Fluid Catalytic Cracking Training
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Fluid Catalytic Cracking Training Course
Introduction:
The purpose of this course is to equip FCC operating and engineering personnel with comprehensive knowledge and skills related to the operation, control, design, and troubleshooting of FCC Units. The course covers various aspects, including startup, normal operation, shutdown, and emergency procedures. Participants will gain a broad understanding of FCC process and mechanical systems, ensuring they are up to date with the evolving procedures and technology in this field. This course caters to the needs of both unit operators and engineers involved in FCC units.
Through a highly practical approach, this course offers a deep understanding of the significance of the FCC process in refining operations. Participants will learn about the entire Fluid Catalytic Cracking process, encompassing process equipment design and operation, unit operations, catalyst and additive technology, fluidized solids fundamentals, and fundamental unit troubleshooting. The sessions are designed in an engaging seminar format, allowing for maximum interaction between course participants and facilitators.
Course Objectives:
By the end of the training, participants will be able to:
- Describe UOP FCC technology
- Reference descriptions of the process flow and equipment, process control and metallurgy
- Identify the process flow of the UOP FCC Process
- Compare and contrast the effect of feedstocks
Who Should Attend?
This course is designed primarily for personnel relatively new to fluid catalytic cracking, but those with considerable experience also will find the sessions valuable.
Course Outlines:
Process Fundamentals
Introduction to the FCC process, description of commercial unit configurations, process basics, flow schemes, and the position and importance of FCC in the modern fuels refinery
FCC Heat Balance
Reactor/regenerator energy balance as the basis for FCC operations and optimization
Reaction Chemistry & Kinetics
Overview of primary catalytic & thermal cracking reaction mechanisms
Catalyst Handling
Typical procedures and loading equipment for continuous addition of catalyst and additives
FCC Catalyst Technology
Zeolite synthesis, matrix technology, catalyst manufacture, and the impact of catalyst on unit operation
Process Variables
A detailed description of the effects of primary dependent and independent operating variables
Feed & Product Treating
Objectives and benefits of FCC feed pretreatment on FCC performance, along with typical product treating requirements
Convertor Pressure Balance
The importance of the reactor/regenerator pressure balance as a diagnostic tool
Fluidization & Standpipe Operation
Fundamentals of fluidized solids as they apply to the FCC process, and diagnosis of catalyst standpipe instability and catalyst circulation problems
Resid Processing Options
The benefits of processing heavy residual feedstocks in the FCC, along with the impact on catalyst, unit operation and hardware considerations
Process Equipment
Detailed discussion of the equipment utilized in the reactor/regenerator, main fractionators, and vapor recovery sections, typical design criteria, equipment reliability, and normal operations.
FCC Additives Technology
Optimum use of additives in the circulating catalyst inventory, environmental considerations and yield selectivity shifts
Catalyst Evaluation Techniques
Determining the performance of fresh catalyst candidates and equilibrium catalysts, and applying test results to commercial operation
Diagnosing Catalyst Losses
Diagnosing and minimizing FCCU catalyst losses, which have environmental and economic impacts for the FCCU
Equilibrium Catalyst Analysis
Interpretation of the chemical and physical properties of FCC equilibrium catalyst and use of the Ecat analysis report as a diagnostic tool
Unit Optimization
Techniques for manipulation of various cracking severity variables to optimize yield patterns and profitability
FACILITATORS
Session leaders are all EcoMan Fluid Catalytic Cracking Technical Service Specialists with years of hands-on experience and a wealth of practical knowledge.
Heat and Pressure Balances
Process Variable Effects