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April 2015

Book Review: Navigating Strategic Decisions

April 29, 2015
May 4, 2015

Navigating Strategic Decisions: The Power of Sound Analysis and Forecasting by John E.

Accurate Molecular Reconstruction of Cracking Feeds Improves the Predictions of Ethylene Yields

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 29, 2015
Accurate characterization of petrochemical feeds plays a crucial role in describing the different pyrolysis pathways and reactivity of the various...

Advanced Control of Wild Loads to or from Multiple Units

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 29, 2015
Advanced Control of Wild Loads to or from Multiple Units Darwin Logerot , ProSys, Inc., Houston, TX In many situations in refineries and chemical...

Bhopal 30 Years Later

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 29, 2015
On the early morning of December 3rd 1984 a large release of methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas occurred in a pesticide production plant located in Bhopal,...

Analysis and Optimization of High-Emissivity Coil Inserts to Improve Overall Coil Heat Transfer at Lower Pressure Drop and Shorter Residence Time in Ethylene Furnaces

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 29, 2015
This paper presents analysis of high-emissivity cylindrical inserts to improve overall coil heat transfer in ethylene furnaces or other furnaces...

Control Strategies and Parameters to Improve Reactor Performance

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 29, 2015
There is an incredible difference in process dynamics, control strategies and tuning rules based on the type of reactor. Considerable disagreement...

The Lifecycle Keeps Turning - Upcoming Changes to IEC 61511

Archived Webinar
Wednesday, July 8, 2015,
2:00pm to 3:00pm
EDT
This presentation provides an overview of significant changes to IEC 61511, including BPCS protection layer credit, quantitative analysis for multiple instrumented protection layers achieving...

Impact of Control Valve Performance on Control Performance

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 29, 2015
A significant amount of time is often spent specifying and selecting the proper control valve for the application. However, this effort is generally...

Reducing Emissions from Olefin Production Via Chemical Looping Odh Technology

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 29, 2015
Olefin production is the largest emitter of CO 2 and NO x in the organic chemical industry. With worldwide ethylene production at ~4,500 MT/yr, the...

Kinetic Studies of Carbon Dioxide Capture By Potassium Carbonate Supported on Activated Carbon Using a Fluidized Bed Reactor

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 29, 2015
CO2 is a major anthropogenic gas contributing to global warming. The growing concerns for climate change have encouraged research activities towards...

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