Plant production or most petroleum processes can be divided into two steps; the “reactor step” and the “separation step”. The high value products are produced in a reactor and this is followed by the purification or product separation. The reactor step is usually supported by engineering development and catalysis process technology that greatly increases the yields. The ultimate aim is to produce constantly higher value products namely by preserving the catalyst integrity and improving its design for greater selectivity.
These productivity and technical objectives are dictated by market demands. This will in turn dictate research and development (R&D) efforts in chemical engineering. To stay abreast of the current reactor designs and catalyst architectures, this course is a must for operations personnel’s and if target objectives are to be met.
The course will introduce the participants to key concepts and techniques to operate, select and optimise catalytic processes in use in the plants. These key concepts can be utilised to identify the proper design and operating decisions in order to optimise production.
