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THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGE
Gordon Cope, Contributing Editor, describes how refiners face many environmental challenges at a time when the financial health of the sector is ailing.
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BIOFUEL BLENDING: MAKING THE GRADE
Jon Denis, Honeywell Enraf, UK, addresses the challenges affecting accurate blend control of biofuels for the petroleum distribution sector.
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STRIKING A BALANCE
Peter Bluemel, SBZ Corporation, looks at the impact of metal contamination on fuel stability.
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GEARED UP FOR GAS
Jouni Ilvonen, AGA, subsidiary of Linde Gases, Finland, provides details on the largest speciality gas supply system commissioned in Finland.
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KEEPING IT SIMPLE
Constantinos Plellis-Tsaltakis and A.I. Lygeros, National Technical University of Athens, Greece, highlight a simple criterion for the evaluation of the performance of refinery strippers.
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PROCESSING POWER
Carel Pouwels, Ken Bruno and Yen Yung, Albemarle, USA, explain how the Upgrader FCCU catalyst processes more resid feedstock.
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CARING FOR CATALYSTS
Gert Griffioen and Michel Wijbrands, Mourik International, The Netherlands, provide advice on catalyst handling and reactor performance.
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ADDING UP THE ADVANTAGES: PART 2
Martin Evans, Intercat Equipment Inc., USA, continues his discussion on recent developments in catalyst addition systems.
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TIGHTER TESTING METHODS
Marcus Freit, Spectro Analytical Instruments GmbH, Germany, introduces positive material identification by spectrochemical analysis, a tool for infrastructure integrity testing.
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THE SEARCH FOR ACCURACY
Gerard Bottino, GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies, France, looks at the changing technologies used for flow metering.
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TAKING UP THE FLOW METER GAUNTLET
Eddie Bridges and Frank Grunert, KROHNE, UK, present a new Coriolis mass flowmeter for bulk metering in the oil and gas industry.
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TOOLS OF THE TRADE
Stefano Cagnola, Isoil Impianti SpA, Italy, discusses tools and enhancements for flow metering.
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IMPROVING FLEXIBILITY IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT
Chris Plott, HOVENSA L.L.C., US Virgin Islands, and Gerry Hanson and John Mickler, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, USA, describe a case study where a refinery chose an aboveground plant design, which improved flexibility in wastewater treatment.
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CLEANING UP THE SLOPS
Pietro Bilardello, Heurtey Petrochem, France, describes a recycling unit for petroleum residues.
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FAILURE IS AN OPTION
Loraine Huchler, MarTech Systems, Inc., USA, describes the risks of cutting costs in industrial water treatment services in this challenging economic environment.
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