Residue De-Sulfurization Technology
Residue De-Sulfurization Technology
INTRODUCTION
The residuum produced from the crude unit has a high sulfur and metal (Ni, V, etc.) content. The atmospheric resids from most Middle Eastern crudes have a sulfur content of 4-5%. The purpose of the atmospheric
residuum desulfurization (ARDS) unit is to reduce the sulfur content to less than 0.5 wt.% sulfur to meet the quality criteria of products from downstream units. Also, a significant percentage of feed metals are removed during the process. The desulfurized atmosphericresid is used as a blend component for blending low-sulfur fuel oils or as feed for another processing unit; for example, a delayed Coker unit.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- Graduate engineers, senior operations personnel or technical supervisory staff involved in the operation, optimization and survey of desulfurization process. The technical content of the course also makes it suitable for engineers from research centers and engineering companies involved in the different aspects of the operation and process control of these processes.
- Any other technicians who want to get a good understanding of Residue Desulfurization Technology should attend.
- Plant Operation & Process Development Engineers
- Chemists
- Maintenance Engineers
COURSE OUTLINE
DAY 1
- Introduction
- The Chemical Constituents of Crude Oil
- Characterizing Crude Oils
- Sulfur Content
- Classifying Crude Oils by API Gravity and Sulfur Content
- Crude Oil Quality and Refining Economics
- Fundamentals of Refinery Processing
- Refining, Gas Processes Block Diagram
- Desulfurization
- Hydrodesulfurization
- Thermodynamic Aspects
- Kinetics of Hydrodesulfurization
- Sulfur Removal during Refining
- Macromolecular Concepts
- Sediment Formation and Fouling
DAY 2
- Feedstocks
- Natural Feedstocks
- Refinery-Produced Feedstocks
- Sulfur in Petroleum
- Sulfur Levels and Legislative Regulations
- Feedstock Evaluation
- Chromatographic Methods
- Molecular Weight
- Other Properties
- Use of the Data
DAY 3
- Desulfurization Methods
- Hydrodesulfurization
- Extractive desulfurization
- Biodesulfurization (BDS)
- Supercritical water-based desulfurization
- Residue Desulfurization Technology
- Methods for Sulfur Removal
- Molecular Imprinting Technology
- Future Product Purification
- Process Control
- Controller Performance Criteria
Day 4
- Heat Exchangers
- Types and applications of heat exchangers
- Reboilers
- Kettle-Type Reboilers
- Thermosiphon Reboilers
- Operator Responsibilities
- Fired Heaters
- Heater Types
- Operating Limits
- Heat Flux
- Steam Injection
Day 5
- Compressor operation and maintenance
- Compressor theory
- The compressor curve
- Components
- Compressor systems
- Compressor operation
- Troubleshooting and fault finding
- Fundamentals of Corrosion
- Major Causes of Corrosion
- Major Forms of Corrosion Damage
- Corrosion Protection
- Corrosion Inhibitors
- Corrosion Monitoring and Inspection