"The church
says the earth is flat, but I know that it is round, for I have seen the shadow
on the moon, and I have more faith in a shadow than in the church."
Ferdinand Magellan (Portuguese navigator and explorer, 1480-1521)
The ERTC Annual
Meeting (European Refining Technology Conference- http://ertc.events.gtforum.com/ ) is
scheduled for November 2016 in Lisbon, Portugal.
If this is a meeting you are interested in attending, you can get a
price break by registering before 31 August.
TIP:
Visit the ERTC Meeting Web site and click the About button. There you will have the option to see
highlights from the 2015 meeting. If you
like what you see, register early to get the best deal.
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ERTC 21st Annual Meeting
14th-16th November 2016, Lisbon, Portugal
Early Bird Rate-Valid 2 July-31 Aug
The ERTC Annual Meeting (European Refining Technology Conference) is a
three day, multi streamed technical conference hosted annually by Global
Technology Forum (GTF).
ERTC Annual Meeting is the biggest and best event of the year for the European
downstream industry, attracting over 500 professionals from across the globe.
We aim to offer practical solutions and ideas to aid competitiveness at the
ERTC 21st Annual Meeting which continues to lead the way as the industry
meeting place. The event provides a valuable opportunity to network with
industry peers, customers and colleagues as well as to learn how best to
overcome the current challenges being faced.
Speakers 2016
Carlos Gomes da Silva
CEO, GALP ENERGIA
Maria Victoria Zingoni
Executive Managing Director Downstream, REPSOL
Srivatsan Iyer
CEO, BRASKEM Europe
Dr Andrea Battiston
Sr. Technical Specialist Hydroprocessing, Albemarle Catalysts Company
Colin Birch
Vice President, IHS Energy Oil Markets, Midstream & Downstream (OMD)
Louis Burns
Global Licensing Manager for Fuels Technologies, ExxonMobil
Kevin Clarke
Chief Revenue Officer, Permasense
Dr Pierre Dechamps
Policy Officer, Directorate General for Research and Innovation
Emiliano Di Giorgio
Sales Manager, Environmental, Haldor Topsøe
Florin Enache
Head of Process Engineering, Petrotel-Lukoil
Tim Fitzgibbon
Senior Expert, McKinsey & Co
Giuseppe Galassini
Technical Manager, Petroval
Dr Oswin Galtier
Account Manager & Business Developer, SP3H
Joseph C. Gentry
Vice President – Technology, R&D, and Engineering, GTC Technology
Maurice Korpelshoek
Technology Marketing Director, CB&I
Graeme Laughland
Principal Process Safety Consultant, ABB
Henrik Rådberg
Refinery Planning & Scheduling Manager, Preem AB
Stephen Wright
Vice President - EMEA Operations, Solomon Associates
Erwin Leitner
Vice President, Dorf Ketal
Gavin Medine
EARC Technology Director of Downstream Chemicals, Baker Hughes
Larissa Perotta
Technologist, Alternative Fuels Technology Group of Axens
Venkata Ramanujam
Technology Process Manager, GTC Technology US
Matthias Scherer
Director Marketing & Business Development, EMEA, GRACE
Volker Schulz
Former CEO, ESSAR UK
Martha Smith
Global Technology Director, ZymeFlow Decon
Philip Thornthwaite
Senior Industry Technical Consultant, NALCO Champion
Albert van den Bosch
Customer Solutions, EPS
Tom Ventham
Senior Technical Service Engineer, Johnson Matthey Process Technologies
Bengt Oldsberg
Executive Director Refining and Marketing, INA
Sneha Verma
Process Speciality Engineer, Fluor
Dr. Peter Bullemer
Senior Partner, Human Centered Solutions, LLP (HCS)
ADVISORY BOARD 2016
Andrea Amoroso
Vice President Process Technology, ENI
Gregory Dolan
CEO, Methanol Institute
Koenraad Herrebout
Head of Technical Assistance, Refining and Petrochemicals, Total
Peter Illyes
Technical Development Petrochemicals, OMV
John Berg
Manager Asset Management, Statoil
Neda Marcec-Rahelic
Technical Director, INA
Dawood Nassif
Advisor and GM, Nogaholding; Board Dir, Bapco & Chairman of the Bapco Major
Investments Steering Committee, Nogaholding & Bapco
Adriana Orejas Núñez
Technology and Projects Manager, REPSOL
Rebeca Reguillo Carmona
Senior Scientist, Borealis
Karen Small
Senior Process Chemist, Olefins, INEOS
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Thursday, August 25, 2016
Thursday, August 18, 2016
Conference Alert: Sulphur 2016
"All of us
should treasure John Dillinger's oriental wisdom and his preaching of a
Zen-like detachment, as exemplified by his constant reminder to clerks, tellers, or others who grew excited by his
presence in their banks: "Jus lie down on the floor and keep calm."
- Robert Anton Wilson (American sci-fi author, b. 1932)
Reminder … Sulphur 2016 (http://www.crugroup.com/events/sulphur/) is coming to London on 10 November 2016.
According to the Conference Web site …
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Now firmly established as the premier industry event for the sulphur and sulphuric acid markets Sulphur 2016 will take place on 7-10 November in London, UK.
Attracting over 500 industry professionals from around the globe the conference offers the opportunity to meet, learn and network.
Each year, the extensive programme covers key market trends, project updates and supply and demand forecasts in the commercial sessions, with presentations from respected industry figures; and high level analysis from CRU’s Sulphur Team.
The two day split stream technical programme showcases the latest technological developments to improve efficiency and compliance, and provides a high-level forum for engineers from the sulphur and sulphuric acid industries to share experience and develop solutions to common operational problems.
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TIP: Purchase presentations from the Sulphur 2015 conference to determine whether to spend the money on attending the 2016 conference.
Again, according to the Conference Web site …
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Missed Sulphur 2015? To purchase the speaker presentations from the Sulphur conference in Paris, please contact us using the details below:
t: +44 (0) 20 7903 2444
e: conferences@crugroup.com
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Reminder … Sulphur 2016 (http://www.crugroup.com/events/sulphur/) is coming to London on 10 November 2016.
According to the Conference Web site …
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Now firmly established as the premier industry event for the sulphur and sulphuric acid markets Sulphur 2016 will take place on 7-10 November in London, UK.
Attracting over 500 industry professionals from around the globe the conference offers the opportunity to meet, learn and network.
Each year, the extensive programme covers key market trends, project updates and supply and demand forecasts in the commercial sessions, with presentations from respected industry figures; and high level analysis from CRU’s Sulphur Team.
The two day split stream technical programme showcases the latest technological developments to improve efficiency and compliance, and provides a high-level forum for engineers from the sulphur and sulphuric acid industries to share experience and develop solutions to common operational problems.
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TIP: Purchase presentations from the Sulphur 2015 conference to determine whether to spend the money on attending the 2016 conference.
Again, according to the Conference Web site …
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Missed Sulphur 2015? To purchase the speaker presentations from the Sulphur conference in Paris, please contact us using the details below:
t: +44 (0) 20 7903 2444
e: conferences@crugroup.com
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Monday, August 15, 2016
RESEARCHING THE FUTURE
“The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.” -- Abraham Lincoln (American 16th US President (1861-65)
Whether you need a comprehensive literature search, or you just want to monitor the latest developments in your field, consider searching for articles a year ahead of the one you currently occupy.
To illustrate … here are the results of searching Google® Scholar for “desulfurization” in 2016, vs. 2017 …
Google Scholar
desulfurization
Date range: 2016-2016
3780 results
desulfurization
Date range: 2017-2017
6 results
Only 6 results for 2017, but still … they are results that would not be included in search results for 2016.
TIP: Stay on top by searching a year ahead.
Thursday, August 4, 2016
APPLY yourself
“The
closest to perfection a person ever comes is when he fills out a job application form.”
Stanley J. Randall (February 1, 1908 – December 13, 1989). Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Don Mills in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Progressive Conservative member.
There are PATENTS, and there are PATENT APPLICATIONS.
TIP: Stay on top of DESULFURIZATION patents by searching the USPTO Patent Application Database (http://appft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html )
Search DESULFURIZATION in the TITLE field OR the ABSTRACT field by filling in the USPTO Patent Application search form, or enter the following search string directly …
TTL/desulfurization OR ABST/desulfurization
Here are three results from such a search …
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Targeted Desulfurization Apparatus Integrating Oxidative Desulfurization And Hydrodesulfurization To Produce Diesel Fuel Having An Ultra-Low Level Of Organosulfur Compounds
United States Patent Application 20160208179
Saudi Aramco: Bourane; Abdennour ; et al. July 21, 2016
Abstract
Deep desulfurization of hydrocarbon feeds containing undesired organosulfur compounds to produce a hydrocarbon product having low levels of sulfur, i.e., 15 ppmw or less of sulfur, is achieved by flashing the feed at a target cut point temperature to obtain two fractions. A first fraction contains refractory organosulfur compounds, which boil at or above the target cut point temperature. A second fraction boiling below the target cut point temperature is substantially free of refractory sulfur-containing compounds. The second fraction is contacted with a hydrodesulfurization catalyst in a hydrodesulfurization reaction zone operating under mild conditions to reduce the quantity of organosulfur compounds to an ultra-low level. The first fraction is contacted with an oxidizing agent and an active metal catalyst in an oxidation reaction zone to convert the refractory organosulfur compounds to oxidized organosulfur compounds. The oxidized organosulfur compounds are removed, producing a stream containing an ultra-low level of organosulfur compounds. The two streams can be combined to obtain a full range hydrocarbon product having an ultra-low level of organosulfur compounds.
Free Full Text Source: http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=2&f=G&l=50&co1=OR&d=PG01&s1=desulfurization.TTL.&s2=desulfurization.AB.&OS=TTL/desulfurization+OR+ABST/desulfurization&RS=TTL/desulfurization+OR+ABST/desulfurization
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Adsorptive Desulfurization
United States Patent Application 20160175806
University of Connecticut: Suib; Steven L. ; et al. June 23, 2016
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a method for removing sulfur-containing compounds from a fluid. The method involves adding manganese oxide to the fluid; doping the manganese oxide in situ with iron, cobalt, or combinations thereof to give a doped manganese oxide adsorbent; and contacting the fluid with a selected amount of the doped manganese oxide adsorbent and at a selected temperature and pressure sufficient for the doped manganese oxide adsorbent to preferentially adsorb the sulfur-containing compounds in the fluid. The disclosure also relates to a process for preparing a doped manganese oxide adsorbent, and a doped manganese oxide adsorbent prepared by the process. The disclosure further relates to a method for tuning structural properties (e.g., surface area, pore size and pore volume) of a doped manganese oxide adsorbent.
Free Full Text Source: http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=3&f=G&l=50&co1=OR&d=PG01&s1=desulfurization.TTL.&s2=desulfurization.AB.&OS=TTL/desulfurization+OR+ABST/desulfurization&RS=TTL/desulfurization+OR+ABST/desulfurization
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Sulfur-resistant Catalyst for Aromatics Saturated Hydrogenation and Preparation Method Thereof
United States Patent Application 20160167017
PetroChina: Yang; Xiaodong ; et al. June 16, 2016
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for preparing a sulfur-resistant catalyst for aromatics saturated hydrogenation, comprising the steps of: preparing noble metal impregnation solutions from a noble metal and deionized water or an acid solution; impregnating a carrier with the impregnation solutions sequentially from high to low concentrations by incipient impregnation; homogenizing, drying, and calcinating to obtain the sulfur-resistant catalyst for aromatics saturated hydrogenation. The catalyst for aromatics saturated hydrogenation prepared by the method according to the present invention is primarily used in processing low-sulfur and high-aromatics light distillate, middle distillate, atmospheric gas oil, and vacuum gas oil. The method according to the present invention is advantageous in that the catalyst for aromatics saturated hydrogenation exhibits good hydrofining performance, superior aromatics saturation performance, high liquid yield of products, as well as excellent desulfurization and sulfur-resistance, and the catalyst has remarkable effects in use and a great prospect of application.
Free Full Text Source: http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=5&f=G&l=50&co1=OR&d=PG01&s1=desulfurization.TTL.&s2=desulfurization.AB.&OS=TTL/desulfurization+OR+ABST/desulfurization&RS=TTL/desulfurization+OR+ABST/desulfurization
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Stanley J. Randall (February 1, 1908 – December 13, 1989). Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Don Mills in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Progressive Conservative member.
There are PATENTS, and there are PATENT APPLICATIONS.
TIP: Stay on top of DESULFURIZATION patents by searching the USPTO Patent Application Database (http://appft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html )
Search DESULFURIZATION in the TITLE field OR the ABSTRACT field by filling in the USPTO Patent Application search form, or enter the following search string directly …
TTL/desulfurization OR ABST/desulfurization
Here are three results from such a search …
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Targeted Desulfurization Apparatus Integrating Oxidative Desulfurization And Hydrodesulfurization To Produce Diesel Fuel Having An Ultra-Low Level Of Organosulfur Compounds
United States Patent Application 20160208179
Saudi Aramco: Bourane; Abdennour ; et al. July 21, 2016
Abstract
Deep desulfurization of hydrocarbon feeds containing undesired organosulfur compounds to produce a hydrocarbon product having low levels of sulfur, i.e., 15 ppmw or less of sulfur, is achieved by flashing the feed at a target cut point temperature to obtain two fractions. A first fraction contains refractory organosulfur compounds, which boil at or above the target cut point temperature. A second fraction boiling below the target cut point temperature is substantially free of refractory sulfur-containing compounds. The second fraction is contacted with a hydrodesulfurization catalyst in a hydrodesulfurization reaction zone operating under mild conditions to reduce the quantity of organosulfur compounds to an ultra-low level. The first fraction is contacted with an oxidizing agent and an active metal catalyst in an oxidation reaction zone to convert the refractory organosulfur compounds to oxidized organosulfur compounds. The oxidized organosulfur compounds are removed, producing a stream containing an ultra-low level of organosulfur compounds. The two streams can be combined to obtain a full range hydrocarbon product having an ultra-low level of organosulfur compounds.
Free Full Text Source: http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=2&f=G&l=50&co1=OR&d=PG01&s1=desulfurization.TTL.&s2=desulfurization.AB.&OS=TTL/desulfurization+OR+ABST/desulfurization&RS=TTL/desulfurization+OR+ABST/desulfurization
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Adsorptive Desulfurization
United States Patent Application 20160175806
University of Connecticut: Suib; Steven L. ; et al. June 23, 2016
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a method for removing sulfur-containing compounds from a fluid. The method involves adding manganese oxide to the fluid; doping the manganese oxide in situ with iron, cobalt, or combinations thereof to give a doped manganese oxide adsorbent; and contacting the fluid with a selected amount of the doped manganese oxide adsorbent and at a selected temperature and pressure sufficient for the doped manganese oxide adsorbent to preferentially adsorb the sulfur-containing compounds in the fluid. The disclosure also relates to a process for preparing a doped manganese oxide adsorbent, and a doped manganese oxide adsorbent prepared by the process. The disclosure further relates to a method for tuning structural properties (e.g., surface area, pore size and pore volume) of a doped manganese oxide adsorbent.
Free Full Text Source: http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=3&f=G&l=50&co1=OR&d=PG01&s1=desulfurization.TTL.&s2=desulfurization.AB.&OS=TTL/desulfurization+OR+ABST/desulfurization&RS=TTL/desulfurization+OR+ABST/desulfurization
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Sulfur-resistant Catalyst for Aromatics Saturated Hydrogenation and Preparation Method Thereof
United States Patent Application 20160167017
PetroChina: Yang; Xiaodong ; et al. June 16, 2016
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for preparing a sulfur-resistant catalyst for aromatics saturated hydrogenation, comprising the steps of: preparing noble metal impregnation solutions from a noble metal and deionized water or an acid solution; impregnating a carrier with the impregnation solutions sequentially from high to low concentrations by incipient impregnation; homogenizing, drying, and calcinating to obtain the sulfur-resistant catalyst for aromatics saturated hydrogenation. The catalyst for aromatics saturated hydrogenation prepared by the method according to the present invention is primarily used in processing low-sulfur and high-aromatics light distillate, middle distillate, atmospheric gas oil, and vacuum gas oil. The method according to the present invention is advantageous in that the catalyst for aromatics saturated hydrogenation exhibits good hydrofining performance, superior aromatics saturation performance, high liquid yield of products, as well as excellent desulfurization and sulfur-resistance, and the catalyst has remarkable effects in use and a great prospect of application.
Free Full Text Source: http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=5&f=G&l=50&co1=OR&d=PG01&s1=desulfurization.TTL.&s2=desulfurization.AB.&OS=TTL/desulfurization+OR+ABST/desulfurization&RS=TTL/desulfurization+OR+ABST/desulfurization
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