VOLUME 6 ISSUE 1
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Penelope Comans, Editor Dear readers,
I am pleased to introduce Hydrocarbon World – Volume 6 Issue 1. In this issue, we cover the latest technologies, industry trends and analysis with contributions from leading universities and companies in areas such as catalysts, heat exchangers, sulphur management, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and processing.
Contributors to this issue include Dr Ian Wilson of Cambridge University, discussing fouling management in preheat trains for increased performance leading to an increase in refinery productivity and profitability; David Seeger, Chief Technology Officer at CrystaTech Inc., demonstrating the benefits of CrystaSulf for effective sulphur management; and Fereidun Fesharaki, Chairman of FACTS Global Energy, exploring emerging and existing LNG markets in the Middle East.
I would like to thank all the authors for their valuable contributions to this edition.
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