2021, Hydrocarbon Processing is hosting two events to showcase the leading technologies and people in the refining, petrochemicals and gas processing/LNG industries: The International Refining and Petrochemical Conference (IRPC) and the HP Awards. A “call for abstracts” has opened for both events.
Many companies are modifying existing crude refineries or building grassroots renewable diesel facilities to produce drop-in, green renewable diesel from a variety of agriculturally derived triglyceride feedstocks.
Over the past five years, the industrial evolution has been propelled by the same technologies that have dramatically changed our private lives.
Smart manufacturing is a topic that has generated considerable discussions within industry and standards organizations.
Refineries and chemical processing plants are complicated to model, control and optimize.
A common misconception in largescale process manufacturing is that minimizing downtime by increasing reliability is the key to increasing profitability.