Outline of JCCP Regular Course TR-5-13

To provide knowledge of heavy oil upgrading processes, with a focus on cracking and hydrotreating processes

Participants will acquire knowledge of a wide range of topics related to heavy oil upgrading, including cracking units, sulfur-free gasoline, FCC practice using a dynamic simulator, and LP simulator learning

    1.Necessity of upgrading heavy oil

    2.Hydrotreating processes

    3.Thermal and catalytic cracking processes

    4.Gasification

    5.Selection and combination of upgrading processes

    6.Catalyst for upgrading processes

    7.FCC practice using a dynamic simulator

    8.Linear programming

    9.Visits to:
        ･Refineries
        ･A catalyst research institute
        ･A catalyst manufacturer

Process engineers with a university degree and at least five years’ experience in a refinery or equivalent facility, who are interested in upgrading processes, or those with equivalent qualifications