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Technical
Articles of Interest
(These are free to our Blending Users Group members; more info on www.blendingforum.com)
[1] Barsamian, A.,
"Inline Blending Minimizes Tankage, Inventory,
Giveaway, Boosts Client Satisfaction and Bottom Line " World Refining,
Nov-Dec, 1999, p.46
[2] Barsamian, A. and Popkowski,
A., "New Gasoline Blending Unit Started at Poland Refinery" Oil
& Gas Journal, July 5, 1999, p.64
[3] Barsamian, A. and Macias, J.,
"Inferential Property Predictors Using Neural Networks" Hydrocarbon
Processing, v.77, No.10, October 1998, p.107
[4] Barsamian, A. and Diaz, A., "Meet
Changing Fuel Requirements with Online Blend Optimization" Hydrocarbon
Processing, v.75, No.2, February 1996, p.71
[5] Barsamian, A., "Blending Gasoline
with Tier 2 Sulfur and MTBE Phaseout" World
Refining, v.12, No.7, September 2001, p.30
[6] Barsamian, A. and Czech, R.
"Intelligent Oil Movements Automation Enhances Refinery
Profitability" Petrotech 98 Conference
Proceedings, v.2, September 1998, p.1017
[7] Barsamian, A., Czech, R., Sussman, S. " ABB Intelligent Enterprise Manager
Productivity Suite: Model Based Intelligent Oil Movement, Storage, and
Blending Solution for the Process Industry" CE Expo 98 Conference
Proceedings, v.3, Session 11, Part 1, June 1998
[8] Barsamian, A., Whitehead, R., "
Statistical Method Used to Estimate Refining Tankage"
Oil & Gas Journal, February 28, 2000, p.51
[9] Barsamian, A., "Getting the Most
Out of Your NIR Analyzers" Hydrocarbon Processing, v.80, No.1, January
2001
[10] Barsamian, A., "Optimization of
Tank Farm Operations through Computer Automation" ILTA 2000
International Annual Operating Conference Proceedings, June 12, 2000 Houston,
Texas
[11] Barsamian, A., "Fundamentals of
Supply Chain Management for Refining" IBC Asia Oil &Gas SCM
Conference Proceedings, April 26, 2001 Singapore
[12] Barsamian, A., "Manufacturing Execution:
Delivering the SCM Promise" IBC Asia Oil &Gas SCM Conference
Proceedings, April 26, 2001 Singapore
[13] Barsamian, A., "Blending Gasoline
with Tier 2 Sulfur and MTBE Phaseout" ILTA
2001 International Annual Operating Conference Proceedings, June 11, 2001
Houston, Texas
[14] Barsamian, A., "Genetic Algorithm
Optimizers for Planning Applications" ISA 2001 International Conference
Proceedings, September 10 - 13, 2001 Houston, Texas
[15] Barsamian, A.,
"On-line Gasoline Blend Certification: Technology and Benefits"
pp.26-37, World Refining, March 2004
[16] Barsamian, A., "Consider Near Infrared Methods for In-line Blending: Technology and
Benefits ", Hydrocarbon Processing, v.84, No. 6, June 2005, pp.97-100
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Blending
– Related News
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- Changes to Renewable
Fuels Standards in USA
and EU
- US EPA is contemplating the increase of bio-Etanol content to 15 vol%
at the request of Ethanol manufacturers because of the “Ethanol
Blend Wall”. The ability of the market to absorb 10 vol% Ethanol in both RFG and conventional gasoline
is close to saturation (hence, the blend wall). The fuel market will
be split into E10 and E15. The consequences of 15 vol%
Ethanol are not clear on the reliability of auto engines, and the
additional fuel dispensing pumps, mis-fueling,
etc. There is a great deal of opposition, and the outcome is not
clear.
- EU’s new directive (December 2008) mandates
the use of up to 10 vol% bio-Ethanol, or up
to 22 vol% bio-ETBE. The implementation by
various members will be phased over a number of years, and again,
there is the potential for chaos. Gasoline with 10 vol%
Ethanol will have different behavior than gasoline with 22 vol% bio-ETBE, possibility of commingling impact
is not clear, and consumers will face confusion as to what fuel to use
without impacting engine performance.
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- Potentially
Qualifying Renewable Fuels
- The following qualify as
Bio-Fuels under the various USA and EU renewable fuels
standards:
- Bio-Ethanol
- Bio-ETBE (made from
Bio-Ethanol)
- Bio-Butanol
- Fischer-Trops
gasoline/diesel from bio-gas, bio-mass gasification, sewage plants
- Bio-Diesel from vegetable
oils, animal fats, algae, and forest tree residues, particularly the
so-called 2nd generation
- New! Bunker Blending
Course
- Interest expressed by previous participants
in our blending courses about
the possibility of Bunker Blending course led to the development of a
course covering ISO specs, ASTM and ISO test methods, blend components
and finished bunker property data base, manual blending spreadsheets and
blend optimizer software, and upcoming pollution control legislation
and means to clean up exhaust with scrubbers.
- Our Blending Users Group
members will be able to download free the Bunker Blending course
material, including exercises from www.blendingforum.com
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- The Gasoline, Diesel, and Bunker* Blending Seminars are held in Houston, Texas, London, UK, Abu Dhabi, and
Singapore. The current schedules are as follows:
- October 20 - 22, 2009: Houston, Texas:
Gasoline and Diesel Blending
- October 6 - 8, 2009: London*,
UK:
Gasoline, Diesel and Bunker Blending
- November 10 – 12, 2009:Abu Dhabi*,
UAE: Gasoline, Diesel and Bunker Blending
- November 16 – 18, 2009:Singapore*:
Gasoline, Diesel and Bunker Blending
- The courses provide you with a
solid, hands-on, state-of-the-art blending “how-to”
knowledge, from the economics, best (and poor) practices, equipment
and software used, to the daily step by step blending work activities,
the role of the Lab and quality control, the mathematics of blending, the environmental
considerations, and the benefits of a modern, state of the art
blending system. The courses come with a student workbook and a CD-ROM
course material with MS Excel blending tools and exercises. More
information, including detailed course outline is available at our Blending
Users Group site at www.blendingforum.com
- For more information, e-mail to jabarsa@refautom.com
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