A system for integrating pilot plant operating data and analytical data

Conference · Mon Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983 · Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Pet. Chem., Prepr.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6930337

Zilora, K S; Erskine, W; Winter, W E

Exxon Research and Engineering Company operates pilot plant facilities in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in Baytown, Texas, and in Clinton, New Jersey. These pilot plants provide ER and E with refining technology through both process development and catalyst synthesis/development work. At the Baton Rouge site alone, approximately 40 pilot plants, containing nearly 100 reactor units capable of independent operation, generate tremendous quantities of raw data. The raw data includes operating conditions which are recorded by a pilot plant information system, and analytical data which is stored and managed by a laboratory information system. Researchers analyze pilot plant data to: develop correlations relating process yields to operating conditions and feedstock characteristics develop new correlations for process models verify and extend existing correlations (e.g. extend to a new type of feedstock) develop commercial data tie-ins (i.e. relate pilot plant experience to commercial experience) Pilot plant data is gathered from pilot plant ''runs''. A pilot plant run investigates some aspect of the process (e.g. examines the use of a new catalyst) and consists of a series of experiments on a given unit. In general, the same feedstock and catalyst are used for every experiment in a given run.

• Research Organization: Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Florham Park, New Jersey
• OSTI ID: 6930337
• Report Number(s): CONF-830814-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Pet. Chem., Prepr.; (United States) Journal Volume: 28:4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CATALYSTS
CHEMICAL FEEDSTOCKS
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CHEMICAL REACTORS
COMMERCIALIZATION
COMPUTER CODES
COMPUTER GRAPHICS
CORRELATIONS
COST
DATA ANALYSIS
DISTILLATION
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
PETROLEUM REFINERIES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PILOT PLANTS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SYNTHESIS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
TESTING
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
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