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HiIgh 4-ethyl phenol (4-EP) using activated carbon (AC)

China Study shows that  highest quality  4-ethyl phenol (4-EP)  was produced at 300 Degrees C Fast pyrolysis of bagasse catalyzed by activated carbon (AC) at low temperatures offered a new and promising way to produce the valuable 4-ethyl phenol (4-EP) compound in high selectivity. In this study, the technique of pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS) was first applied to investigate several factors on the 4-EP production, including biomass type, fast pyrolysis temperature, AC-to-bagasse ratio, and catalytic pattern (in situ or ex situ catalysis). Moreover, fast pyrolysis experiments by using AC catalyst were conducted in a lab-scale setup to quantitatively determine the pyrolytic products. The experimental results indicated that, among these five herbaceous biomass materials, bagasse was the best material to produce 4-vinylphenol (4-VP) from the noncatalytic process and 4-EP from the catalytic fast pyrolysis process, respectively. 4-VP and its prec...

Catalytic Pyrolysis Study

This Study seems to be on behalf of the KSA (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) reaching towards goal of an energy circular economy. Natural Zeolite is a cheap local product there and they wanted to try it out. In the Catalytic process, the catalytic process enhances the target pyrolysis reactions and reduces reaction times and temperature, improves the liquid oil quality and increased the overall process efficiency (quote from a 2012 article). The surface area, acidity,, porce size and volume are key features of the catalyst: list of catalysts tried: FCC, cilica alumina, MCM-41, and zeolites like Y-zeolite, HZSM, and ZSM-5 -FCC microporuse increases liquids, ZSM-5 increases gas yield due to mesoporus structure. Microporus catalysts linit the entrance of higher Hydrocarbons High acidity catalysts increase liquid and decrease gases (2016 study) Zeolite is a new catalyst and is not in many studies ( The Italians I did an article about say they are using zeolite) The study aims to study...

Pine Hill Landfill Research

The City of Longview does not operate it's own landfill. The Pine Hill Landfill is operated by Republic Services and is located South of Longview near the intersection of Hwy 31 and FM 1252. Republic Services 800-678-7274. opened landfill has a capcity at current rates for 92 years.  largest capacity in  East texas, It has caught the eye of the environmental social justice people . They are just studying it now. A local article in 2012 expressed concern about unrecycled waste Trash from unincorporated areas in Gregg and six other counties also reaches its final destination at Pinehill. TCEQ data: PINE HILL LANDFILL GREGG A 1 capacity  used in 2004,  208,805 tons in 2004 Tons per year capacity   2239  Open capacity   17,134,949 total capacity     19,182,575  Longview paper- today The Pine Hill Landfill takes in 1,100 tons of trash a day, and — thanks to a new renewable energy facility on site — food...

Chlorine Trap Research

From Patent from the late 90s- http://www.google.sr/patents/US5783068 The present invention relates to a process for dechlorinating a spent lubricating oil fraction, optionally mixed with another hydrocarbon stock. Upstream of the recycling operation in refining the spent oil, the latter is subjected to a dechlorination operation at least partially by passing it on a bed of particles (6) of a composition which neutralizes by absorption and containing, as active compound capable of fixing the chlorine, at least one metal oxide and/or at least one metal hydroxide. "I n fact, industry already uses special compositions known as chlorine scavengers "chlorine traps"! and based on alumina or metal oxides or metal hydroxides, such as CaO, Na 2   O, K 2   O, MgO and the corresponding hydroxides, to eliminate the chlorine present in liquid or gaseous streams of process units, particularly reforming and isomerization units. In general, said compositions have a special pa...

Supply Chain Management (SCM) Development Guidance

I. Assumptions: We have three distinct business activities, and they interact in the ways listed below- we need a SCN analysis for each system. 1. Fabrication and installation Group - builds, modifies and installs NHE Pyrolysis Systems 2. Production Group - Produces product using our systems where ever they are 3  Project Engineering Group- Supports the development, sales, engineering, and possibly project management of single purpose (Oil Plants) and a multi-purpose (site where our pyrolysis systems are a component in  a larger system, like Landfill projects).  Group 3 is Group 1 and Group 2's primary customer in the beginning.  When the implementation of  these projects is complete, Group 2 will remain and operate the systems, even as Groups 1 and 3 move on. Groups 1 and 3 will take on replace, repair, or upgrade projects as time goes by.  In system replace, repair, upgrade projects  Group A and C are service providers to Group ...

Supply Chain Network

Your company finds the raw components it needs to make a product or service and deliver it to customers. The following are five basic components of SCM. 1. Plan  — This is the strategic portion of SCM. You need a strategy for managing all the resources that go toward meeting customer demand for your product or service. A big piece of planning is developing a set of metrics to monitor the supply chain so that it is efficient, costs less and delivers high quality and value to customers. 2. Source  — Choose the suppliers that will deliver the goods and services you need to create your product. Develop a set of pricing, delivery and payment processes with suppliers and create metrics for monitoring and improving the relationships. And put together processes for managing the inventory of goods and services you receive from suppliers, including receiving shipments, verifying them, transferring them to your manufacturing facilities and authorising supplier payments. 3. Make ...

Mexico Study

The US Department of Commerce did a study in Mexico about the feasibility of exporting Recycling equipment to Mexico. This  appears to be about 15 years old The solid waste market in Mexico is perhaps the least developed environmental segment in Mexico, with a limited but expanding market for U.S. companies. According to SEDESOL, Mexico generates 84,200 metric tons per day of solid waste, out of which 83 percent is collected and 53 percent receives an adequate disposal. As shown in Table 6.1, the percentages are higher in large metropolitan areas and much lower in small cities and rural areas, where most garbage is deposited in open dumps. The characteristics and composition of municipal solid waste in Mexico vary depending on the income and consumption patterns of the population. SEDESOL estimates that 42 percent of the waste generated in Mexico is organic waste, 16 percent is cardboard or paper, 7.4 percent is glass, 3 percent is metal, 2 percent is textile, and the remai...

Petrotrin - Ftizroy harwoods woords, May 2017

From the Trinidad Guardian  Thursday, May 11, 2017 State-owned Petrotrin has started increasing its crude production from 41,000 barrels per day in February this year to 46,438 barrels per day at the end of April, President Fitzroy Harewood  ( Mr. Fitzroy Harewood has been President at Petroleum Company Of Trinidad And Tobago Limited since November 01, 2015. Mr. Harewood has over 29 years of technical and leadership experience. In 1986, he joined predecessor company TRINTOC as a Project Engineer. After ten years he moved to Hydro Agri Trinidad Limited (which later became Yara Trinidad Limited) where he was Assistant Manager, Engineering. In that organisation, he served in various positions of increasing responsibility  ) revealed yesterday. He was speaking at a luncheon hosted by the Energy Chamber of T&T, held at Cara Suites Hotel in Claxton Bay. Harewood told the audience that  increasing crude oil production was the key to Petrotrin’s survival at...

HSE Manager

Regulatory requirements play an important role in the role and HSE managers must identify and understand relevant HSE regulations, the implications of which must be communicated to executive management so the company can implement suitable measures. Organisations based in the United States are subject to EHS regulations in the  Code of Federal Regulations , particularly CFR 29, 40, and 49. Still, EHS management is not limited to legal compliance and companies should be encouraged to do more than is required by law, if appropriate. [1] From a  health & safety  standpoint, it involves creating organized efforts and procedures for identifying workplace hazards and reducing accidents and exposure to harmful situations and substances. It also includes training of personnel in accident prevention, accident response, emergency preparedness, and use of protective clothing and equipment. From an  environmental  standpoint, it involves creating a systematic appr...

Trinidad oil Economy - Petrotrin

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Summary There is only one oil company in Trinidad, Petrotrin, it is state owned and reports directly to the Minister of Finanace. It employs 5% of the population and provides 40% of the states income. It is on  2000 acres of land and is located in Pointe-a-Pierre on the west coast of Trinidad along the Gulf of Paria, some 35 miles south of Port-of-Spain. 2000 acres of land and is located in Pointe-a-Pierre on the west coast of Trinidad along the Gulf of Paria, some 35 miles south of Port-of-Spain. With a full conversion capability of 168,000 bpd, Liquefied Petroleum Gas ,  Aviation Fuel ,  Motor Gasoline, Diesel   Fuel Oil . Petrotrin Refinery Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited  ( Petrotrin ) is a state-owned  oil company  in  Trinidad and Tobago . The company was established in 1993 by the merger of  Trintopec  and  Trintoc , two state-owned oil companies. A third company,  Trinmar Ltd ...