Low capital revamp increases vacuum gas oil yield

Oil and Gas Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 70-82

  Hanson, Daryl ^a   Martin, Mauricio ^a  

^a Process Consulting Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; QUALITY CONTROL; THERMAL EFFECTS; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

COLUMN INTERNALS;

GAS OILS;

REFINERY; REFURBISHMENT; VACUUM SYSTEM;

EID: 0037128688     PISSN: 00301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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