Catalysis in the Refinery Course
Consultant/Trainer: Bob Scheffer / Eelko Brevoord / John Baric
This Catalysis in the Refinery course will guide the participants to develop key concepts and techniques to operate, select and optimize refinery catalytic processes. These key concepts
can be utilized to make design and operating decisions. Training and development give yourself and your employees the keys to success.
The course covers Hydroprocessing Processes in a Refinery, such as Hydrotreating and Hydrocracking.
Each Catalytic Process will be reviewed including; process description, reaction chemistry, catalyst properties and handling.
Participants
This course can be adapted for aware/inexperienced people, for moderately or very experienced people. Additionally, the course can be customized for a specific refinery, plant or unit. It is also possible to benefit from an advice and assistance service after the training. Participants can be (new) engineers and experienced operational personnel. Depending on the profile of the participants, it is possible to adopt a more theoretical or more practical approach. If desired, the training can be structured with specific exercises during the different sessions.
Learning Objectives
Understanding of catalysts and catalytic processes in the refinery, enabling further optimization and troubleshooting.
- Mechanisms of reactions, Kinetics: reaction order, activation energy
- Types of catalysts used, Catalyst preparation : support, active metals
- Manufacturing of catalysts, Physical Properties and Specifications
- Catalyst selection : Testing of catalysts, wetting, plug flow, trickle flow
- Optimal operation, including loading, sulfidation, reduction
- Performance monitoring
Day 1
What is Catalysis
- General principles of catalysis
- Mechanisms of reactions
- Kinetics: reaction order, activation energy
- Types of catalysts used
Catalyst Preparation
- Extrusion, impregnation, drying, calcination
- Metals distribution/dispersion
- Physical Properties and Specifications
Testing of Hydrotreating Catalysts
- Downscaling: wetting, plug flow, trickle flow
- Activation: sulfidation, reduction
Day 2
Catalyst Deactivation and Regeneration
- Deactivation Mechanisms:
- Strategies to mitigate deactivation.
- Catalyst Regeneration Techniques:
Hydrotreating
- Process
- Catalyst characteristics
- Catalyst Loading, Start-up
- /Performance Monitoring
- Deactivation, Regeneration
- Catalyst Selection
Hydrocracking
- Processes: Mild Hydrocracking, Hydrocracking
- Treating Catalysts, Cracking Catalysts, Zeolites
- Activity and Selectivity, Deactivation
- Regeneration
- Catalyst Selection
Day 3
Optimizing Catalyst Performance
- Performance monitoring
- Troubleshooting
- Pilot Plant Testing
Case Studies or Q&A
Programme
Day 1
What is Catalysis
- General principles of catalysis
- Mechanisms of reactions
- Kinetics: reaction order, activation energy
- Types of catalysts used
Catalyst Preparation
- Extrusion, impregnation, drying, calcination
- Metals distribution/dispersion
- Physical Properties and Specifications
Testing of Hydrotreating Catalysts
- Downscaling: wetting, plug flow, trickle flow
- Activation: sulfidation, reduction
Day 2
Catalyst Deactivation and Regeneration
- Deactivation Mechanisms:
- Strategies to mitigate deactivation.
- Catalyst Regeneration Techniques:
Hydrotreating
- Process
- Catalyst characteristics
- Catalyst Loading, Start-up
- /Performance Monitoring
- Deactivation, Regeneration
- Catalyst Selection
Hydrocracking
- Processes: Mild Hydrocracking, Hydrocracking
- Treating Catalysts, Cracking Catalysts, Zeolites
- Activity and Selectivity, Deactivation
- Regeneration
- Catalyst Selection
Day 3
Optimizing Catalyst Performance
- Performance monitoring
- Troubleshooting
- Pilot Plant Testing
Case Studies or Q&A