2009 Spring Meeting & 5th Global Congress on Process Safety

Session: Ethylene Plant Contaminants: Myths and War Stories

Chair

Marilyn Blaschke, Baker Petrolite, a Division of Baker Hughes

Presentations

08:00 AM

Introductory Remarks

08:05 AM

(13a) pH Myths: Simple to Measure...Easy to Control
Susan Brunner, Mark Brayden, Dwight Hines

08:20 AM

(13b) Polythionic Acid Stress Corrosion Cracking
Bala Devakottai, Pinakin Mistry

08:50 AM

(13c) Polythionic Acid Stress Cracking in Furnace Tubes
Tom Kopecky, Jim McCarter, Bruce Scott

09:35 AM

(13d) Naphtha Contamination and Furnace Coil Plugging
John Robinson

09:50 AM

(13e) Copper-Based Catalysts, Copper Acetylides, and Safety in Olefins Plants
David Artrip

10:10 AM

(13f) Use of Molecular Sieves and Other Adsorbents for Contaminant Removal in Ethylene and Propylene Production
Jayant Gorawara

10:30 AM

Concluding Remarks