Control
technology from Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) was chosen by Lukoil to help improve efficiency and
reliability at the company's gasoline blending facility in Kstovo, Russia, officials announced on Tuesday.
Lukoil's Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez
refinery uses HPS’
Profit Blend Optimizer software, which is designed specifically for on-line blend reformulation and optimization, allowing for efficient production of fuels to required specifications.
“Profit Blend Optimizer, formerly known as OpenBPC, has a significant impact on quality control, improves process, and impacts on product processing costs at Lukoil's facility,” said Alexander Rodionov, head of sales in Russia for HPS. “It will help optimize the overall performance of a facility that is a key to meeting Russia’s growing need for production fuels.”
Lukoil's Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez plant obtained a system for real-time blending recipe optimization, which controls the process automatically using a flow analyzer (IR spectrometer by Bruker) measuring the component and blend properties, APC virtual analyzers and laboratory data enabling production of gasoline of a preset quality at minimum costs.
“We selected Honeywell
Profit Blend Optimizer technology since this solution enables obtaining an optimal gasoline blending recipe at the station, Honeywell’s blend property control
technology expands the functionality of existing control solutions and allows the
refinery to achieve optimal gasoline blending recipes,” said Mikhail Shamanin, head of the APC implementation group at Lukoil's Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez plant.
“The advantages of the solution are its flexible implementation, best-in-class functionality and expert consultative support by Honeywell personnel," he added.