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Upgrade FCC-feed hydrotreating

Hydrocarbon Processing / September 2005
KBC: Bailor, J.
KBC Advanced Technologies, Inc.: Sayles, S.
Refining

New study indicates that optimized pretreatment of FCC streams can yield clean, direct blending streams for gasoline and diesel

Upgrade alkylation for refining environment

Hydrocarbon Processing / September 2005
ConocoPhillips Co.: Dunham, D.
Refining

Changes to blending specifications will require refiners to use more alkylate to maintain octane levels and driveability indexes

Maximize propylene yields

Hydrocarbon Processing / September 2005
Albemarle Catalysts BV: Gonzalez, J.  |  Imhof, P.  |  Rautainen, E.
Refining

New developments in FCC additives and catalyst management increase C3 make

Consider modifying your refinery to handle heavy opportunity crude oils

Hydrocarbon Processing / September 2005
Fluor Canada Ltd.: Harji, A.  |  Rodwell, M.
Fluor Corp.: Henderson, R.
Refining

To process high-sulfur crudes, refiners must retrofit older processing units to capitalize on 'dirty' feedstocks

Optimize turnaround projects

Hydrocarbon Processing / September 2005
Foster Wheeler North America: Buckner, E.
Refining

Effective planning can eliminate surprises during shutdown and construction

HPIn Europe: Little-reported statement that changes everything

Hydrocarbon Processing / September 2005
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Wright, Tim L.
Refining

As far as I can see, the G8 Communiqué on Climate Change, Energy and Sustainable Development (the summit was held July 6 – 8 in Perthshire, Scotland) changes just about everything we do. You..

HPIn Europe: European refiners pocket 60¢/gal premium for octane

Hydrocarbon Processing / August 2005
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Wright, Tim L.
Refining

Shell's marketers in Germany and elsewhere are doing some pretty cool stuff with their gasoline. And then there're surprising, some might say, slightly crazy things happening in biogasoline in Sweden ..

Recover lube extraction gasoils from vacuum distillation units

Hydrocarbon Processing / July 2005
Bantrel Co.: Zeidan, A.
Petrochemicals / Process Optimization / Refining / Engineering & Design

Modeling methods explore revamping the vacuum unit to optimize lube oil production

HPIn Europe: Congress mulls problem of small-minded engineers

Hydrocarbon Processing / July 2005
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Wright, Tim L.
Refining

Europe's largest meeting of chemical engineers will this month attempt to reconcile an increasing divergence between the nuts and bolts of practical engineering and the sometimes mystical science of t..

HPIn Europe: Compliance projects grow as deadlines loom

Hydrocarbon Processing / June 2005
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Wright, Tim L.
Refining

If it feels to you as if a trickle of small capital projects is turning into a flood, then you're not on your own. A lot more is on your plate these days if you're running a process plant in Europe...