Session Description:
In 2019, the Southwest Process Technology Conference conducted its first focused session on climate change. The session was entitled “Climate Solutions” and had presentations on climate science, including mitigation to reduce emissions, adaptation to the gradually changing effects of global warming, i.e., climate change, and resilience from severe weather events. Now in 2020, this “Sustainable Technology” session will present mitigation process technologies focused on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
Session Chairs:
- Kirtan Trivedi, Exxonmobil
- Allison Wheeler, IAG
Schedule:
| time | presentation | speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 1:30pm - 2:00pm | Digitalization Solutions to Accelerate the Hydrogen Economy | Paige Marie Morse and Elizabeth Lok, Aspen Technology |
| 2:00pm - 2:30pm | Fluidized Bed Methanol to Gasoline (MTG): A Reliable and Cost-Effective Solution for Production of Gasoline from Renewable Feedstocks |
Kirtan Trivedi, ExxonMobil Fengrong Chen, ExxonMobil |
| 2:30pm - 3:10pm | Coffee Break | |
| 3:10pm - 3:40pm | Converting Refinery Assets for Production of Renewable Diesel and Jet Fuel | Syed Owais Ali, Honeywell UOP |
| 3:40pm - 4:10pm | Optimization of Pre-Treatment Strategy in a Diesel Hydrotreater Retrofitted for Renewable Feedstock | Evan Lowry, Pentair |