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HYDROTREATING & HYDROCRACKER TECHNOLOGY

Location

Dubai, UAE

Date

From Date: 28-Oct-2024
To Date: 01-Nov-2024

Duration

5 days

Language

ENGLISH

Discipline

Refinery Trainings

Introduction

Refiners are facing a dynamic business environment. Crude prices are volatile. Heavy, high-sulphur and acidic opportunity crudes are increasingly available. Demand for lighter products is increasing; product legislation and emissions standards are tightening; and health, safety and environment mandates also have to be met. This necessitates that refiners are now required to reduce the products sulphur content before it can be sold and satisfy market demand of lighter products. This is most done by hydro processing. Hydrotreating and hydrocracking processes share many common features, so they often are discussed together as “hydro processing”. Hydrotreating removes contaminants from distilled crude oil fractions and intermediate process streams. Hydrocracking converts heavy oil fractions into lighter, more valuable products.

For refiners to sustain their profit margins, economical access to state-of-the-art technology is a must. Hence, this course is designed to provide in depth practical review of all hydrotreating and hydrocracking processes key variables that affect product yields, properties, catalyst issues, reaction mechanisms, process design, operation, control, troubleshooting and optimization. Several significant product quality specifications (for instance, 10–15 ppm sulfur in diesel and gasoline), nitrogen and aromatic content, cetane number, API gravity, smoke point, cold flow properties such as pour point, cloud point and cold filter plug point and many other topics will be deeply discussed in this course.

A framework is presented for troubleshooting operating problems and, throughout this discussion, participants are encouraged to describe their specific challenges.

This course will feature:

Lectures/discussions on hydrotreating and hydrocracking process technologies, roles and techniques for improving process operations, designs and applying optimization techniques.
Open discussion on the latest development in the applications of hydro processing.
Actual troubleshooting case studies.
Group activities (workshop) on process design, operation, maintenance, inspection, control and optimization.

Objective

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

Gain in-depth knowledge of the exact role of hydrotreating and hydrocracking unit regarding to feeds and product's characteristics, analyze the importance and impact of operating parameters on process output, identify common potential incidents in the reaction section: origin, consequences, solutions and preventive measures.
Evaluate different flow schemes for Hydrotreating and Hydrocracking processes.
Understand process design and operation variables for better H2-conversion performances.
Grasp the experiences of chemistry/kinetics, function of catalysts, clean production, environmental issues of very typical upgraded fuel productions.
Develop deep understanding of mass/H2/energy balance in refining processes.
Identify unit-specific damage mechanisms.
List the key steps in the inspection planning process.
Identify unit-specific problems and describe typical solutions

Audience

This course is intended for anyone who takes part in the Hydro processing facilities in oil refining and petrochemical industries or who helps decide Hydro processing investments.

The course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit to:

Refinery operation managers
Process Engineers and technologists
Operation engineers
Shift team leaders
Maintenance Engineers
Plant Engineers
Inspection engineers
All professionals involved in refinery process unit operations
Anyone who wishes to update himself on the methods used in this important field

Content

Day-1

Refining Operations and Introduction to Hydro processing

Refinery Feed stocks and Products
Physical Separation Processes
Chemical Catalytic Conversion Processes
Thermal Chemical Conversion Processes
Refinery Configurations
Crude Assay and Quality
Role of Hydro processing in refineries: Development of New Technologies
New Trends for Clean Fuel Productions
Recent developments in Hydro-treatment and Hydro-conversion of heavy residues
Environmental Regulation

Hydrotreating Process Description

Objectives and Roles of Hydrotreating
Chemistry of Hydrotreating
Hydrotreating Catalysts
Thermodynamics of Hydrotreating
Reaction Kinetics
Hydrotreating Applications
Applications to Naphtha, Middle Distillates, Gas Oil, ARD, ...
Different Process Flow Schemes
Operating Conditions
Hydrotreating Correlations
Class Work Exercise

Day-2

Hydrotreating Unit Operation and Design

Introduction
Reactor Design
Recycle Gas Purity
Wash Water
Separator Design
Makeup Gas Compression
Potential Improvements for Material and Energy Savings
Clean Diesel Hydro-treating Process Technology – Critical Issues
Recent developments in Hydro-treatment and Hydro-conversion of Heavy Residues
Deep Desulfurization
Startup, shutdown and normal operating procedures
Class Work Exercise

Day-3

Hydrocracking Process Description

Role of Hydrocracking in the Refinery
Feeds and Products
Hydrocracking Chemistry
Hydrocracking Catalysts
Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Hydrocracking
Different Hydrocracking Processes
Process Configurations
Hydrocracking Unit Flow Schemes and Equipment
Hydrocracking Severity
Hydrocracking Correlations
Reactor Technologies for Hydrocracking
Class Work Exercise

Day-4

Hydrocracking Unit Operation and Design

Introduction
Single-stage Hydrocracking Reactor Section
Two-stage Hydrocracking Reactor Section
Use of a Hot Separator in Hydrocracking Unit Design
Use of Flash Drums
Hydrocracking Unit Fractionation Section Design
Hot Separator Operating Temperature
Hydrogen Recovery
LPG Recovery

HPNA Rejection
Startup, Shutdown and Normal Operating Procedures (including catalyst activation)

Class Work Exercise

Day-5

Hydro processing Operational Guidelines, Troubleshooting and Maintenance

Introduction
Catalyst Activation Problems
Feedstock Variations and Contaminants
Operation Upsets
Treating/Cracking Catalyst Deactivation Imbalance
Flow Maldistribution
Temperature Excursion
Reactor Pressure Drop
Hydro processing units Maintenance
Corrosion, Damage Mechanisms and Inspections
Root cause analysis
Troubleshooting Case Analysis:

Case Analysis-1: Catalyst Deactivation
Case Analysis-2: Catalyst Channeling
Case Analysis-3: Reactor Bed Temperature Maldistribution
Case Analysis-4: Off-Spec Product Quality
Case Analysis-5: Reactor Temperature Runaway During Catalyst Regeneration

NOTE:

Pre & Post Tests will be conducted

Case Studies, Group Exercises, Group Discussions, Last Day Review & Assessments will be carried out.

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Certificate

Define Management Consultancy & Training Certificate of course completion will be issued to all attendees.

Methodology

A highly interactive combination of lectures and discussion sessions will be managed to maximize the amount and quality of information and knowledge transfer. The sessions will start by raising the most relevant questions and motivating everybody to find the right answers. You will also be encouraged to raise your questions and to share in the development of the right answers using your analysis and experiences. Tests of the multiple-choice type will be made available daily to examine the effectiveness of delivering the course.

Very useful Course Materials will be given.

30% Lectures
30% Workshops and work presentation
20% Group Work& Practical Exercises
20% Videos& General Discussions

Course Details