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Introduction to Petroleum Refinery Processing
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Course Overview
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This popular 2-day (or 3-day) course will present an overview of the modern, integrated petroleum refinery. Each refining process will be presented, covering operating description and conditions, feedstock and catalyst selection, product yields, and the relationship between process parameters, unit performance and product output and properties. Finally, future operations, including anticipated changes in crude oil and product slates, will be recapped. Designed for refinery personnel seeking a thorough overview of the refining process, the course will also provide useful information to suppliers, crude oil traders, or those involved in financial assessment.
1.6 CEU (Continuing Education Units) or 16 PDH (Professional Development Hours)
A complete set of course materials and lunches are included.
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| Course Outline |
 | Introduction to the Refinery Flow Sheet
Hydrocarbon Chemistry
Crude Oil: Properties, Tests, Sources, Assays
Fuel Products: Environmental Regs, Specs, MTBE
Atmospheric and Vacuum Distillation
Fluid Catalytic Cracking
Catalytic Reforming and Aromatics Recovery
Isomerization, Alkylation and Polymerization
Hydroprocessing for Sulfur, Nitrogen and Aromatics Reduction
Sweetening and Sulfur Recovery
Resid Processing: Coking, Hydrocracking etc
Refinery Options for Tomorrow's Cleaner Fuels
Future Refinery Configurations |
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| | Marvin Rakow, M. Ch. E. | | Marvin Rakow is President of EDU-TECH Management Resources, a consultant services organization in technical training, business development, marketing and R&D to the petroleum, petrochemicals, and specialty chemicals industries. He was previously Senior Vice President for Hydrocarbon Research, Inc. (HRI), responsible for all technical groups and the operation of HRI's R&D Center, including technology development for the petroleum/petrochemicals industries. |
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| 29-Nov-10 | Classroom | London | $ 2995 USD |  | |
| 6-Dec-10 | Classroom | Houston | $ 1495 USD | | |
| 23-May-11 | Classroom | Houston | $ 1495 USD | | |
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