Process Control
HPInternet: Delft University of Technology
Let's visit Europe this month, specifically the Delft University of Technology's Waterman Institute and the department for Chemical Process Technology (http://www.cpt.stm.tudelft.nl/cpt/). This area o..
More about closed-loop optimization
Editor's note: In the March '98 "HP In Control" editorial1, I named several controversial issues and requested readers' input. Dr. Friedman is responding to per..
Reduce acid usage on alkylation unit
A refiner installs an online acid analyzer and achieves payback within one month
HPInternet: Environmental Defense Funds Chemical Scorecard
Last month, I reviewed the Sector Facility Indexing Project (SFIP) from EPA and just scratched the surface of toxic release information on the Internet. More company information is pouring onto the We..
Online soft analyzers benefit refining
Typical payouts are one to three months
Online optimization: What have we learned?
Discover the characteristics of long-term successful projects and how to help ensure a system's profitability
Successful closed-loop olefins plant optimization
Most of the important factors do not involve optimizer mechanics
HP Control: Optimize the $19-billion CIMfuels profit split
In the July 1997 "H P In Control" column, I raised the question, "Does the HPI do its CIM business right?" That was followed with a letter to the editor in Jan. '98 on "Decision-making and modeling in..
HPInternet: Refining secrets revealed: Sector Facility Indexing Project
In my day job, I search the Internet for information on companies in the oil, gas and chemical industries. Recently, I came across another good U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Office of Enforcem..
HP Control: Controversy in control - a sequel
Editor's note: The following is in response to my March '98 column, "Controversy in control," which requested input from our readers on controversial issues. Fieldbus Foundation. Apparently the Intern..
- Honeywell collaborates with SAF One and Tata Projects to enable sustainable aviation fuel production 1/29
- Casale and OMNI Sign MoA to jointly advance waste-to-green methanol and hydrogen technologies 1/29
- GIZ and thyssenkrupp nucera partner to advance green hydrogen and power-to-X markets in India 1/29
- IACS issues new Unified Requirement on ammonia release mitigation systems 1/29
- TotalEnergies and Mozambique announce the full restart of the $20-B Mozambique LNG project 1/29
- CF Industries, POET launch low-carbon fertilizer pilot to cut ethanol production carbon intensity 1/29
