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Conference Presentations - 2010 AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

Environmental Law and Regulation 101

Mar 21, 2010
Chris A. Paul
This presentation will provide a summary of each of the primary environmental regulatory programs, including air, water, waste and emergency planning. These programs are also known by their statutory names, the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and the Emergency...

Effective Diffusivity Measurement in Coke-Deactivated Hydrotreating Catalyst

Mar 21, 2010
Roberto E. Galiasso Tailleur
The effective diffusivity of two fresh and two spent catalysts, previously deactivated for 18 months in a commercial unit, were determined. The effective diffusivities were measured using a shallow-bed reactor already developed for this purpose. Nitrogen, isopentane and isooctane effective...

Real Time Detection of Gaseous Metal Contaminants in Coal Flue and Fuel Gas

Mar 21, 2010
Erik C. Rupp
The Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) is a promising technology for the future use of coal to provide energy. During this process, many of the trace elements present in coal are volatilized, and remain in the gas phase through the gas turbine, only to be released in the flue gas. Trace...

CO2 Footprinting in the Chemical Industry

Mar 21, 2010
Russell Heinen
This paper provides a brief global perspective to the GHG issue as it impacts the petrochemical industry and then focuses on the factors of developing carbon footprints for processes and products in the chemical industry. Using results from our recent studies we illustrate the complexities of...

Simulating a Typical Atmospheric Crude Distillation Unit Tutorial

Mar 21, 2010
David Myers
Atmospheric Crude Columns are one of the most important pieces of equipment in the petroleum refining industry. Typically located after the Desalter and the Crude Furnace, the Atmospheric Tower serves to distil the crude oil into several different cuts. These include naphtha, kerosene, light diesel...

Mercury Control with Regenerative Activated Coke Technology

Mar 21, 2010
James Peters
Many issues face coal fired utilities with respect to environmental demands, some based on regulations and others based on local pressures. These include increasingly stringent control of criteria pollutants, anticipated federal and state requirements for mercury control, issues revolving around...

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