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Catalytic Cracking of Oak Pyrolytic Vapors Via Bench-Scale In-Situ Fixed-Bed Catalysis

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 16, 2011
Pyrolysis oils derived from lignocellulosic feedstocks by way of fast pyrolysis offer the possibility of a distinct alternative to the use of...

Fermentation of Carbon Dioxide to Ethanol

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 16, 2011
Many fermentation processes have been used to convert biomass to various fuels. Syngas, which is a mixture of CO, CO 2 , and H 2 , is one process...

Modeling the Vapor Source Associated with the Spill of LNG Into Troughs and Trenches

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 15, 2011
Modern LNG receiving terminals are often configured with LNG piping outside of the tank impoundment area with troughs and trenches to capture any...

User Beware: When Simple Consequence Models Can Give the Wrong Answers

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 15, 2011
Over the past few years, the use of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models for safety analyses of LNG facilities in the United States has been...

Inferential Monitoring & Optimization of Crude Units Via Hybrid Models

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 15, 2011
Refinery crude units often process variety of feedstocks. If properties of the feed entering the crude unit are not precisely known, it is difficult...

Critical FLNG Project Enablers: Identified Risks and Mitigation

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 15, 2011
Energy demand in the next two decades is expected to increase by 50 percent or more driven by the engine of economic growth. In parallel, the global...

Process Automation During Refinery Unit Transitions

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 15, 2011
Process Automation ideas and technologies have been used sporadically for decades. However, in US refineries, automation technologies are still...

Effective Quantification of LNG Risks From Terminals and Floating Storage and Regasification Units (FSRU)

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 15, 2011
This paper provides a detailed step-by-step approach of how to conduct an effective quantitative risk assessment (QRA) of a typical LNG terminal and...

More Refinery H2 through Efficiency, Recovery, and Process Improvements

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 15, 2011
Hydrogen is even more important to refiners than it was just a few years ago. Heavier crudes, clean fuels, and increased conversion have increased...

Increased Fouling Potential and Mitigation Plans for Heavy Sour Crude Oils

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 15, 2011
It is becoming a widespread norm that refineries are processing an increasing quantity of heavy and sour crudes than ever before. The depleting oil...

Influence of Pre-Heat Train Performance and Fired Heater Design on Fuel Efficiency of Crude Distillation Units

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 15, 2011
The amount of heat recovery achieved in the pre-heat train used ahead of the fired heater feeding a crude oil distillation unit does not just affect...

Using Simple CFD Models to Identify Efficient Baffle Arrangements for Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchangers

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 15, 2011
Chemical reaction fouling is principally controlled by two factors: wall temperature and local fluid shear stress. Computer programs for the design...

Scoping Study of Methanol Production From CO2 with Nuclear Electrolysis H2

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 15, 2011
A scoping study of system costs for producing methanol from CO 2 and H 2 using low-carbon electricity to supply the hydrogen from commercial...

Effect of the Characteristic Dimension of Catalytic Wall Microchannels and Microslits on the Performance of Microreactors Coupling the Methane Steam Reforming and Combustion Reactions: A CFD Simulation Study

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 15, 2011
Effect of the Characteristic Dimension of Catalytic Wall Microchannels and Microslits on the Performance of Microreactors Coupling the Methane Steam...

Mitigation of Preheat Fouling by Eliminating the Cause

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 15, 2011
Today, there is no excuse for not getting five years or more on the run length of refinery preheat exchangers without the need for cleaning. Among...

Evaluating the Heat Exchanger Technologies Available for Use In Refinery Pre-Heat Trains

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 15, 2011
Fouling behaviour is a crucial consideration in the selection and design of heat exchangers to be used in refinery pre-heat trains. We make the...

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