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3 Challenges facing European refineries Rene Gonzalez 5 ptq&a 11 Catalytic pathways to circularity Marc Nicolas and Jaap Bergwerff Ketjen Corporation 16 Unlocking ANCAP RFCC performance with key hardware modifications Francy Barrios Axens Marcel Sabag ANCAP 23 From residue to revenue with ebullated bed residue hydrocracking Colin Baillie, Darryl Klein, and Sidhartha Mohanty W. R. Grace & Co. 29 Trust through testing: How to select the right hydroprocessing catalyst Rahul Singh and Xavier E Ruiz Maldonado Topsoe 37 The future of petroleum refining: transform now or later? Part 2 Eric Pratchard and Todd Grubb Zeeco Hector Ayala, Aloke Sarkar, and HS Lee ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company 57 Identify corrosive regimes in hydrofluoric alkylation units: Part 2 Ezequiel Vicent OLI 63 Wireless vibration monitoring on tank mixers Murat Barış Türkoğlu and Mert Uztemur Tüpraş 69 Hybrid trays: strategic configuration for optimal column performance Rasna Rajendran, Anupriya Shahi, and Navneet Agarwal Engineers India Limited 75 From landfill to polymers: pyrolysis as a path to plastic circularity Stephany Romanow Global Energy Writers 81 The rising threats to FCC units Keisuke Karaki Kurita Water industries Ltd. Arthur Lamm Kurita America, Inc. 86 Technology In Action Balancing sulphur removal with octane retention Evonik Diana Brown and Thomas Yeung Hydrocarbon Publishing Company 45 Advanced simulation of polyolefin production Ghoncheh Rasouli and Alan Chew KBC (A Yokogawa Company) 51 Advancements in ultra-low NOx burner technology
Cover Whether for desulphurisation, hydroprocessing, etc., an older unit’s bankability and potential to support the energy transition should not be underestimated . Photo courtesy of Dheeraj Singh at Pexels.
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