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Practical Process Integration Retrofit Part 1. Cross-Pinch Method

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 3, 2012
Practical Process Integration Retrofit Part 1. Cross-Pinch Method G.T.Polley A number of techniques have been developed to aid the process engineer...

Process Safety - Management or Leadership?

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 3, 2012
Process Safety Management is often presented as technically complex, requiring a large staff of engineers and specialists with an array of tools and...

Adsorbents Used in Petrochemical Production: Safe Handling Recommendations

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 3, 2012
The petrochemical industry has grown to rely heavily upon adsorbents to remove contaminants from hydrocarbon streams. Molecular sieves, activated...

ìBridging SEMS Between the Owner, Operator, and Contractorî

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 3, 2012
As of November 2011, offshore platforms have been required to develop and implement a Safety and Environmental Management (SEMS) Program. The...

Practical Process Integration Retrofit Part 5. Software Needs

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 3, 2012
Practical Process Integration Retrofit Part 5. Software Needs G.T.Polley In this final paper in our series on process integration retrofit we look at...

Electrochemistry to Transform Fluids and Power Into Higher Value Forms

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 3, 2012
Electrochemistry to Transform Fluids and Power into Higher Value Forms

Dissolved Oxygen Content Measurement in Aqueous and Hydrocarbon Liquids

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 3, 2012
Dissolved oxygen in aqueous and organic liquids affects a variety of process operations. Even at trace levels, it can lead to fouling in processing...

Propagation of a Vapor Cloud Detonation from a Congested Into An Uncongested Area Demonstration Test and Impact on Blast Load Prediction

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 3, 2012
The potential for a deflagration to detonation transition (DDT) to occur in an unconfined vapor cloud explosion (VCE) with high reactivity flammable...

Bio-Ethylene Production: Alternatives for Green Chemicals and Polymers

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 3, 2012
There is an increasing trend of using bio-polyethylene and bio-polypropylene in Europe for making consumer goods. However there is currently very...

Green Diesel Production - An Overview

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 3, 2012
Currently, there are two renewable diesel fuels available: biodiesel and green diesel. The biodiesel or FAME is the transesterification of vegetable...

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