Introduction Blending technology has advanced in bits and pieces over the last 50+ years to its current state. These changes did not happen overnight or...

alokshankar2000@gmail.com • July 25, 2021

Introduction Soluble chemicals, called additives, are mixed in Gasoline to improve gasoline performance characteristics. The gasoline characteristic which is not inherited by Gasoline can be...

alokshankar2000@gmail.com • July 25, 2021

Introduction OMS eLearning Academy conducted a one-day training course on Blend Optimization for Phillips66 at their Houston corporate office. The training was attended by 35...

Suresh Agrawal • July 24, 2021

Introduction Crude oil was discovered in the early 1800s. The refineries built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were primarily designed to process...

alokshankar2000@gmail.com • April 14, 2021

Introduction One barrel of crude oil produces 80-85% of blended fuel products such as gasoline, diesel, and fuel oil. Gasoline fuel production is between 45-55%...

alokshankar2000@gmail.com • April 13, 2021

Introduction Part 1 of this blog (HE, March 2018, pp 101-108) had discussed a methodology developed by the authors of this series to benchmark a...

Ashish Sharma • April 13, 2021