Environment & Safety
Material selection and corrosion control
Employ the right expertise in all project phases
HP Automation Safety: Functional safety experts
The job is to cut risk in the HPI. We want to reduce the chances that an incident will hurt someone, pollute the environment or damage equipment and disrupt production. OK, an obvious s..
HP Insight: ‘Cleaner’ fuels – it’s just not that simple
Refiners worldwide are faced with an overwhelming set of challenges - processing "cleaner," i.e., lower-sulfur-content, fuels while remaining profitable. The EU, under the Auto Oil Prog..
HP Insight: ‘Cleaner’ fuels – it’s just not that simple Fig. 1
Fig. 1. Hydrogen balance for an integrated refinery (resid hydroprocessing, GO hydrotreating and hydrocracking).6..
What are the options to control VOC emissions?
Due to stringent environmental laws, operators may consider catalytic processes to destroy hazardous pollutants
Safety instrumented system design: valuable lessons learned
Reduce refinery risks by applying new methods based on information acquired from previous experiences
HP Insight: Engines of change
Last year, many members of the HPI were anxious over how the new millennium would impact this industry. During the late 1990s, many factors - crude oil prices, global recession (for som..
HP Insight: Engines of change Fig. 1
Fig. 1. Major polyolefins manufacturers. ..
HP Automation Safety: Separation – control and safety
There are many questions in the minds of engineers working to meet new safety standards like ANSI/ISA S84.01 and IEC 61508. One question that I have heard quite a bit lately relates to ..
Optimize sulfur recovery operations with advanced controls Fig. 2
Fig. 2. Flowsheet of Chevron's SRU. ..
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