479787 Feedstock Contaminants in Ethylene Plants - 2017 Update

Monday, March 27, 2017: 3:40 PM
Hemisfair Ballroom C1 (Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center)
Mark Brayden, Hydrocarbon Research, The Dow Chemical Company, Plaquemine, LA, Art Baumgartner, Shell Chemical Co., Houston, TX, Steve Coleman, Central Process Engineering, LyondellBasell Industries, Channelview, TX, David Smith, Nalco Company, Sugar Land, TX, Lee Ann Narin, UOP Honeywell, Houston, TX, Andre Bernard, NOVA Chemicals (Canada) Ltd., Corunna, ON, Canada and Joe Lally, Evonik Corporation

Ethylene plant operators were polled for their responses on a wide range of feedstock contaminant issues. This paper presents the responses to this survey and an analysis of the gathered information. A special emphasis is placed on the impact of shale gas on the US Gulf Coast plants. Comparisons with the 2004 Feedstock Contaminant Survey are also included.


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