Technical Articles by Topics
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Topics
1. Aromatics
2. Distillation
3. Environmental Concerns
4. Ethylene / Olefin Process
5. General Process
6. Oleo Chemical
7. Personal Development
8. Health and Safety
9. Refining
10 Industry Resources
Aromatics
001. Texas Refiner expands aromatics capacity 20% with staged revamp
012. BTX Extractive Distillation Capacity Increased by Enhanced Packing Distributors
027. The Design and Performance of a Packed Benzene Toluene Splitter
051. Extractive Distillation for the Separation of Benzene and Cyclohexane Mixture
057. Improve EB/SM Plant Distillation
071. Design Guidelines for Distillation Columns in Ethyl-benzene and Styrene Monomer Service
076. Guidelines for BTX Revamps
Distillation
002. Engineering Fundamentals for Operators
006. Resolving Distillation Equipment Problems
011. Practical Distillation Fundamentals
018. Flow Phenomena in Staged and Non Staged Distillation Equipment
028. Anti Fouling Tray Technology
029. Use of Process Simulation for Distillation Design
030. The Importance of Thermodynamics on Process Simulation Modeling
034. Design Guidelines for Distillation Columns in Fouling Service
043. Radioisotope Technology - Benefits & Limitations in Packed Tower Diagnostics
044. Designing Distillation Columns for Vacuum Service
050. Harmonic Vibrations Cause Distillation Tray Damage
052. Performance Diagrams -all your tray hydraulics in one place
054. High Performance Trays increase Column Capacity
055. Enhanced V-Grid Trays increase Column Performance
056. Distillation Tower Dry Tray Pressure Drop of Valve and Fixed Valve Trays
058. Properly Designed High Performance Trays
059. Commercial Distillation Column Tray Design Methods and Software
060. Design and Operation of Multi-Pass Trays
064. Distributed Distillation with Heat Integration
065. Optimize Distillation Column Design for Improved Reliability in Operation and Maintenance
066. Energy Optimization of Cryogenic Distillation
067. Strategies of Successful Distillation Revamps Part 1
073. Radioisotope Technology - Troubleshooting Packed Beds in Vacuum Distillation
082. Measure and Access Maldistribution in Industrial Packed Towers
083. Distillation FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
092. Design Guidelines for Utilizing Distillation Simulation Software in the Field
110. Design Guidelines for Distillation Revamps
077. A DESIGN REVIEW OF STEAM STRIPPING COLUMNS FOR WASTEWATER SERVICE
Environmental Concerns
004. Environmental Concerns Addressed in the Design of a New Ethylene Plant
005. Cooling Tower Monitoring and Environmental Compliance
025. Benchmarking a Waste Water Treatment Systems
038. Analysis of NOx Reduction Techniques
042. Allowances and Credits: Components of a Sound NOx Reduction Strategy
053. Targeting the Minimum Water Rate Using Water Cascade Analysis Technique
093. Setting Targets for Water and Hydrogen Networks using Cascade Analysis
094. SYNTHESIS OF MASS EXCHANGE NETWORKS FOR BATCH PROCESS SYSTEMS. PART 3
095. Resource Conservation and Waste Minimization for Property Networks
096. Water Minimization by Pinch Technology
097. Synthesis of mass exchange network for batch processes—Part I: Utility targeting
098. Synthesis of mass exchange network for batch processes—Part II: Minimum units target
099. CASCADE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE FOR TARGETING PROPERTY-BASED MATERIAL REUSE NETWORK
100. Maximizing Water Recovery through Water Pinch Technology
108. Cascade Analysis for setting the Targets for Resource Conservation Part 1
109. Cascade Analysis for setting the Targets for Resource Conservation Part 2
077. A DESIGN REVIEW OF STEAM STRIPPING COLUMNS FOR WASTEWATER SERVICE
Ethylene / Olefin Process
007. Ethylene Unit Test Run Planning and Execution
008. Ethylene Unit Saturator and Dilution Steam Generators Challenges
010. Ethylene Unit Operations Management Concepts
013. Ethylene Unit Pyrolysis Furnace Opportunities & Strategic Improvements
016. Ethylene Unit Cracked Gas Compressor Case Studies on Fouling
014. Increase Fractionation Efficiency: Propylene Fractionation Example
019. Advances in Cracking Furnace Technology
022. Revising an Ethylene Unit Feed Saturator
024. Pyrolysis Furnace Technical Overview
039. Partial Catalytic Hydrogenation of Acetylene
045. Fractionation Technology for the Ethylene Industry
047. Physical separation devices for Ethylene Plants
061. Overview on C2 and C3 Selective Hydrogenation in Ethylene Plants
068. An Overview of Oxygenates in Ethylene Units
106. Ammonia in a Steam Cracking Plant
107. Upgrade of a Tail-End Acetylene Converter
112. Design Guidelines for Ethylene Quench Towers
General Process
015. Molecular Sieve Applications
026. Improving the Reliability of High Heat Flux Reboilers
035. Waste-heat recovery: Weighing in the environmental Factor
036. Spiral Heat Exchangers Preheat High Solids Black Liquor Without plugging
040. Production of Polyethylene Using Gas Fluidized Bed Reactor
069. Chemical Engineering Review Paper
084. Utility Management for Process and Power Industries
085. Hydrogen Production Optimization in Industry
088. Energy Savings in Steam Systems
089. Integrate Process Simulation and Process Synthesis
Oleo Chemicals
046. Advanced Fractionation Technology for the Oleo Chemical Industry
048. Revamp Strategies in Oleo Chemical Plants
101. ENGINEERING ASPECTS OF HERBAL AND PHYTOCHEMICAL PROCESSING
102. Modeling a pharmaceutical production process utilizing a batch process simulator
103. PILOT SCALE MODELING AND DESIGN FOR THE SEPARATION OF FATTY ACID MIXTURE
104. Modeling and Simulation of Used Lubricant Oil Re-refining Process
105. PHYTOCHEMICAL PROCESSING: THE NEXT EMERGING FIELD IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Personal Development
023. Career Guidelines for Young and Old Graduates
033. Communicating Effectively Among Engineers
037. Targeting East Asian Markets
090. Engineering Education Goals; Building Tomorrow’s Leaders
Health and Safety
003. Safety Results Mirror Expectations at New Grassroots Ethylene Plant
063. Hydrogen Sulfide Poisoning
070. Best Practices in Prevention and Suppression of Metal Packing Fires
086. Strategies to Measure Implementation of Health Programs
087. Ethylene Plant Safety Incidents
111. Design Guidelines for Safety in Piping Networks
Refining
009. Troubleshooting Practice in the Refinery
020. FCC Catalyst Selection021. Refinery Catalyst Workshop
031. Lower FCC Catalyst Resistivities raise Precipitator Efficiencies
032. Refiners have several options to overcome FCCU opacity limitations
049. Fractionation Technology for the Petroleum Refining Industry
072. Retrofit of a H2S Selective Amine Absorber Using MellapakPlus Structured Packing
Industry Resources
101. Condensation of Natural Gas -1915
102. EPA Profile of the Organic Chemical Industry 2nd Edition
103. EPA Profile of the Petroleum Refining Industry
104. EPA Profile of the Inorganic Chemical Industry
105. EPA Profile of the Pharmaceutical Industry
106. EPA Profile of the Pulp and Paper Industry
107. EPA Profile of the Plastic Resin and Fiber Industry
108. EPA Profile of the Rubber and Plastic Industry
109. EPA Profile of the Oil and Gas Extraction Industry
110. OSHA Refining Technical Manual