A mobile, low-field nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) sensor for onboard, inline detection of catalytic fines in fuel oil in the shipping industry is presented as an alternative to onshore laboratory measurements. Catalytic fines (called cat fines) are aluminosilicate zeolite catalysts utilized in the oil cracking process at refineries. When present in fuel oil, cat fines cause abrasive wear of ...

Alkyl derivatives of MEA are used in the production of surfactants, dyes, in the manufacture of drugs as a buffer substance and for the stabilization of emulsions, in the manufacture of herbicides, cosmetics, antihistamines, are also of practical interest [1]. It is widely known also as useful “acid” gases (H2S, CO2, SO2, etc.) as absorbents in the process of cleaning process for gases in oil r...

Alkyl derivatives of MEA are used in the production of surfactants, dyes, in the manufacture of drugs as a buffer substance and for the stabilization of emulsions, in the manufacture of herbicides, cosmetics, antihistamines, are also of practical interest [1]. It is widely known also as useful “acid” gases (H2S, CO2, SO2, etc.) as absorbents in the process of cleaning process for gases in oil r...

Phenolic derivatives are used as raw materials in textiles, pulp and paper, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, oil-refineries and leather industries. These heterocyclic aromatic chemicals are among the most frequently found pollutants in industrial effluents. Since these compounds are toxic either through ingestion, inhalation or contact even at low concentrations, biodegradation of the effluent is...

The oil and gas industry will continue to boom in the coming future. Obtaining oil and gas from conventional and non-conventional resources will become more and more challenging. This intensifying need will impose very considerable demands on work force, financial and technology capabilities. Since the future supplies of oil and gas are to expand, advanced technology will become increasingly ne...

The high cost of commercial active carbon has motivated the study of new adsorbents materials with the aim to reduce costs of the residuary waters treatment by means of adsorption process. Among then, the pyrolyzed oil shale has demonstrated adsorbents characteristic and has been studied as adsorbent material for organic and inorganic pollutants. In oil refineries, before deciding for the impla...

This paper presents a study on the data-driven modelling and optimisation of a crude oil hydrotreating process using bootstrap aggregated neural networks. Hydrotreating (HDT) is a chemical process that can be widely used in crude oil refineries to remove undesirable impurities like sulphur, nitrogen, oxygen, metal and aromatic compounds. In order to enhance the operation efficiency of HDT proce...

Electrical circuits of reactive power compensation on the basis thyristor control in supply system oil refineries are considered. The main advantages, advantages over traditional systems and directions introduction into modern production formulated.

A mortality study of workers employed for at least one year between 1 January 1950 and 31 December 1975 at eight oil refineries in Britain has been carried out. Over 99% of the population were successfully traced to determine their vital status at 31 December 1975. The mortality observed in the study population was compared with that which would be expected from the mortality rates for the all ...

Fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) is the main conversion process used in oil refineries. An X-ray microscopy method is used to show that metal poisoning and related structural changes in the zeolite active material lead to a non-uniform core–shell deactivation of FCC catalyst particles. The study links the detrimental effect of V and Ni poisoning with zeolite destruction and dealumination in a spa...