High-quality crudes are not always readily available, or at a price that is acceptable to the producer’s budget.
Process control methods have been applied to batch distillation of crude oil and intermediate oils performed in the Chevron DPST labs in Richmond, California.
Plate-and-frame (P&F) heat exchangers were first manufactured 100 yr ago for use in the dairy industry.
As the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) nears the middle of 2019, Hydrocarbon Processing is providing an assessment of the global midstream/downstream processing industries’ capital investments.
Geronimo, G. DI, ExxonMobil Rotterdam refinery;
Ceary, P. J.,
Markham, N., ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co.;
Groenendijk, S.,
Moreno, Y., Fluor
The blowdown (BD) system in delayed coking units (DCUs) receives waste streams generated during the coke drum (CD) decoking process to recover valuable hydrocarbons and water.
Genç, M.,
Gül, A.,
Avcilar, S.,
Öztürk, B.,
Önen, M. F.,
Akkuş, E., Tüpraş
The fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCCU) is one of the main units providing gasoline with high-octane numbers to the refinery gasoline pool.
Genç, M.,
Karani, U.,
Emiroglu, I.,
Er, I.,
Sönmez, M.,
Gül, A.,
Avcilar, S., Tüpraş;
Lall, J., Honeywell UOP
The first-generation, proprietary feed distributorsa had open-pipe bayonets that were located at the base of the wye section/riser.
The global hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) continues to expand and modernize to efficiently meet growing demand for energy, transportation fuels and petrochemicals.