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Petrochemical Industry Overview

In-House / On-Site
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The Petrogenium Petrochemical Industry Overview course is a basic skill course for professionals starting to work in the refining or petrochemical business. The course is taught on awareness level and will be invaluable to all professionals, who started their career in or recently joined the refining or petrochemical industry.

This Petrogenium training can be tailored for awareness/inexperienced staff, for intermediate and for experienced personnel, although it has originally been designed as an advanced course. Furthermore the course can be customized for a specific refinery / plant or multiple sites. The option for post-course consultancy/help-desk support is also available.

Participants may include: Petrochemical trainees / GETs, Academic participants, Operations staff.

After completion of the course participants will have solid understanding of:

  • Feedstock dynamics and industry fundamentals
  • understanding of petrochemical processing and technology
  • key petrochemical products and its production by different feedstocks
  • brief on polymers – types, major processes, and their significance

Day 1:

  • Introduction to petrochemical industry
  • Petrochemicals – products and uses
  • Feedstocks – composition and preparation
  • Chemicals from:
    • Paraffins – methane, ethane, propane, butane

Day 2:

  • Chemicals from:
    • Olefins – ethylene, propylene, butylene, diolefins, acetylene
    • Aromatics – benzene, toluene, xylene, ethylbenzene
    • Non-hydrocarbons – synthesis gas, hydrogen, sulphuric acid
  • Polymers:
    • Introduction
    • Polymerization processes
    • Polymer types and uses

Delivery Options & Upcoming Dates

In-House / On-Site Training

Tailored to Your Team

This course can be tailored and delivered at your own facility — adapted to your specific units, equipment, and team experience level. We come to you, wherever you are in the world.

All content can be customised for awareness, intermediate, or experienced staff. Post-course consultancy and help-desk support is also available.

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