Abstract: Processes and apparatuses for separating chlorides from a butane product stream by removing chlorides from a portion of said feed stream in a rectification section of the separation zone. The rectification section may be in a rectification column which may be combined with a stripper column. Alternatively, a wall may be used to provide the rectification section in a fractionation column. The processes and apparatuses can be used in both new designs and revamped designs.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of processing video data comprising a first sequences of image frames containing a first instance of an object. The method includes isolating said first instance of the object within the first sequence of image frames, determining, using the isolated first instance of the object, first parameter values for a synthetic model of the object, modifying the first parameter values for the synthetic model of the object, rendering a modified first instance of the object using a trained machine learning model and the modified first parameter values for the synthetic model of the object, and replacing at least part of the first instance of the object within the first sequence of image frames with a corresponding at least part of the modified first instance of the object.

Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to constructing Virtual Reality models of business and organization operations. The models contain VR visual representations of a business's facilities, assets, processes, organization or other logical structures or useful management concepts. The model is then animated with visual representations of activities, workflow and other events that occur in the course of the business's operations as fed from the business's databases. The model can further be populated with camera feeds that are projected onto objects within the model, enabling real-world visibility within the animated model. The model can then be further populated with data feeds from Internet of Things sensor data providing detailed, streaming metrics associated with objects in the model. The model can depict activities, workflow, events, camera feeds and sensor feeds in real-time, as they occur, or it can depict historical views.