Olefins, also known as alkenes, are unsaturated hydrocarbons, use to make many petrochemical products such as plastics. Olefin production, including ethylene, propylene and butadiene products, requires tight control for higher throughput, more energy efficient, and...
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The Impact of Shale Gas on Olefins
With vast shale gas reserves, will China move from coal-to-chemicals processes to gas-to-chemicals processes going forward? Emerson's Douglas Morris, a member of the alternative energy industry team explores this question in today's guest post. We've had a number of...
Practical Ways to Save Energy in Your Plant
A recent Wall Street Journal article, U.S. Expects Steady Climb in Energy Prices opens: Energy prices are undergoing a long, slow march higher as major economies shake off the effects of last year's recession, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said Tuesday in...
Olefin Plant Energy Saving Opportunities
I managed to get my hands on a great paper, Olefin Plant Energy Savings through Enhanced Automation, written by Emerson's Dr. Douglas C. White, whom you may recall from earlier posts. Doug is a principal consultant who leads the Process Improvement and Optimization...
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