Hydroprocessing 101: Unit Monitoring Beyond the Reactor
Hydroprocessing, Safety
Speakers:
Brian Green, Marathon Petroleum Corporation
David Sacks, Delek US
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FCC Catalysts and Additive Technology Advancements
FCC
Improvements in catalyst and additive technology continue to boost refinery profitability. This session will highlight how next generation FCC catalyst and additives are being used to allow refiners to process increasingly challenging feedstocks and cost effectively manage stack emissions. Case studies will be presented that demonstrate increased profitability where these advancements have been deployed.
Facilitator: Mike Federspiel, Valero Energy Corporation
Speakers:
Vasileios Komvokis, BASF
Jason Goodson and Hongbo Ma, Johnson Matthey
Christian Carnahan, CITGO
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FCC 101: Unit Monitoring Strategies for Optimization & Profitability
FCC
This session will review the role of a mass balance in understanding FCC Unit operations, including the influence data quality can have on interpretation. It will also touch on various unit monitoring strategies, including the use of KBC modeling, to aid in unit optimization for maximum profitability. Real-world case studies will be presented to show the direct impact these topics can have in an operating unit.
Facilitator: Andrew Mezera, Valero Energy Corporation
Speakers:
Michael Allegro, BASF
Austin Troxler, Marathon Petroleum
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Turnaround Planning for Improved Reliability
FCC
Reliability of critical FCC equipment often drives turnaround planning and cycle length. Cyclones, slide valves, refractory and major rotating equipment repair planning can make or break a FCC cycle. This session will review critical components of reliable FCC operation and what a turnaround inspection and repair plan should encompass to improve long term FCC reliability.
Facilitator: Tiffany Clark, Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Speakers:
Stephen Forry, CECO Emtrol-Buell
Virgil Guzman, TapcoEnpro
Dan Sack, Becht
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Turnaround Planning for Improved Reliability (continued)
FCC
Reliability of critical FCC equipment often drives turnaround planning and cycle length. Cyclones, slide valves, refractory and major rotating equipment repair planning can make or break a FCC cycle. This session will review critical components of reliable FCC operation and what a turnaround inspection and repair plan should encompass to improve long term FCC reliability.
Facilitator: Tiffany Clark, Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Speakers:
Stephen Forry, CECO Emtrol-Buell
Virgil Guzman, TapcoEnpro
Dan Sack, Becht
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FCC 101: Feed Effects on the Heat Balance
FCC
The FCCU continues to be challenged to process varying feeds in the refinery now and for the foreseeable future. This 101 series session will cover the FCC heat balance with an emphasis on feed properties and their effect on regenerator temperatures. Recommended optimization paths for regenerator temperature being too high or too low will be discussed.
Facilitator:
CJ Farley, Astron International, Inc.
Speakers:
Todd Miller, HF Sinclair Corporation
Kent Turner, W. R. Grace & Co.
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