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March 2023

The Challenges behind Carbon Disulfide Removal in Naphtha-Derived Cuts

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 14, 2023
A known contaminant in naphtha feedstock to olefins crackers is carbon dissulfide. Sometimes, this sulfur compound is imperceptible to ethylene units...

Carbon Dioxide Utilization in the Natural Gas Industry Via Direct Conversion to Organic Carbonates

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 14, 2023
Natural gas is considered by many to be a transitional fuel with significantly lower environmental impact compared to other energy sources such as...

Co-processing of Bio-Oils in FCC Reactor

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 14, 2023
NREL has co-processed two types of bio oils (CFP oil and stabilized FP oil) with VGO using two catalysts in a Davison Circulating Riser. We have...

Control Valve Response Modeling and Control

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 14, 2023
Control valves are a significant source of nonlinearity and oscillations in most control loops. Not understood are the details and consequences of...

Impact of Recycled Plastic Composition on Honeywell's Upcycle Process Pyrolysis Oil for Steam Cracking Units

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 14, 2023
To increase the percentage of recycled plastic used in consumer packaging, additional methods of recycling beyond mechanical recycling are required...

The integration of experimental hydroprocessing and FCC data with process (Aspen Plus) and refinery optimization (Aspen PIMS) models

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 14, 2023
The integration of experimental hydroprocessing and FCC data with process (Aspen Plus) and refinery optimization (Aspen PIMS) models

March 14, 2023 Teaser/Trailer

The State of the Plant Based and Cultured Meat Products Industry Mark Mathis, Fluor Process Engineer

Upstream Tank Battery Pressure Management using PLC-based MPC

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 14, 2023
A PLC-based multivariable controller is being used to manage central tank battery pressures and minimize well-head backpressure, while honoring...

Towards High-Quality Petrochemical Feedstocks from Plastic Waste Pyrolysisoils: Contaminant Removal Via Filtration and Its Impact on Steam Cracking

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 14, 2023
Chemical recycling of plastic waste has the potential to overcome current hurdles of post-consumer plastic waste recycling as it is believed to be...

Toward Chemical and Thermal Synergies of Integrating Methane Oxidative Coupling and Dehydroaromatization across the Scales

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 14, 2023
Methane dehydroaromatization (MDA) is a one-step reaction that converts methane into aromatics and hydrogen with zero CO 2 emission from the reaction...

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