Articles By GTC Vorro Technology
Optimizing petroleum naphtha
As featured in Hydrocarbon Processing, January 2024 issue
Hydrocarbon Processing’s January edition featured an article by GTC Vorro Technology Director of Technology and Engineering, Zhepeng Liu. The article, titled ‘Optimizing petroleum naphtha,’ highlighted the significant improvements that can be achieved in petroleum naphtha.
“One of the interesting dimensions of chemical engineering is the management of processing operations related to the molecular composition of the raw material. Petroleum naphtha is one area where significant improvements can be achieved by changing the sequence of processing steps or altering the general scheme of processing altogether to take advantage of the natural distributions of components.”
Zero Sulfur in Refineries
As featured in Engineering Practice, January 2022 issue
The refining industry is pressured. Environmental regulations dominate investment budgets, and often take the top priority in operating expenditures. Mandates on compliance rule over all else, and must be adhered as a license to operate regardless of the logic or cost/benefit analysis. The Gas Processing Industry faces some of the same challenges, and has found different ways to manage H2S that may be useful in the downstream refinery industry.
Zero Sulfur in Steam Cracker Plants
As featured in Engineering Practice, March 2022 issue
The petrochemical industry is pressured. Environmental regulations dominate investment budgets, and often take the top priority in operating expenditures. Mandates on compliance rule over all else, and must be adhered to as a license to operate regardless of the logic or cost/benefit analysis. The Gas Processing Industry faces some of the same challenges, and has found different ways for managing H2S that are prudent to consider in the downstream industry.
The current buzz of attention is about anything ‘green’. For steam cracker plants, this is mainly reflected in a) taking unconventional feeds or recycled polymers or bio-fuels, or b) making products that are recyclable or environmental-friendly. But, traditional issues such as waste reduction and energy efficiency remain important as well. This paper is a sequel to the article Zero Sulfur in Refineries, which prompts some re-thinking about sulfur management in downstream industry based on practices learned in the Gas Processing Industry.
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