Integrated Thermochemical Process Design for Co-Producing Liquid Fuels and Propylene Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 9, 2015Biorenewable value-added products are regarded as promising near-term solutions to increasing environmental requirements and strong dependence on...
Accurate Molecular Reconstruction of Cracking Feeds Improves the Predictions of Ethylene Yields Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2015Accurate characterization of petrochemical feeds plays a crucial role in describing the different pyrolysis pathways and reactivity of the various...
Reducing Emissions from Olefin Production Via Chemical Looping Odh Technology Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2015Olefin 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...
Planning Early for Compressor Surge Avoidance Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2015Compressor stations are installed at regular interval to drive the flow of gas in a pipeline. The principal component of the compressor station is...
Beyond Implications on a Golden Age of Natural Gas in Korea Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2015South Korea is one of the top energy importers in the world where relies on fuel imports for about 97% of its primary energy demand because the...
Process Safety Opportunities for the Refining and Petrochemical Industries Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2015The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) and the American Petroleum Institute (API) Advancing Process Safety (APS) Programs were...
Szorb Sulfur Removal Technology - a Solution of Tier 3 Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015S Zorb(TM) Sulfur Removal Technology is very different from what is commonly known as the Hydrodesulfurization (HDS) Technologies. What distinguishes...
Integrated Modelling and Optimization of Refinery Hydrogen Networks Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Current trends in the demand of middle distillates are stretching the existing hydrogen production capacity, resulting in a deficit in the refinery...
Blast Resistant Design and Retrofit of Buildings at Petrochemical Facilities Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Onshore buildings in refineries and petrochemical facilities, especially those housing personnel, need to be safe to withstand the effects of...
Tier 3 Processing Options for Natural Gasoline from NGL Fractionation Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Natural Gasoline is the bottoms product from the debutanizer or last distillation column in a Natural Gas Liquids, NGL, Fractionation facility...
Mercury Removal in Ethylene Plants: An Update and a Case Study Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Ethylene producers have faced the challenge of feedstock contaminants for decades. Mercury is one of the contaminants often present in ethylene plant...
Cracking Furnace Line Flushing Pre-Commissioning Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015The abundance of low cost shale gas has led to numerous projects in North America to expand existing or construct new ethylene production units. Most...
Human Factors Considerations: Midstream Process Safety Integration Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Midstream oil and gas companies are coming into their own. For example, according to Deloitte (2014), “Midstream energy companies’ share of overall...
Case Study on SMALL-Scale LNG Facility Expansion Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015With the influx of natural gas production throughout the United States, the small-scale LNG market is growing at a rapid pace. One option to take...
Robotic Convection Bank Cleaning Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Ethylene cracking heaters like other box fired heaters in the refining and petrochemical industry represent a significant investment in a plant...
Development of Highly Selective and Stable DTP Catalyst for Propylene Production from Methanol Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Recently, on-purpose ethylene/propylene production technologies from DME/methanol are being introduced in China. JGC Corporation and Mitsubishi...
Research of Process Safety Management Platform Architecture Based on Internet of Things Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015With the rapid development of chemical technology in China, the number and size of petrochemical corporations increasing quickly, and increasing...
Porosity and Mineralogical Changes in Iron-Bearing Sandstone with CO2 Injection Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015One of the four trapping mechanisms for long term CO 2 geological storage is mineral trapping. Increased acidity from CO 2 solubility in brine...
Value Cracking: A Method for Maximizing Revenues of Naphtha Crackers Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015
Modelling Liquid Fuel Cascades with Open Foam Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Modelling Liquid Fuel Cascades with OpenFoam M. Macchi1, J.X. Wen2*, K. Volkov1 and Y. Chung2 1Centre for Fire and Explosion Studies, Kingston...
Particle Flow Behaviors in a New Type of FCC Feed Injection Scheme Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) process is one of the most important techniques in the refining industry. In the present FCC reactor-regenerator...
Advanced Aromatics Recovery Technology with AED-BTX Process Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015For over forty years, the petrochemical industry has used Liquid-Liquid Extraction (LLE) for the Aromatics Recovery. Even though Extractive...
Ethylene Plant RTO System - Its Usages in Online Closed Loop and Offline Analysis Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Ethylene Plant RTO System - Its Usages in Online Closed Loop and Offline Analysis Nan Ye , Applied Manufacturing Technologies (AMT) LP, Houston, TX...
Boil-Off Gas Minimization and Recovery Options at LNG Loading Terminals Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015In LNG plants, boil-off gas (BOG) is generated during production, storage and loading of LNG. Particularly during loading, huge amount of BOG is...
How Continuous Corrosion Monitoring Is Helping to Evolve Refinery Operations Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Refiners are continually seeking to improve profitability in a tight margin environment. This is driving them towards a wider basket of crude oils,...
Non-Conventional Methods of Obtaining Combustible Liquid Fuels Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015Introduction Limited world reserves of liquid fuel as well as the general trend to reduce atmospheric contamination pose many challenges for...
Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis: Where We Are and Where We May GO Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015The Germans followed a simple plan when they scaled up the Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis to the commercial level. For the reactor, they set a simple...
Direct Conversion of Mixed Oxygenates to Isobutene over ZnxZryOz Mixed Oxides Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015Direct conversion of ethanol to isobutene has recently been reported over ZnxZryOz mixed oxide catalysts with balanced acid-base sites [1]. A complex...
Petrochemical Technology Trends: Looking Beyond the Short Term Fix Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015The petrochemical industry is both driven by fundamental raw material and product supply-demand factors, and enabled by technologies that open the...
The New World Order in the Olefins Industry - As a Result of Developments in Advantaged Feedstocks and Technology Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015The new world order for the ethylene markets can be simplified by three types of market positions: areas supportive of new export-oriented ethylene...
Opportunities for Co-Processing Biomass Derived Intermediates in a Petroleum Refinery Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015As the biofuels industry broadens to include advanced liquid hydrocarbon fuels, understanding commercialization opportunities and leveraging existing...
Integrated LNG and NGL Production Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015Cryogenic NGL extraction plants from natural gas offer an attractive opportunity for LNG production as a side stream. Cold gas is tapped from the...
Energy Bandwidth Studies for Petroleum Refining and Chemicals Manufacturing Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015Energy efficiency underlies American manufacturing competitiveness. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Manufacturing Office commissioned energy...
Brayton Refrigeration Cycle for Small Scale LNG Plants Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015Liquefying natural gas is an industrial process of great importance with the current worldwide production capacity of about 300 million tonnes per...
Heat Exchangers Network Retrofit for Energy Efficiency Enhancement in a Crude Oil Refinery Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015World-wide industrial facilities energy efficiency optimization’ practices and measures are underway by most of the major energy; chemical &...
NOx, NOx, Who's There - Steam Cracker or Smr? a Tutorial and Wrap-up Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015Now that the remaining pieces of the puzzle have fallen into place, it is instructive to revisit NOx abatement measures for steam cracking and steam-...
Designing LNG Vapor Dispersion Exclusion Zones to Protect the Public Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 5, 2012The LNG industry, if not the entire energy industry, may be at a crossroad. Expectation of large shale gas supplies in the United States, with a...
CFD Simulation of the Falcon Tests Using the Homogeneous Equilibrium Model in FLACS Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 5, 2012The CFD model FLACS was recently validated [1] against the 33 experimental data sets included in the Model Evaluation Database [2], which was...
Emissivity of Cracking Furnace Coils, Novel Temperature Measurement Solutions for Cracking Furnaces Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 5, 2012Accurate measurements of skin temperature on cracking furnace coils have become necessary for improved process control. Infrared devices have proven...
Assuring Ethylene Purity: Reliable Sub-Ppm Measurement of Ammonia and Water with Online TDL Analyzers Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 5, 2012Accompanying the ever-increasing performance of polymerization catalysts used to produce polyethylene (PE) is a general increase in catalyst...
Evaluation of Key Parameters for Designing Effective Water Curtain Systems for LNG Facilities Using Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 5, 2012Concerns over public safety and security of an accidental LNG spill have motivated the continued study of LNG mitigation measures. Forced dispersion...
Service Life Prediction of 9% Ni Steel LNG Storage Tank Using Fatigue Analysis Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 5, 2012As the design life expiration date(about 25 years) approaches for domestic LNG storage tank, the issue of tank lifetime extension is paid more and...
Modeling of LNG Spills Into Trenches and Troughs Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 5, 2012Trenches and troughs are commonly used in LNG storage and transfer facilities to contain potential LNG spills. The trenches are concrete-lined...
Hydroprocessing Design - Tutorial Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2012Hydroprocessing or hydrotreating is the key technology to clean, to refine, and to convert crude oils into valuable products, such as gasoline and...
Tutorial on Hydroprocessing: ìHydroprocessing Catalysts and Processesî Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2012The products of petroleum refining must meet tight specifications, including limits on sulfur, nitrogen, olefins, aromatics, and other contaminants...
NOx Risk Mitigation for the Co-Feeding of Natural Gas to the Sasol CTL Complex Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2012Natural gas has been a co-feedstock to the reformers in the Sasol CTL complex since 2004. A more beneficial way is to re-route natural gas to the...
Dynamic Simulation: Value During LNG Process Design and Beyond Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2012A contributor to complex/large project management difficulty is uncertainty gaps – gaps between the information required and that readily available...
Evaluation of Dispersion Models for LNG Siting Applications Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2012The federal safety standards for LNG facilities under 49 CFR Part 193 approves the use of specific dispersion models for performing vapor-gas...
Damage Level Matrix and Damage Curves for Buildings in Refineries and Petrochemical Facilities Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2012Damage Level Matrix and Damage Curves for Buildings in Petrochemical Facilities One important component of a Facility Siting Study is the prediction...
Design Challenges in Tankage Modernization Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2012In order to comply with regulation requirements, a refinery needs to perform major revamps to produce different grades of Diesel, namely ULSD, Off-...
Study on performance-based safety spacing between ultra-large oil tanks Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2012Study on performance-based safety spacing between ultra-large oil tanks
Guidelines for Jetting and Flashing LNG Vapor Exclusion Zone Analysis Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2012Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) has been a growing energy resource in the U.S., for which significant import and storage infrastructure was developed in...
Anti-Surge Methods for the Base Load LNG Plant Propane Compressor Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2012The propane compressor represents a significant capital investment and operating expense of a LNG plant, and is an essential component in providing...
Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM): Detection & Protection in the Petrochemical Industry Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012This paper discusses sources of Radon commonly encountered in the petrochemical industry. Several topics are discussed including: instrumentation...
Absorption Refrigeration for Auxiliary Applications in LNG Plant Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION FOR AUXILIARY APPLICATIONS IN LNG PLANT Jordan Belue a , Robert Havlik b , Stanley Huang a , a: Chevron Energy Technology...
Operator Training Simulators - Nova Chemicals' Experience for Training, Certification, and Other Applications Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012The Nova Chemicals Site located in Joffre, AB Canada has numerous gas-cracking olefins units as well as down-stream polyolefins processing plants...
Furnace Convection Section Cleaning Systems - Engineered Solutions for Cracking Furnaces Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012In today's globally competitive petrochemical industry, manufacturers are under pressure to increase production, improve efficiency, and extend...
Root Cause Study of Debutanizer Column Operational Upsets Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012The NOVA Chemicals Debutanizer Column at the Corunna site experienced operational upsets. Gamma scans revealed that the column had flooded, and upon...
Towards Inherently Safer Processes: Alkylation of Isobutane and n-Butene Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012The alkylation production first started in the late 1930s and early 1940s with collaborative efforts by several American companies. Currently, 13 –...
Cost Effectiveness of 2-Row Membrane System for FLNG Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012One of the most critical issues in engineering and design of FLNG is to reduce top side weight along with its load distribution to the sub-structure...
MPC Revamp of Two Naphtha Crackers, Lessons Learned and Relearned Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Braskem is the 8th largest petrochemical company in the world and the biggest producer of polymers in the Americas. The Braskem Triunfo site includes...
Application of the Anti-Sloshing Blanket to LNG Carriers and FLNG Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Sloshing is long problematic issue on achieving safety and reliability of LNG carriers and FLNG if the liquid level is below at a certain point in...
Hydrogen Membrane Technology for Ethylene Production Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012HYDROGEN TRANSPORT MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY FOR ETHYLENE PRODUCTION U. (Balu) Balachandran, T. H. Lee, C. Y. Park, and S. E. Dorris Energy Systems...
Refining Energy Utilization and CO2 Emissions Modeling Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012The U.S. petroleum refining sector consumes large quantities of energy in order to convert crude oil into transportation fuels and other products...
Adsorbents Used in Petrochemical Production: Safe Handling Recommendations Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012The petrochemical industry has grown to rely heavily upon adsorbents to remove contaminants from hydrocarbon streams. Molecular sieves, activated...
The Benefits of a Risk-Based Approach to Facility Siting Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Facility Siting has come under increasing scrutiny in recent years, and is an important aspect of process safety for plant personnel and their...
Refinery-Wide Topics for Profitability, Reliability and Safety Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012In this session we will review several case studies that will allow you to better understand the importance of process engineering and process safety...
Future Fuels and Chemicals: Grand Challenges and Opportunities Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012To insure a Sustainable Future, CO 2 emissions must be reduced despite strong future growth in demand. “Easy oil” from conventional production will...
Tutorial: The Chemistry of Refinery Fouling Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012The chemistry of refinery fouling is well enough understood to mitigate nearly all fouling. The key information required are the location of the...
Ethylene Industry Review Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012This paper will focus on ethylene business aspects covering: · Global review of the markets and market outlooks for olefins (ethylene / propylene /...
Waste Heat Recovery Considerations in LNG Plants Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012WASTE HEAT RECOVERY CONSIDERATIONS IN LNG PLANTS ABSTRACT DOUGLAS WILES, RYAN HOLLENBACH & STANLEY KWAN Thermal integration in an LNG plant...
Industrial Experience in Handling Cleaning of Crude Refinery Preheat Trains Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012Industrial Experience in Handling Cleaning of Crude Refinery Preheat Trains 1,2 Ishiyama E.M., 1 Pugh S.J. and 2 Wilson D.I. 1 IHS ESDU, Houndsditch...
Fate of Ammonia in Refinery Amine Systems Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012Fate of Ammonia in Refinery Amine Systems Ralph H. Weiland, Nathan A. Hatcher & R. Scott Alvis Optimized Gas Treating, Inc. Sugar Land, TX...
Asphaltene Instability Measured by Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 19, 2011Asphaltenes are defined as the petroleum fraction that precipitates with the addition of a normal alkane; however, it was only recently discovered...
New Catalytic Technology for Converting Heavy Oils Derived From Alberta Oil Sands Into Petrochemical Feedstock Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011Oil sands operations in Alberta are poised to experience significant growth over the next number of years. Production of 1.31 million bbl/day of...
Simultaneously Increasing Profit and Reducing Emissions Through Process Optimization for Integrated Petrochemical Plants Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011Refineries and petrochemical plants are leading segment of the entire chemical process industry. It was reported that the value of the product...
A New Generation of Zirconia Supported Metal Oxide Catalysts for Esterification of Free Acid Feedstocks Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011The acid catalyst promotes esterification by reacting the carboxylic group of the FFA with methanol to form methylesters and water. In this reaction...
Energy Efficiency of Battery Systems with Forced Convection Between Electrodes Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 17, 2011The energy efficiency of an alkaline battery system with forced convective flow between the electrodes has been investigated. Rechargeable alkaline...
Development of Novel Electrocatalyst Support In Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells for Automotive Applications Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 17, 2011Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells have received great attention as an alternative power source for transportation and stationary applications...
The Effect of Fly Ash From Different Coal Sources On the Reactivity of An Iron-Based Oxygen Carrier for Chemical Looping Combustion Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 17, 2011The University of Kentucky, Center for Applied Energy Research is investigating oxygen carriers (OC) for chemical looping combustion (CLC) with the...