Space-efficient layouts, waste-heat integration and tailored liquefaction strategies to reduce energy penalties and simplify retrofit installations aboard existing vessels As the new head of IMO ...

In 2007, the Geismar Honeywell chemical plant drew up a plan to replace corroding gaskets. But that plan did not assign a specific completion date; instead, a recent federal report said, the company ...

A process for combusting all vapors released from the glycol in a triethylene glycol (TEG) reboiler has been developed and successfully employed. The process, StripBurn, ensures 100% combustion in ...

Errors in process management and equipment led to a 2013 fatal explosion at the Williams Olefins plant in Geismar, La., an investigation by the U.S. Chemical Safety &Hazards Investigation Board (CSB) ...

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to describe a system for fouling monitoring in thermosiphon reboilers. This system is based on a static model of the fouling resistance of which the parameters are ...

A Honeywell contract inspector warned the company's Geismar operation that some of its chlorine equipment was corroding and would need to be replaced within a year, nearly two and a half years before ...

Greg: In this column, we look at distillation control with Vivek R. Dabholkar, an independent advanced process control (APC) consultant who previously offered his expertise in “Achieving plantwide, ...

Myke King continues his detailed series on process control, seeking to inspire chemical engineers to exploit untapped opportunities for improvement THERE are multiple level control strategies that can ...

Steam reboilers are crucial to production in petroleum refineries and petrochemical plants, representing huge capital investment in distillation columns. Regardless of the investment made to have the ...