Process Optimization

Steam-surface condensers: Lessons from the field

Lines, J., Graham Corp.

Steam-surface condensers are used throughout the refining, petrochemical and chemical industries.

Emerson wins contract to automate $8.5-B Golden Triangle Polymers facility

Emerson will provide automation technologies, software and analytics from its Plantweb™ digital ecosystem for the Golden Triangle Polymers Project, a world-scale integrated polymers facility on the Texas Gulf Coast.

SABIC setting its sights on the electrification of ethylene production

SABIC has signed an agreement with Coolbrook to assess Coolbrook’s Roto Dynamic Reactor (RDR) technology in support of decarbonizing ethylene production.

ABB wins automation contract for Cerilon’s first GTL plant

ABB will supply front-end design services, including automation and digital solutions for $2.8 billion gas-to-liquids facility.

HIF Global and Baker Hughes to collaborate on DAC technology

HIF Global and Baker Hughes announced an agreement to cooperate on the development of technology to capture carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere (CO2 Direct Air Capture” or DAC).

Lithium Americas Corp. awards licensing technology for a 3,000-tpd sulfuric acid plant

MECS, a subsidiary of Elessent Clean Technologies, was contracted for the provision of a 3,000-tpd MECS® sulfuric acid plant by Lithium Americas Corp.

Control valves for carbon sequestration applications

Greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction projects have become a focus for many nations around the world—carbon capture technologies are a way to reduce the release of carbon into the atmosphere and help contribute to meeting emissions targets.

VOC reduction at Raffineria di Milazzo’s SRU complex—Part 1

Based on new environmental regulations focusing on volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at the emissions point of a refinery’s sulfur recovery unit (SRU), Raffineria di Milazzo—a JV between Eni and Kuwait Petroleum Italia—carried out troubleshooting activities to identify and implement suitable actions to minimize the concentration of VOCs at the emissions point of the SRU complex.

New state-of-the-art in sulfur recovery?—Part 3: Economic benefits

Njuguna, H., Lewis, J., Worley Comprimo; Jensen, F. E., Topsoe

Worley Comprimo and Topsoe have developed a new sulfur recovery processa that combines conventional Claus technology from Comprimo with the proven wet gas sulfuric acid (WSA) process from Topsoe.

Crude C4 alternatives for a successful grassroots petrochemicals project

The disposition of the crude C4 stream from a steam cracker is a project configuration topic that deserves some discussion.