By the end of the Hydrotreating & Hydrocracking Process Technologytraining course, participants will be able to:
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of mass, hydrogen, and energy balances in refining processes
- Gain in-depth knowledge of the latest advancements in material and energy integration
- Assess various flow schemes for hydrotreating and hydrocracking processes
- Adjust process design and operational variables to improve hydrogen conversion efficiency
- Acquire expertise in the chemistry and kinetics of these processes, the role of catalysts, clean production practices, and addressing environmental concerns associated with upgraded fuel production
Who Should Attend
- Process and development engineers
- Plant managers
- Operational engineers/control personnel
- Researchers/scientists
- Project and design engineers
- Fundamentals of Mass/Hydrogen and Energy Balance in Refineries
- State-of-the-Art of Material and Energy Integration
- Fundamentals of Petroleum Refinery Processing: Downstream Crude Oil Refining
- Products’ Specifications and Characteristics
- Process Design/Optimisation and Heat Integration Schemes
- Environmental and Economic Issues
- Introduction to Hydro-Conversion Processes and H2 Sources
- Process Flow Schemes
- Process Chemistry and Kinetics
- Catalysts/ Heat of Reactions
- Operating Conditions, Principles and Design Considerations
- Hydrogen Requirements for Hydrotreating
- Reactors Design
- Applications to Naphtha, Middle Distillate, Gas Oil and
- Atmospheric Residue Desulphurisation
- Saturation of Benzene in Gasoline
- Potential Improvements for Material and Energy Savings
- Clean Diesel Hydrotreating Process Technology – Critical Issues
- Feed Stocks and Products
- Process Chemistry/Kinetics
- Catalysts/De-activation and Re-Generation
- Products Quality and Yields: Process Configuration, Catalyst Type and Operating Process Variables and Parameters
- Reactors Technology for Hydrocracking
- Single Stage Hydrocracking Process Technology
- Two Stage Hydrocracking Process Technology
- Process Design Features
- Hydrogen Balance and Consumption
- Scope for Process Integration Improvements
- Hydrogen Balance/Integration and Management
- Steam/Methane Reforming