Preliminary Program subject to change
T2013 Advances in Environmental Emission Abatement Technologies
OverviewThis session will be looking at advances in environmental emmissions abatement technology with regard to olefins plants. Changes in US and state legislation as well as increasing global pressures will impact olefins producers severely. This is brought to you as a co-sponsored session of the EPC's Technology and Environmental subcommittees.
Primary SponsorTopical 2: The 20th Ethylene Producers’ Conference (T2)

Chair

Darren Le Geyt
Consultant
Petrochemicals
KBC Advanced Technologies, Inc.
14701 St. Mary's Lane
Suite 300
Houston, TX 77079
Phone Number: 281-597-7973
Fax Number: 281-866-7073
Email: dlegeyt@kbcat.com

CoChair

Michael Kennedy
Principal Engineer
Lyondell/Equistar Chemical
P.O. Box 2917
Alvin, TX 77512
Phone Number: 713-844-7306
Fax Number: 713-844-6227
Email: michael.kennedy3@equistarchem.com
Welcoming Remarks
Introductory Remarks
20 Years of Environmental Technology Developments
Equistar Chemicals Olefins Environmental Agreement
John R. Evans, Corporate HSE, Lyondell Chemical Company, Houston, TX
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading
Vianney Schyns, Utility provider for a.o. DSM and SABIC, Utility Support Group, Urmond, Netherlands
Smart Ldar: Pipe Dream or Potential Reality
J. Derek Reese1, Wayne A. Sadik2 and Charles Melvin1, (1)Environmental Dept, ExxonMobil Chemical Company, Baton Rouge, LA, (2)Environmental, ExxonMobil Chemical Company, Baytown, TX
Break
Application and Performance of Solar Technology Next Generation Combustion System
David J. Brown, Furnace and Process Equipment, Shaw Energy & Chemicals Group, Houston, TX, Bradley Adams, Reaction Engineering International, Salt Lake City, UT and Richard Waibel, John Zink, Tulsa, OK
Evaluation of Treatment of An Ethylene Plant Waste Water with a Membrane Bioreactor
Bryan S. Cashion1, Robert J. Wenta2, Michele Migliavacca2, Mike Howdeshell2, Guihe Tao3, Kiran A. Kekre3 and Jianjun Qin3, (1)Engineering & Manufacturing Services, ExxonMobil Chemical Company, Baytown, TX, (2)Siemens Water Technologies Corp., Rothschild, WI, (3)Centre for Advanced Water Technology, Singapore Utilities International Pte Ltd, Singapore, Singapore
Cracking Heater Convection Retrofit with Integral Scr
Mark S. Karrs, Lummus Heat Transfer, Lummus, Bloomfield, NJ and Philip S. Crepinsek, Environmental, Chevron Phillips Chemical Co., LP, Baytown, TX
Dust Emissions during Cracking Furnace Decoking – Regulations Versus the Measured Performance
Kari J. Enqvist, Borealis Polymers Oy, FI-06101 Porvoo, Finland, Dagfinn Torpe, Furnace Technology, Noretyl, AS, Rafnes, Norway and Jim Middleton, Engineering, Shaw Stone & Webster Ltd, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Concluding Remarks

Topical 2: The 20th Ethylene Producers’ Conference