“An original idea. That can't be too hard. The library must be full of
them.” -- Stephen John Fry (born 1957) English actor, screenwriter,
author, playwright, journalist, poet, and comedian
Global Technology Forum (GTF) (http://events.gtforum.com/artc-annual-meeting/static/home)
has issued a call for papers for ARTC (Asian Refining Technology Conference) 17th Annual
Meeting, to be held 5 & 6 March 2014 in Singapore.
I discovered the call for papers thanks to an email I received from GTF. Here are details from the email …
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Global Technology
Forum is delighted to announce that the “call for papers” is now open
for the ARTC 17th Annual Meeting.
ARTC is the leading downstream industry event serving the Asia region. The
event will bring together senior refining and petrochemical professionals to
discuss the latest technological developments, regulatory changes and
operational challenges facing the downstream sector. Attendees will include
heads of refining, technical and operational management as well as process and
technical engineers.
Global Technology Forum has again commissioned an advisory board for ARTC
comprising of industry experts to make the paper selections for the conference.
You are now invited to submit one or two original papers for this conference.
Acceptance criteria will be based on originality, technical innovation and
relevance to industry concerns. At this stage, the only requirements are a
working title, subject area and brief description of the proposed content
(typically a 200 word abstract will suffice).
Deadline for paper submissions: Friday 11 October
Some suggested hot topics for the ARTC agenda are as follows but are not
restricted to:
Best practices in the use of LP for optimisation of refinery units for higher
yields
Impacts of potentially cheap feed in shale gas / shale oil at western
refineries
Addressing export risks for Asia n refiners
Retaining existing markets and capturing new ones
Solutions to rising energy and operational costs
Process optimisation/revamp cases in petrochemical plants
Determining operating models and levels of integration across the value chain
Joint-venture refineries in China as a growing trend
Heat and utility integration in combined cycle plants
Changing dynamics of petrochemicals and mega refineries reverse-integration
Availability and viability of alternative biofuels
How will the IMO maritime affect ASEAN refiners
Energy management systems and trends
How is demand and use of clean fuels changing end user requirements?
Developments in Gas to Liquids (GTL) technology
Advanced materials for pipeline protection and rehabilitation
Asset integrity and lifecycle maintenance with maximum up time
Trends in gasoline and diesel upgrading
Preference will be given to papers giving case histories and actual operating
experience. We would be pleased to receive abstracts from supply companies that
are co-authored with refining companies.
For more information about the ARTC please visit the website where you will
find regular updates as well as details of our other events: http://events.gtforum.com/artc-annual-meeting/static/home
Please send abstracts to adam.thompson@gtforum.com
by 11th October 2013.
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Web … and tell your colleagues about the Blog.
“I'm very brave
generally, he went on in a low voice: only today I
happen to have a headache.” -- Lewis Carroll (English Logician,
Mathematician, Photographer and Novelist, especially remembered for Alice's
Adventures in Wonderland. 1832-1898)
While most of the posts to the Desulfurization Blog are related to
desulfurization, I wander a bit. Hence
the document below, which intrigued me.
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Pathways to Low Carbon Shipping - Abatement Potential Towards 2050
DNV - Det Norske Veritas
Summary
In 2009, DNV published Pathways to Low Carbon Shipping that demonstrated a
cost-effective potential for reducing CO2 emissions by 15 % on the existing
world shipping fleet and by 30 % on of the predicted global fleet in 2030. In
this latest study, DNV has used a new probabilistic model to analyse pathways
towards 2050.
In addition to those measures analysed in the 2009 study, the potential uptake
of a wide range of alternative fuels is modelled. The results demonstrate that
with uptake of operational and technical measures, as well as biofuels and LNG,
the cost-effective CO2 reduction potential in 2050 is around 50 % of baseline
emissions, indicating stabilisation of emissions from world shipping at present
levels.
The results show LNG could be important part of the fuel mix in 2050 based on
cost-effectiveness considerations. However, this study shows that for shipping
to provide a substantial contribution to a 2°C pathway, a regulatory or
financial incentive for biofuel is one alterative, but that nuclear power in
large ships could also cut emissions drastically in a cost-effective way.
Free Full Text Source: http://www.dnv.com/binaries/position%20paper%20from%20dnv%20pathways%20to%20low%20carbon%20shipping_tcm4-535306.pdf
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How I found it:
I subscribe to Diesel &
Gas Turbine Worldwide (http://dieselpub.com/),
which offers free subscriptions to those who qualify. A recent email alerted me to an article
describing the DNV Pathways
publication.
I then Googled® Pathways
to Low Carbon Shipping, which led me to the full text document.
Incidentally, if you Google® Jean Steinhardt,
you will find a number of interesting items.
“If one tells the
truth, one is sure sooner or later to be found out”
-- Oscar Wilde (Irish Poet, Novelist, Dramatist and Critic, 1854-1900)
I found
the following interesting article today, and, wonder of wonders, the full text
is available at no charge.
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Hydrodesulfurization
of Diesel Oils by MoS2 Catalyst Prepared by in situ Decomposition of Ammonium
Thiomolybdate
Wimonrat Trakarnpruk,, Boonchai Seentrakoon, Suriya Porntangjitlikit
wimonrat.t@chula.ac.th
1 Green Chemistry Research Unit, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn
University, Bangkok, Thailand
2,3 Petrochemistry and Polymer Science, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn
University, Bangkok, Thailand
Abstract
An unsupported MoS2 catalyst was prepared by in situ decomposition of ammonium
thiomolybdate (ATM)in the presence of water. The catalyst was characterized by
XRD, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) andspecific surface area measurements
(BET, BJH). Its catalytic activity was evaluated for the
hydrodesulfurization(HDS) of diesel oils (straight run gas oil, SRGO and light
cycle oil, LCO). Selected refractory sulfur compounds:benzothiophene (BT),
dibenzothiophene (DBT) and 4,6-dimethyldibenzothiophene (4,6-DMDBT) in oils
were investigated. The high catalytic activity resulted from the large surface
area of the catalyst due to water addition.Reactivity order of the sulfur
compounds were determined. The results showed that the reactivity order in
SRGOwhich contains nitrogen content is different from that in LCO. This reveals
that matrix effect of the oil has someinfluences on the reactivity of the
sulfur compounds.
Free Full Text Source: http://202.44.8.54/index.php/sustj/article/view/7261
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How I found it:
I conduct periodic searches for “dibenzothiophene,”
since it is one of the more difficult components to remove from heavy crude.
I like to search Google® Scholar, because it
returns patents as well as scholarly articles.
I also like to focus on what the oil majors are
doing, because their research tends to be more application oriented.
So here is the simple search statement that resulted in the article highlighted
above …
Google Scholar: dibenzothiophene exxonmobil
Speaking of simple … simplify your life by following
the Desulfurization Blog (www.desulf.blogspot.com)
. And tell your
colleagues about it. They will
thank you.
“Information is not knowledge.” -- Albert Einstein (German born
American Physicist, 1879-1955)
Refining India is scheduled for 3-4
October 2013, in New Delhi.
Here is information
taken from the Web …
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Every year, for the past 13 years, 150 or
so senior engineers from operating and engineering companies throughout India
have come together under the aegis of the Lovraj Kumar Memorial Trust (LKMT) to
discuss aspects of hydrocarbon technology.
It's a rather special occasion, as old colleagues get reacquainted, put their
heads together over technical issues and network with both old and new faces.
Now those from outside India can join this group as this year the LKMT is
joining forces with Crambeth Allen, Publishers of PTQ, to extend a truly
international flavour to the event with speakers from as far afield as the
China, Indonesia, North America and Europe, as well as the usual high caliber
Indian speakers.
As well as individual presentations, the event will include three extended
discussion sessions enabling delegates to explore such subjects as
- The Impact of Shale Gas/Tight Oil
Developments
- Heavy and Sour Crudes Processing
- Energy Efficiency
- Clean Fuels
at length with both the speakers and other delegates
Eminent Indian speakers so far lined up to speak include:
- RS Butola Chairman IOCL, 'The Indian refining scenario'
- Prof MM Sharma Keynote formerly Director, Institute of Chemical Technology
and Chairman of the Scientific Advisory
Committee of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
- Vikram Mehta formerly CEO Shell India, 'Policy Issues for the sustenance and
growth of the Hydrocarbon sector in India'.
- Dr AK Balyan CEO Petronet LNG 'Impact of Shale Gas and Tight Oil on the
Indian Hydrocarbon Sector'
- Prabh Das CEO HMEL 'Setting up a Refinery in a Challenging location: Bhatinda
, A case study'
- Sanjay Gupta, Director Commercial, EIL 'Refinery Project Execution-Options
and Methodologies'
complemented by International speakers from companies including:
ExxonMobil
Sinopec
Pertamina
Air Products
ESAI
Kinetic Technologies
Sulphur Experts Internatioal
KBC
Companies and organisations invited to send delegates include:
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL); BPCL - Oman Refinery, Bina (BORL);
Kochi Refineries Ltd. (KRL); Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (CPCL);
Engineers India Ltd. (EIL); Essar; Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL);
HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd. (HMEL); Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd.
(MRPL); Numaligarh Refinery Ltd. (NRL); Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL); Gas
Authority of India Ltd. (GAIL); Oil India Ltd. (OIL); Oil & Natural Gas
Corporation (ONGC); Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd. (HPL); HPCL-Cairn Energy;
Gujarat State Petroleum Ltd. (GSPL); Nagarajuna Oil Corporation; IPCL -
Reliance; Reliance; Petronet - LNG; IIP, Dehradun; CHT; Shri Ram Research
Institute; ONGC Energy Centre, and PCRA
Source: http://www.eptq.com/conference/(S(143a43zokyywvrv3gqrefhqn))/view_conference.aspx?intCID=15&d=1/
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