Q3 (Jul, Aug, Sep) 2022 www.digitalrefining.com ptq PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY QUARTERLY
5 The energy transition: maybe later? Rene Gonzalez
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emissions reduction Philippe Mège and Michel Molinier Axens
23 Capital priorities in the downstream industry Rene Gonzalez Editor, PTQ 29 Enhancing flexibility in two-stage hydrocrackers Devansh Dhar, Pronit Lahiri and Paul Ronald Robinson Topsoe
39 A step change in feed nozzle design Todd Foshee Shell Catalysts & Technologies
47 Biofeed co-processing for fuel production Scott Sayles, Matthew Caserta, Stephen DeLude and Al Keller Becht 55 Stationing an operator at a pressure safety valve bypass Jonathan R Webber Fluor Canada Ltd 63 Role of FCC process and catalysts in the energy transition Maria Nieves Alvarez MERYT Catalysts & Innovation 69 Challenges with carbon disulphide removal in petrochemical naphtha Manish Bhargava, Anju Patil and Niyaz Ahmad DWC Innovations 75 Optimising oil and gas operations – when to decommission or modernise Stuart Querns Delaware United Kingdom 79 New graphical procedure to design reactor supports used in industry Osama Bedair Consultant
85 FCC unit yield improvement with artificial intelligence Geraldine Hwang and Abishek Mukund Imubit
91 Production optimisation for refining and olefins: how best to achieve it Ron Beck AspenTech
94 Technology in Action
Cover The industry’s pursuit of high-value outlets requires optimisation of process infrastructure at levels not seen in previous margins cycles
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