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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
Blending-Related News
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Gasoline
and Diesel Blending
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- Changes to Renewable
Fuels Standards (RFS) in USA and EU
- USA has a new energy legislation that
quintuples (X5) the use renewable fuels from 2008 to 20012. Since RFG/RBOB is only about 25% of
the total US gasoline pool, the rest will have to be absorbed in
CBOB’s and possibly bio-ETBE or equivalents, with some possible
modest increase in production of E-85 (both car manufacturers and the
public don’t want to pay higher prices…).
- The EU proposed changes to Fuels Directive
2002/30 to increase the use of renewables from 5.75% in 2010 to 10% in
2020. It introduces a new grade of gasoline, E10 with increased oxygen
content of 3.5 Wt%, allowing for 5V% minimum and up to 10V% maximum of
Ethanol (and equivalent increase in use of other bio-oxygenates, such
as ETBE to 22V%). It also imposes a Fuel Carbon assessment, requiring
a decrease of 1%/year of GHG life-cycle emissions per unit of energy
from a given fuel.
- Potentially
Qualifying Renewable Fuels
- The following qualify as Bio-Fuels
under the various 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 and animal fats, particularly the so-called 2nd
generation
- In-Line Gasoline
Blend Release (ILBR) Guide. For the last year
there has been a “rush” to in-line blend release projects,
that is, using computer-controlled in-line blending to ship finished products
without having to do a prior Lab analysis (EPA clarified the semantic
distinction between release and certification). In the USA, there are about 22
refineries out of total of 133 that do in-line blend product release
based on on-line analyzers. If you are interested, we can assist you with writing and
submitting the application to EPA. Our Blending Users Group
members can download free the In-line Gasoline Blend
Release/Certification Guide from www.blendingforum.com
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- The Gasoline and Diesel Blending Seminars are held two times a year in Houston,
Texas, and London, UK.
The current schedules are as follows:
- March 11 - 13 and September 23 - 25, 2008: Houston, Texas:
Gasoline and Diesel Blending
- June 23 – 25, and October 6 - 8,
2008: London, UK: Gasoline Blending
- They 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 partner site at
- For USA: http://www.petroleumrefining.com/programinfo.asp?program_id=329
- For UK: http://www.peice.com/
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Conferences
and Seminars – Blending Related
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March
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Course: Gasoline
and Diesel Blending
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March 11-13
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Houston, Texas
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NPRA Annual
Meeting
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March 9-11
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San Diego, California
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European Fuels
Conference
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March 11-12
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Paris, France
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PITTCON 2008
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March 2-7
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New Orleans, Louisiana
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April
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AIChE/ACS National
Meeting
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April 6-10
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New Orleans, Louisiana
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API/NPRA Operating
Practices Conference
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April 15-
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New Orleans, Louisiana
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INTERKAMA/HannoverMesse
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April 21-25
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Hannover, Germany
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May
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NPRA Reliability
& Maintenance Conference
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May 20-23
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San Antonio, Texas
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June
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Course: Gasoline
Blending
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June 23-25
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London, UK
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ILTA Operating
Conference & Exhibit
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June 9-11
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Houston, Texas
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September
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Course: Gasoline
and Diesel Blending
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Sept 23-25
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Houston, Texas
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API Fall Meeting
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September 15-17
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Los Angeles, California
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October
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Course: Gasoline
Blending
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October 6-8
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London, UK
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ISA Expo 2008
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October 14-16
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Houston, Texas
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November
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AIChE Annual
Meeting
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November 16-21
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Philadelphia, PA
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