A new composite ionic liquid (IL) alkylation process has been proven in a pilot plant and retrofitted into an existing 65,000-tonne/year H2SO4 alkylation unit in China. This article discusses the new ...

Pressure relief systems for the chemical process industries (CPI) are essential to prevent a process system, or any of its components, from being subjected to pressures that exceed the maximum ...

Understanding how advanced process-control tools, such as edge computing, fit in with an overall digitalization strategy will help manufacturers to see sizable operational and financial performance ...

Although the Jacaranda system comes with a number of pre-defined process unit models (e.g. Distillation), there are many problems in conceptual design that only require simple models. These simple ...