Essays about: "oil refinery"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words oil refinery.

  1. 1. Modelling the chemical recycling of plastic waste via pyrolysis and analysing integration with existing refinery infrastructure

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kemiteknik (CI)

    Author : Simon Dahl; [2023]
    Keywords : Pyrolysis; Recycling; Integration; Modelling; Simulation; Techno-economic; Plastic; Chemical engineering; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Current plastic management is unsustainable as large amounts of plastic end up landfilled or in the ocean, necessitating an expansion of waste management infrastructure. Pyrolysis is a viable chemical recycling option, and in this report a pyrolysis model is constructed in Aspen Plus. READ MORE

  3. 2. Discursive limitations and opportunities in environmental media communication : a critical discourse analysis of the Preemraff Lysekil debate

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Therese Gunnars; [2021]
    Keywords : preemraff lysekil; critical discourse analysis; climate change communication;

    Abstract : In 2017, Preem started the process for applying for an expansion of their oil refinery, Preemraff Lysekil. The announcement of their plans sparked debate in the media, where environmental organizations opposed the project and appealed the application for expansion. READ MORE

  4. 3. Microwave Heat Treatment of Black Liquor for the Degradation of Hemicellulose

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kemiteknik (CI)

    Author : Maja Rydgård; [2020]
    Keywords : lignin; biofuel; black liquor; heat treatment; microwave heating; chemical engineering; kemiteknik; Technology and Engineering; Chemistry;

    Abstract : The largest use of fossil petroleum is the production of fuels. Hence, finding sustainable alter-natives is an important step to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases. One such alternative is to produce fuel from biomass, such as waste products from agriculture and the forest indus-try. READ MORE

  5. 4. Nynäshamn´s City hall

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Felix Wahlgren; [2019]
    Keywords : City hall; Nynäshamn; oil cistern;

    Abstract : Nynäshamn is a city with a rich industrial history, its municipal arms consist of partly an achor, and partly three gears. The identity of the city has been greatly impacted by the industry which today consist mainly of the harbour and the oil refinery. READ MORE

  6. 5. Are the debts owed to Atradius DSB by the Suape Port Authority Illegitimate?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Gustav Tullberg; [2019]
    Keywords : Illegitimate Debt; Export Credit Finance; Export Credit Agency; Suape; Atradius DSB; Van Oord; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In 2011, the Dutch dredging company Van Oord was hired to expand the Suape port’s capacity by dredging the entrance to a new shipyard, and to deepen the access channel to the port in order to allow bigger tankers to reach a newly built local oil refinery. The company took out insurance for these projects by the Dutch ECA Atradius DSB (Dutch State Business). READ MORE