Preliminary Program subject to change
T2005 Chemistry and Impacts of Contaminants in Ethylene Plants -- Paper Session
OverviewPapers will be presented relating to the impact and chemistry of feedstock contaminants and other contaminants in ethylene plants.
Primary SponsorTopical 2: The 20th Ethylene Producers’ Conference (T2)

Chair

Charles Hammond
Sasol North America, Inc.
2201 Old Spanish Trail
Westlake, LA 70669
Phone Number: 337-494-5078
Fax Number: 281-368-8745
Email: charles.hammond@us.sasol.com

CoChair

Marilyn Blaschke
Director of Process Technology
Baker Petrolite, a Division of Baker Hughes
12645 West Airport Blvd.
Sugar Land, TX 77478
Phone Number: 281-276-5458
Email: marilyn.blaschke@bakerpetrolite.com
Welcoming Remarks
20 Year Reflections -- Feedstocks, Past and Future
Top 5 Contaminants in Ethylene Production Unit Feedstocks
Mark Brayden, Dow Chemical Company, Plaquemine, LA, Dwight Hines, BASF Corporation, Port Arthur, TX, James Graham, Olefins Technology Department - Feedstocks/Yields/Optimization, ExxonMobil Chemical Co., Baytown, TX, Art Baumgartner, Shell Chemical Co., Houston, TX and Thomas Pickett, Shaw Stone & Webster Inc., Houston, TX
Ethylene Plant Contaminants: A Database and Interactive Tool
Andre Bernard, NOVA Chemicals (Canada) Ltd., Sarnia, ON, Canada and Sheri R. Snider, Nalco Company, Sugar Land, TX
Break
Formation of Gum and Deposits in An Oxygenated Naphtha Stream
Feridoun Fahiminia1, Patricio Herrera2, Ted Salari3, Steve Schmidt4, Paul Watkinson5 and Yonghua Li5, (1)NOVA Chemicals, Calgary, AB, Canada, (2)NOVA Chemicals Research & Technology Centre, NOVA Chemicals, Calgary, AB, Canada, (3)NOVA Chemicals, Corunna, ON, Canada, (4)NOVA Chemicals Corporation, Corunna, ON, Canada, (5)University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Myths and Mysteries in the Manufacture of Ethylene
Steve Coleman, Equistar Chemicals, Channelview, TX and Art Baumgartner, Shell Chemical Co., Houston, TX
Concluding Remarks

Topical 2: The 20th Ethylene Producers’ Conference