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Technology Improved catalysts, process reliability are key refining trends

Oct. 30, 1995

Anne K. Rhodes Refining/Petrochemical Editor Technologies Cited By Fewer Companies (13777 bytes) Environmental issues and regulatory compliance receive the largest share of U.S. national laboratories' research and development funding for oil industry projects. Shown here is a tank cleaning and sludge recycling project in a refinery tank farm. (photo courtesy Landry Service Co. Inc., Houston)

Technologies Cited by Fewer Companies

Carbon rejection Sulfur removal Sensors and controls Contaminated fluids/solids control HF alkylation alternatives Catalyst recycling vs. landfill Improved effluent treatment Refining high-sulfur/high-metals crudes Process analyzer technology Control of NOx, SOx, and VOC emissions Biological demetallization Biological heavy hydrocarbon crackingCopyright 1995 Oil & Gas Journal. All Rights Reserved.