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Corrosion

The benefits of unmanned aerial vehicles in plant inspection services

Spitfire Aerial Services: Smith, M.

As the technology surrounding unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones (FIG. 1), continues to advance, so too do the ways they are used.

Methodology for model-based, real-time prediction of corrosion in heat exchangers

Prozess Optimal CAP GmbH: Holzer, G.  |  Jeitler, E.

In the chemical and process industries, gases or vapor mixtures must be cooled to temperatures near the water dewpoint in a variety of thermal unit operations.

Building blocks of process safety

Nayara Energy Ltd.: Dutta, H.

Major incidents continue to strike the oil and gas industry at regular intervals.

Hydrocarbon Processing Awards

<i>Hydrocarbon Processing,</i> the downstream processing sector’s leading technical publication, has announced the winners for its second annual awards.

Corrosion impact of the mixture of butanol-blended gasoline

Saudi Aramco: Nagu, M.  |  Al-Ajwad, H.  |  Al-Jabran, A.  |  Al-Malki, A.  |  Shaik, K.  |  Zhu, X.

The role of octane boosters on the corrosivity of petroleum products for gasoline/diesel engines has attracted more attention in the auto fuel market due to the depletion of fossil fuels in the world’s feedstock.

Additive solutions to SOx emissions in FCCUs

Tüpraş: Genç, M.  |  Dalgıç, E.  |  Karani, U.  |  Emiroglu, I.  |  Er, I.  |  Gül, A.  |  Avcilar, S.
Johnson Matthey Process Technologies: Ventham, T.

Sulfur oxide additives are typically based on hydrotalcite or magnesium aluminate spinel-type structures. Magnesium alumina is the pickup agent present in the most effective SO<sub>x</sub> additives on the market; therefore, to optimize SO<sub>x</sub> reduction, it is critical to maximize the amount of the critical magnesium component in the fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCCU) in an efficient and cost-effective way.

Innovations

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

Carboline has released Carboquick® 200, a high-build, one-coat, quick-drying polyaspartic coating that can be applied directly to metal.

Business Trends: A strategic energy solution

Foster Wheeler: Giglio, R.

Refining is the process of separating crude oil into different hydrocarbon groups through distillation.

Hydrocarbon Processing Awards

<i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i>, the downstream processing sector’s leading technical publication, has announced the finalists for its second annual awards.

No excuse for cutting corners on monitoring corrosion

Cosasco: Yule, P.

Corrosion is a major challenge and risk to contain for any oil and gas operator.