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JANUARY

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January 2023
January Special Features:
  • How to... CHIMNEY TRAY How to design Chimney Trays Dr.-Ing. Volker Engel
  • Empirical Approach to Hydrate Formation in Natural Gas Pipelines Jayanthi Vijay Sarathy
  • Why the Energy Transition in the Downstream Industry Pass Through Renewable Hydrogen? Dr. Marcio Wagner da Silva
  • The Rock Bottom View: Monday, December 5, 2022 Was an Important Day in Science Fusion Nuclear Power Finally!....But Is It Safe? Ron Cormier
  • Potential of Renewable Green Hydrogen Production in Shores of Countries (Offshore & Onshore) Hamid Reza Seyed Jafari, Dr. Ahmad Shariati, Seyed Mohammad Reza Seyed Jafari
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NOVEMBER

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November 2022
November Special Features:
  • Closing the Sustainability Cycle: The Role of Plastics Recycling Technologies in the Future of Downstream Industry Dr. Marcio Wagner da Silva
  • Cooling Tower Makeup Water Estimation Jayanthi Vijay Sarathy
  • Avoiding the “Sunk Cost Swamp” is Key to New Energy Project Success Anne B. Keller 
  • Update for the South East Asia (SEA) O&G Industry
  • The Rock Bottom View: Sustainability/Renewability….What the Heck is it Really All About Ron Cormier
  • Benchmarking Wastewater Treatment Systems Karl Kolmetz, Cheah Phaik Sim
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September 2022
September Special Features:
  • ​Facing the Challenges of the Downstream Industry with Versatile Technologies | The FCC Alternative Dr. Marcio Wagner da Silva
  • Gas Compression Stages | Process Design & Optimization Jayanthi Vijay Sarathy
  • How to... RANDOM PACKINGS How to Calculate Hydraulics of Random Packings Dr.-Ing. Volker Engel
  • Whitepaper Sampling Sulfuric Acid | An Engineered Solution for Safer Sampling BIAR Sampling Systems
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JULY

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July 2022
July Special Features:
  • Integrated Refining Schemes: Reviewing the Mind Map of the Downstream Players Dr. Marcio Wagner da Silva 
  • The Heating Value Estimation for Natural Gas Applications Jayanthi Vijay Sarathy
  • Sustainable Air Fuel (SAF) Hamid Reza Seyed Jafari, Seyed Mohammad Reza Seyed Jafari
  • Use of Process Simulation for Distillation Design Timothy M. Zygula, Pamela C. Dautenhahn 
  • Design Guidelines for Safety in Piping Networks Karl Kolmetz, Stephen J.Wallace, Mee Shee Tiong​
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May 2022
May Special Features:
  • Assessment of Techno-Economic Feasibility of Green Hydrogen Production Using Low Carbon Electricity Rupsha Bhattacharyya
  • Update for the Southeast Asia Oil and Gas Industry
  • Update for the American Oil and Gas Industry
  • The Underbelly of Ethanol Blends and Battery Electrical Vehicles Jayanthi Vijay Sarathy
  • Managing Corrosion in Sour Water Stripping Units Dr. Marcio Wagner da Silva
  • Renewable Energies as Preventive Solution of Climate Change and Clean Renewable future Energy Hamid Reza Seyed Jafari, Seyed Mohammad Reza Seyed Jafari
  • Guidelines for Propylene Splitters Timothy M. Zygula, Karl Kolmetz, Johor Bahru​
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March 2022
March Special Features:
  • How to Change Phase Non-renewable Industry to a Bio & Renewable Industry in Oil, Gas & Petrochemical in Downstream Sectors
    Hamid Reza Seyed Jafari, Mohammad Ali Tork, Dr. Ahmad Shariati, Dr. Seyed Morteza Seyed Jafari, Seyed Mohammad Reza Seyed Jafari
  • How Effective Leadership Can Develop a Learning Culture – Building a Team Dr. Tina Persson
  • Update for the Southeast Asia (SEA) Oil & Gas Industry
  • Zero Sulfur in Steam Cracker Plants Joseph C. Gentry
  • The Importance of Thermodynamics on Process Simulation Modeling Timothy M. Zygula, Eric Roy, Pamela C. Dautenhahn, Ph.D., P.E.
  • Gas Condensate Separation Stages – Design & Optimization Jayanthi Vijay Sarathy
  • Guidelines for Alarm Identification Methods & Training Content for Alarm Management Systems Praveen Nagenderan C
  • Design Guidelines for Chemical Treatment Distillation Columns Karl Kolmetz
  • Adding Value to High Sulfur Crude Oil Reserves – Deep Hydroprocessing Technologies Dr. Marcio Wagner da Silva
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January

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January 2022
January Special Features:
  • Improving the Reliability & Availability of the Refining Hardware | Management of Naphthenic Corrosion Marcio Wagner da Silva
  • Considering Feedforward Strategy for Process Control Alex Michinel
  • ​Into a Clearing, But Not Out of the Woods Just Yet… Ronald J. Cormier
  • Chemical Engineering for the Energy Transition Rupsha Bhattacharyya
  • ​An Overview of Pipeline Costing & Economics Jayanthi Vijay Sarathy
  • Zero Sulfur in Refineries Joseph C. Gentry
  • Quench Oil Tower Operation Problems & Troubleshooting With Solutions Abhishek Sharma
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2021 Issues

NOVEMBER

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November 2021
November Special Features:
  • Catalyst Technology Q&A Panelists: Dr. Paul Jerus, Henrik W. Rasmussen, Rajesh Sivadasan, Raja Raman, Dr. Abrar A. Hakeem, John T. Haley
  • Paraffin Dehydrogenation: Maximizing Petrochemicals in the Refining Hardware Marcio Wagner da Silva
  • From DIY Home Improvement Products to Plastics Durable Goods, a Global Chemical Shortage Spikes Pricing Ronald J. Cormier
  • Alarm Management: Guidelines for the composition of Alarm Message display in Human Machine Interface and Highly Managed Alarms Praveen Nagenderan C
  • Seal Oil Systems in Centrifugal Compressors Jayanthi Vijay Sarathy
  • Five Career & Leadership Tips for High-Performing Professionals in STEM Dr. Tina Persson
  • WIN, LOSE OR DRAW | A Trip Down Memory Lane and a Scorecard Kathy Hall
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September

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September 2021
September special features:
  • The Influence of Electric Vehicles on Refining, Petrochemical Processing Balances, & Future Value Chain Q&A Panel Members: Daniel Lippe, Marcio Wagner da Silva, Simon Upfill-Brown, Ronald J. Cormier
  • The Horseless Carriage in a Fast Evolving World... Ronald J. Cormier
  • Balancing Gasoline Quality with Process Safety | The New Routes to Naphtha Alkylation Dr. Marcio Wagner da Silva
  • Natural Gas | A Friend or Foe to Renewable Energy Jayanthi Vijay Sarathy
  • Safety Talk | Guardrails Chris Palmisano
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July

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July 2021
July special features:
  • Will Oil’s Boom & Bust Price Cycles Soon Fade into History? Ronald J. Cormier 
  • Corrosion Monitoring in CDU Overheads Shahzeb Hassan 
  • Corrosion Control in Hydroprocessing Units
  • Keeping the Refining Hardware Safe, Reliable & Profitable Dr. Marcio Wagner da Silva 
  • Process Safety Principles Applied to Corrosion Control in Crude Units German A. Luna-Mejías 
  • Comparative Study: Physio-Chemical Specifications & Free Fatty Acids of Canola (Rapeseed) & Used Cooking Palm Oil to Produce Biodiesel & Glycerine Hamid Reza Seyed Jafari, Morteza Seyed Jafari, & Seyed Mohammad Reza Seyed Jafari 
  • Eye Safety Chris Palmisano 
  • Evaporation Pond Process Design in Oil & Gas Industry Jayanthi Vijay Sarathy 
  • Brief on the Process of Carrying Out Alarm Rationalization in the Process Plant​ Praveen Nagenderan C 
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may

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May 2021
May special features:
  • US Energy, Covid, and Beyond Ronald J. Cormier 
  • Cash for Carbon: Programs to Kickstart CO2 Recovery Projects Anne Keller 
  • Achieving the Blue Ocean Strategy in the Downstream Industry; Crude Oil to Chemicals as Competitive Differentiation Dr. Marcio Wagner da Silva 
  • Key Performance Indicators and Performance Report Criteria for Process Plant Alarm Management System Praveen Nagenderan C 
  • Hand Tool Safety Chris Palmisano 
  • Exploring LPG Cylinders for Medical Oxygen: A Preliminary Study Jayanthi Vijay Sarathy 
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March

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March 2021
SPECIAL EDITION: DISTILLATION & CATALAYS
March special features: 
  • Texas Blizzards & Hydrates....Friend or Foe? Ronald J. Cormier 
  • Q&A: Distillation Roundtable Panelist: Andrew W Sloley, Mike Reseta- rits, Karl Kolmetz, Henry Kister, Christian Geipel 
  • Catalysts | Heart of Hydroprocessing Units Rajesh Sivadasan 
  • De-scaling Application: Why the Pump Fails? Abhijeet Keer 
  • How to...Downcomers, Part 5: All About Downcomers and Weirs Dr. -Ing. Volker Engel 
  • Cold Eye Review of Project Progress or Any Situation Lalit Mohan Nainwal 
  • Evaluating Pipeline Operational Integrity | Sand Production Jayanthi Vijay Sarathy 
  • Electric Shock Hazard Prevention Chris Palmisano 
  • Pneumatic Dilute Phase Solids Conveying Joe Bonem 
  • Considerations for Fabrication of Mass Transfer Products Neil Almeida 
  • Test Your Process Knowledge with These 20 Questions Norm Lieberman 
  • Guidelines for Process Plants Alarm Grouping & Alarm Prioritization Praveen Nagenderan C 
  • Adding Value to Natural Gas: Gas to Liquids and Petrochemicals Technologies Dr. Marcio Wagner da Silva 
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January

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January 2021
January special features:
  • Rising from 2020’s Ashes, Ethylene Margins Offer Reason to Celebrate in 2021 Ronald J. Cormier 
  • Key Operations Checkpoints for the Smooth Operation of Gas Dehydration Unit Praveen Nagenderan C
  • Project Management in the Downstream Industry Dr. Marcio Wagner da Silva
  • Design of Compressor Non-Metallic Piston & Rider Rings Mehmet Samancioglu, Dr. Fikret Terzi
  • Molecular Investigation of a Condenser with Blocked Airflow Reben Abraham
  • Key Thermo-Physical Properties of Light Crude Oils Jayanthi Vijay Sarathy
  • Guidelines for Mist Elimination Equipment Selection, Sizing, Safety & Troubleshooting; Part 1 Karl Kolmetz, Utami Ledyana Daulay, Apriliana Dwijayanti, KLM Technology Group
  • Megaproject OSBL Scope Development Joe Matherne
  • Coping with Work Related Stress in a Pandemic Chris Palmisano
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July2016: Fluid Flow Fundamentals
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