Advanced Search

Search the site

  • Advances in Automation: Wireless the Enabler

    Conference Presentation
    AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
    March 31, 2014
    Older refineries and petrochemical facilities were built with the minimum amount of instrumentation, only that which was necessary to safely operate...

  • Advances in Automation: Wireless the Enabler

    Conference Presentation
    Southwest Process Technology Conference
    October 4, 2013
    Older refineries and petrochemical facilities were built with the minimum amount of instrumentation, only that which was necessary to safely operate...

  • Advancing Process Safety in the US Refining and ...

    Conference Presentation
    AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
    April 29, 2013
    In April of 2012, AFPM (American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers) and API (American Petroleum Institute) launched six new programs to further...

  • Ageing Assets in the Process Industry -  an Holistic View

    Conference Presentation
    AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
    March 28, 2017
    Introduction: Ageing is something natural. Everything is ageing including us as human beings. When we get older we will visit a doctor more often, we...

  • All Turnaround Jobs Are Not Equal! Managing Process Safety ...

    Conference Presentation
    AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
    April 12, 2022
    The Occupational Safety risks associated with Plant Turnarounds are well known and managed by Operators and Contractors in the Petrochemical Sector...

  • Anhydrous Ammonia: Its Hazards and Safe Handling Practices

    Conference Presentation
    AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
    April 11, 2022
    Anhydrous Ammonia (i.e., pure ammonia without any water) has been used in the chemical processing industry and agriculture for hundreds of years...

  • Application of Lagging Indicators in Japan

    Conference Presentation
    AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
    April 29, 2013
    Application of lagging indicator in Japan Japan Petrochemical Industry Association is a group composed by the petrochemical manufacturers established...

  • Applying AI/ML in Ethylene for Real Time Intelligence

    Conference Presentation
    AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
    April 20, 2021
    Abstract Title: Applying AI/ML in ethylene for real time intelligence Author: Sameer Thorat Digital Transformation is driving major improvements in...

  • Assessing Thermal Stability - the Challenge of Powders

    Conference Presentation
    AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
    March 31, 2014
    Assessing the thermal stability of process materials and mixtures is an essential step in understanding the process safety profile of a process. Many...

  • Automation Solutions for Processing Light Tight (Shale) Oil

    Conference Presentation
    AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
    April 2, 2014
    Opportunity crudes from shale are more readily available in North America with incentives on cost. However, these typically lighter crude oils don’t...

  • Benefits of Novel Cooling Water Chemicals on Refinery ...

    Conference Presentation
    AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
    March 27, 2017
    Some 35 years ago phosphate and zinc based programs emerged as the cooling water treatment technology of choice when the industry was strongly...