Reactors are critical for any refinery, impacting both quality and yield of products. With the emergence of bio-feed and co-feed processing reactors, new challenges arise as operators are unfamiliar with feed streams, creating operational risks.

AspenTech® has introduced a new way to interact with APC controllers to evaluate real-time operating scenarios and provide actionable guidance with a 24x7 virtual advisor. Additional innovations include workflow improvements and synergies to empower users to further optimize APC technology.