Low-sulfur specifications cause refiners to look at hydrotreating options

Oil and Gas Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 49, 1997, Pages 47-51

  Upson, Lawrence L ^a,b,c,d   Schnaith, Mark W ^a,e,f  

^a UOP LLC   (United States)

^b Howadry Division of Air Products   (United States)

^c FCC Technical Services   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^e UOP   (United States)

^f ROSE HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; DESULFURIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EXTRACTION; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; NITROGEN OXIDES; POLLUTION CONTROL; SULFUR;

EXTRACTIVE MEROX PROCESS; GASOLINE DESULFURIZATION; GASOLINE HYDROTREATING; GASOLINE UNDERCUTTING; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; SULFUR ADSORPTION;

GASOLINE REFINING;

EID: 0031560363     PISSN: 00301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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