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Distillation

Industry Pioneers: Polymer science, catalytic cracking, petrochemicals and EPC

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Sharma, Sumedha

Waldo Semon was an American chemist whose detour with assigned laboratory research at B. F. Goodrich led to the development of vinyl—the second best-selling plastic in the world.

Industry Pioneers: Polymer science, catalytic cracking and chemical advances

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

The Austrian-born chemist, Hermann Francis Mark, is well-known for his contributions to the development of polymer science, which he devoted more than 60 yr of his life to.

Impact of biofeed retrofits, co-processing on refinery amine units, SWSs and SRUs—Part 2

Sulphur Experts: Le Grange, P.  |  Tekebayev, K.  |  Goettler, L.  |  Kiebert, J.
Amine Experts: Sheilan, M.

Producing diesel with a portion of biologically sourced carbon is being done at an increasing number of conventional crude oil refineries.

HP Flashback: Operations, processes and safety evolve and advance: Excerpts from the 1930s

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

The following is a mixture of technical articles, columns and headlines published in the 1930s by <i>The Refiner and Natural Gasoline Manufacturer</i>, the forerunner to <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i>.

Debottlenecking of an extractive distillation column for aromatics recovery: Effect of feed pre-vaporization

Reliance Industries Ltd.: Rewatkar, M.  |  Patidar, P.  |  Patil, R.  |  Gupta, A.  |  Garg, M.

Extractive distillation is one of the most efficient techniques to separate aromatic and non-aromatic hydrocarbons by increasing the relative volatility of the mixture in the presence of a solvent.

History of the HPI: The 1930s: Catalytic cracking, polyethylene, synthetic fibers, resins and jet engines

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

The hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) has a rich history of discovery, challenges, breakthroughs, trial and error, collaboration and success. <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> continues its reflection on the history of the HPI.

Web-based software for predicting crude compatibility and optimization for increasing heavy oil processing

Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.: Kumar, R.  |  Rakshit, P. K.  |  John, M.  |  Voolapalli, R. K.

Refineries in oil-importing nations typically process a blend of crude oils, rather than a single crude oil, to ensure that an optimum product mix can be obtained at the minimum costs.

HP Flashback: Advancing processing technologies and refining operations: Excerpts from the 1920s

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

The following is a mixture of technical articles, columns and headlines published in the 1920s by <i>The Refiner and Natural Gasoline Manufacturer</i>, the forerunner to <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i>.

Construction

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

Eni plans to launch its 3.4-MMtpy FLNG vessel offshore Mozambique this year. The Coral Sul FLNG vessel is being built by Samsung Heavy Industries.

History of the HPI-Up to the 1930s: Whales, lamps, automobiles, plastics and war

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

Over the next 10 mos, <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> will provide a detailed history of the origins and evolution of the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI).