Tag: Olefins
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Introduction to Petrochemical Industry
The petrochemical industry is a branch of the chemical industry that produces a wide range of chemical products from petroleum and natural gas. These chemical products are the building blocks...
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Alkylation Process In Petroleum Refinery
Alkylation is a chemical process in a petroleum oil refinery in which a high-quality gasoline component (alkylate) is produced by the reaction of low-value light hydrocarbons of the LPG range...
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Avoiding Temperature Runaway in Hydroprocessing Reactors
Temperature excursion or temperature runaway is the abnormal process condition at which catalyst bed temperatures go high beyond the normal operating limit on account of uncontrolled hydrocracking reactions. During a...
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Avoiding Deactivation of Hydrocracking Catalyst
Hydrocracking catalyst deactivation is the gradual loss of the catalyst’s activity while maintaining the same conversion severity. As the deactivation increases the catalyst temperature has to increase in order to...
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Solving Fouling Problems of Hydrotreating Reactor
The Hydrotreating process is critical for oil refineries to produce low sulfur petroleum products and meet strict quality and environmental standards. The major issue with the Hydroprocessing unit operation is...