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Incident Learning: Popcorn Polymer in Butadiene Extraction Unit

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 27, 2024
Popcorn Polymer (PCP) is a well-known industry safety and reliability risk in Butadiene Extraction Units, Steam Cracker Units ( primarily light-ends...

Modular Pilot/Demonstration Plants: A Cornerstone for Accelerating the Global Transition to Clean Energy

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 27, 2024
In the current climate of escalating environmental concerns and an imperative to mitigate climate change, this paper underscores the pivotal role of...

Evaluating Runaway Reaction Hazards of Cracked Gas in Zeolite Media

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 27, 2024
Solid zeolites are widely used in hydrocarbon plants for drying and adsorption applications. The tunability of zeolite properties by varying them...

Mitigating Human Performance Factors in Ethylene Units

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 27, 2024
Are there tasks in an ethylene unit that require a person to perform perfect 100% of the time to avoid a serious process safety consequence? Is it...

Role of Impurities in Transportation for Energy Systems and Their By-Products

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 27, 2024
Every energy system has its own side effects and their by-products. Disposal of by-products and carrying energy becomes extremely important from a...

Transportation Risks and Their Mitigation Methods for Energy Transition Molecules Such As CO2, NH3, and H2

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 27, 2024
There are various molecules of interest in energy transition. These molecules are, potentially, carbon dioxide (CO2), ammonia (NH3), hydrogen (H2),...

Influence of Feedstock Variability on Corrosion Dynamics in Municipal Wast-to-Biofuel Conversion Processes

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 27, 2024
Municiple waste contains a plethora of organic and inorganic chemicals. While the front-end separation and chomping process removes many of the...

Procedural Automation – Best Operator Always Available Reliably

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 27, 2024
Ramping and switchovers during frequent transitions in petrochemical plants involve manual field and panel operator activities. Normally the ramping...

Practical Guidance on How to Prepare and Manage GHG Inventories

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 27, 2024
Over the past thirteen years, ALG engineers have performed over 1,000 third-party Greenhouse Gas (GHG) report audits or attestations. These GHG...

Adsorbents for Contaminant Removal in the Production of Ethylene and Propylene

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 26, 2024
Adsorbents, of various kinds, are used to help olefin producers manage their operations as contaminated feeds and increasingly sensitive...

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