Global Refining Summit 2009
27th - 29th April 2009
Achieve operational and strategic excellence
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| Evidence of MDEA degradation in tail gas treating plants. | James E Critchfield and James L Jenkins, Huntsman Corporation |
1999 / Q2 | |
Despite
the belief that MDEA does not degrade in gas treating service, a five
year investigation indicates that it is subject to degradation in tail
gas treating units - shown by the accumulation of fragments in process
solutions. The authors present the results of analyses of over
500 process solution samples. |
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| Designing LNG terminsals for safety. | Arif Habibullah, Parsons Energy & Chemicals Group Inc. |
1999 / Q2 | |
Safety
is a major consideration in the design of an LNG terminal, with a
variety of design features which must be adopted to comply with the
various codes. The author provides an overview of the issues
unique to such facilities. |
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| Sulphur recovery operations: a discussion forum | Frank Bela, Bruce Kennedy, Bruce Scott, Lon Stern, Duke Tunnel, Ed Wagner, Mike Zacher, Amine Best Practices Group. |
1999 / Q2 | |
Members
of the Amine Best Practices Group (ABPG) offer their advice and
experiences to questioners having problems with amine unit operations. |
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| LNG peak shaving plant in Argentina | Cyril Collins, M W Kellogg Ltd |
1997 / Q2 | |
Installation
of the first peak shaving plant of its kind in Latin America has put
Argentina among the countries now using this type of facility as an
efficient and economical way of meeting peak gas demands. |
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| Claus sulphur recovery options | Gavin McIntyre and Lili Lyddon, Bryan Research & Engineering Inc |
1997 / Q2 | |
Recovery
of elemental sulphur from acid gas was first performed via the Claus
process over 100 years ago. This article examines some Claus
modifications which can alleviate operational difficulties and improve
overall sulphur recovery. |
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| Optimisation of natural gas drying and purification | Gerard Jochem and Malcolm Robertson, Procatalyse. |
1997 / Q2 | |
Molecular
sieves are used for drying and/or purification in most gas trains,
benefits being efficient water removal, with low dew points. But
some units have not met expectations due to chemical contamination or
excess degradation of the adsorbent. This article deals with some
of the problems and ways to solve them. |
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| Submerged combustion vaporisers for LNG distribution facilities | Olavo Cunha Leite, Selas Fluid Processing Corporation |
1997 / Q2 | |
submerged
combustion vaporisers, used to vaporise LNG stored under low
temperature, are ideal for peak shaving and base load facilities.
They offer low initial and maintenance costs with high thermal
efficiency in a safe design. |
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| Technology advances in LNG plant options | Joe B Fisher, Phillips Petroleum Company |
1998 / Q2 | |
Liquefied
natural gas has developed into a competitive and desirable fuel source,
increasingly popular as a means of turning remote gas reserves into
profit as well as supplying emerging energy markets. This article
gives the case history of a successful LNG project, a model of
competitive cost effectiveness. |
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| New direct oxidation process for sulphur recovery | G Srinivas and M E Karpuk, TDA Research Inc |
1998 / Q2 | |
First
tests are due to be carried out this year on a newly developed
catalyst. An offshore demonstration unit is to be used to recover
sulphur from acid gas containing H2S, currently being sent to
flare. The TDA catalyst is expected to convert about 90 per cent
of this H2S in the reactor. |
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| Oxygenated synfuels from natural gas | Domenico Sanfilippo, Emilio Micheli, Ivano Miracca, Lorenzo Tagliabue, Snamprogetti SpA |
1998 / Q2 | |
The
Ethermix process transforms natural gas into MTBE and heavier
tertiary-alkyl-ethers suitable for gasoline blending. Continued
technological progress in synthesis gas and higher alcohols could make
this route economically viable, even with crude oil prices low. |
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| Oxygen solubility in various alkanolamine/water mixtures | Peter C Rooney and Danny D Daniels, The Dow Chemical Company. |
1998 / Q2 | |
Oxygen
is known to cause colour and degradation in alkanolamines used in gas
treating, but so far no studies have been reported measuring oxygen
solubility in these systems. this article examines the solubility
in water and alkanolamine/water mixtures at temperatures between 60 and
180'F. |
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| Breaking the hydrogen barrier with PSA revamps | Kathy Picioccio and Epty Reyes, UOP Process Plants Group. |
2000 / Q2 | |
Recent
advances allow refiners to revamp PSA units to recover hydrogen at
higher purity, with mainly the same equipment, by using high
performance adsorbents and other techniques. This article
discusses five such revamps. |
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| Development tools to improve plant design | Charles A Durr, David A Coyle, Don K Hill, Scott A Ray, Julio Rios, Kellogg Brown & Root |
2000 / Q2 | |
New
tools are available today to improve LNG process, plant safety and
overall efficiency. At the same time, advancing computer
technology is enabling engineering development to improve plant designs
and reduce costs. |
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| Alternative uses for methanol plants | Frank C Brown, Jacobs Engineering Ltd |
2000 / Q2 | |
Against
a world surplus of methanol, this article looks at alternative uses for
methanol production facilities - including conversion, total or
partial, to ammonia and hydrogen, with the emphasis on co-producing a
wide range of hydrocarbons, using the Fischer Tropsch slurry reactor
technology. |
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| Revamp options to increase hydrogen production | Ib Dybkjaer, Sandra Winter Madsen, Niels Udengaard, Haldor Topsoe |
2000 / Q2 | |
Revamping
of existing hydrogen plants to increase capacity is offered as an
attractive possibility in many situations. The authors discuss
the technical options in a case where the refiner has decided to take
this course of action. |
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| Gas turbines for crude oil heating and cogeneration | Edwin Goudappel, A H Herfkens, Tammo Beishuizen, Stork Engineers & Contractors BV |
2000 / Q2 | |
An
overview of the parameters to be taken into account in the evaluation
of cogeneration projects based on crude oil heating. This article
includes a case study of such a project, with technical details of its
design aspects. |
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| CO2 management - a refiner's perspective | Simon C Clarke, Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd |
2001 / Q2 | |
A
review of the general issues of carbon dioxide emission that concern
the refiner - and an indication of how some smart targeting and
decision-making, with enhanced operation, can establish the business in
the global marketplace. |
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| Removal of silica particles from flue gases | G Gentilini, M Giovinazzi, B Manduca, G Iaquaniello, Kinetics Technology International SpA (KTI) |
2001 / Q2 | |
Venturi
scrubbers combined with wet electrostatic precipitators have been found
to achieve more than 99 per cent removal of fine particle
pollution. The authors look at the efficiency of flue gas
treatment in the removal of very small particles. |
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| Intelligent hydrogen network management | L McGregor and G Colantuoni, Gensym D Lupica and M Tarantino, AgipPetroli |
2001 / Q2 | |
Real-time
intelligent systems can make significant improvements to the H2
utilisation efficiency of petroleum refining operations. This
article examines the application of a hydrogen network management
system at a refinery in Italy. |
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| Fractionator and gas plant revamp for best returns | Krish Nangia, David Schulte, Ed J Smet, Fluor Daniel Bernard Demulder, TotalFinaElf |
2001 / Q2 | |
A
review of a combination of options available for switching modes of
operation for the FCC main fractionator and the gas plant, bringing an
improvement in selectivity, together with the ability to operate at a
higher throughput. |
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