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Conference Presentations - 2011 AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

Mercury Removal From Gaseous and Liquid Hydrocarbons

Mar 13, 2011
Neil Eckersley
Mercury is present in many of the world’s oil & gas fields and its removal and capture is important for a number of reasons: * Process plants with brazed aluminium heat exchangers are susceptible to corrosive attack by mercury * Product streams eg. naphtha are less valuable to producers when “...

New Flare System VOC Regulations & Reduction Control Options

Mar 13, 2011
Keith Wade
As this abstract is written, there will be flare system emission testing in a controlled environment underway that will likely pave the way for new VOC control measures on all flare systems in the US. The TCEQ (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) sponsored testing held in Q4 2010, will...

Design, Installation, and Monitoring of ID Fans for Ethylene Furnaces

Mar 13, 2011
Neal D. Boyd
Reliable operation of induced-draft fans on ethylene furnaces is critical to maintaining plant output capacity. Achieving this requires close attention to numerous issues during specification, design, installation, and monitoring in operation. This paper will examine recommended practice pertaining...

CO2 Tolerant N2 Rejection From Natural Gas

Mar 13, 2011
Heinz C. Bauer
Associated gas from the oil industry has been flared for decades. The prevailing attitude towards CO 2 emissions and other pollutants requires smart approaches to processing low BTU gases in a cost effective and environmentally responsible manner. The injection of nitrogen into oil reservoirs for...

Compressor Train Performance - Evaluation and Monitoring (Part 2)

Mar 13, 2011
Stephen Plaisance
Utilization of Equipment Health Management system tools has allowed end users to monitor, protect and manage the critical rotating machinery in an Ethylene Plant. This paper will present an equipment health management system architecture, hardware and software components that provide performance...

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