US refiners choosing variety of routes to produce clean fuels

Journal Article · Mon Mar 21 00:00:00 EST 1994 · Oil and Gas Journal; (United States)

OSTI ID:7207915

Ragsdale, R ^[1]

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1. Bechtel Corp., Houston, TX (United States)

Passage of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 has prompted US refiners to install new facilities to comply with stricter specifications for gasoline and diesel fuel. Refiners are choosing a number of routes to produce these clean fuels. A roundup of the types of new facilities being built will provide a reference for those refiners who have not yet begun such projects, and an overview of the difficulties U.S. refiners are facing. Only those processing options known to be in design, construction, or operation will be presented.

• OSTI ID: 7207915
• Journal Information: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States), Vol. 92:12; ISSN 0030-1388
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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