The Technical Program at RefComm 2021 was an excellent opportunity for Operators and Solution Providers to share Lessons Learned, Best Practices and new technologies to optimize productivity and safety to an international audience.
Presentations were given live or on a pre-recorded platform and will be open to all registered attendees of RefComm 2021. All presentations were followed by a live Q&A session facilitated by RefComm and the presenter(s).
Keynote
Co-processing Bio-oil in Conventional Petroleum Refineries – Bob Baldwin, NREL
Use of Waste Plastics as a Refinery Feedstock – Bob Baldwin, NREL
Delayed Coking
Center Feed Device Workshop – Rick Torres with Corey Johnson, Tommy Conine, Chris Orino, and Shelby Shreve ,CIRCOR | DeltaValve
DCU Fuel Coke: An Environmental Refinery Enabler – Dr. John Clark, Clark Coking Consulting
Delayed Cokers and “Flow” Technologies – An Update – Mitchell Moloney, Coking.com
Isolation Valve Workshop – Fil Jimenez with Ken Krause, Tommy Conine, Rick Torres, & Danny Ollre, CIRCOR | DeltaValve
A Coke Drum Bottom Unheading Device with Integral Feed Inlet – Dr. Mahmod Samman, Houston Engineering Solutions, LLC
Coke Drum Life Cycle Management – Premkumar Chinnaraj, Wood
Progressive Learnings from Recent Remote Operating Support – Freddys Guanipa & Juan Sansiviero, Wood
Market Outlook for Anode Grade Petroleum Coke and the Impact of Emission Control on the Cost Structure along the Value-chain – Justin Hughes, CRU | London
Petrobras’ Unique Strategy to Handle a Tarry Drum Scenario – Alessandra Mara de Bassi Froes & Thiago Amaral, Petrobras
A Comprehensive Approach to Life Extension of Coke Drums – Michael Trahan of Chevron & Dr. Mahmod Samman of Houston Engineering Solutions, LLC
Coker Heater Tube Failure During Pigging – Karly Moore, PBF Energy
Fluid Catalytic Cracking
Optimizing and Improving FCCU Performance Through SHARC, Shell’s FCC Kinetic Model – Todd Foshee, Shell Catalysts & Technologies
Shell’s Latest Improvements in FCC Feed Nozzle Technology – a Step Change in Performance – Todd Foshee, Shell Catalysts & Technologies
FCCU Main Blower and Wet Gas Compressor UCP Testing using Dynamic Modeling – Vahe Avetisyan, VVInEx
Optimizing FCC Gasoline Octane / Sulfur Performance – George Hoekstra, Hoekstra Trading Co.
FCC Flue Gas Filtration: Royal Dahlman has the filtration technology for the Oil Refiner to keep up with the future environmental and governmental stack emission regulations – Niels van der Horst & Roger Hage, Royal Dahlman
FCCU Frac Tower Bottoms Pump Isolation/ FCC Slurry Pump Isolation – Michael Lemechev, MOGAS
FCC Standby Posturing – US Refining Co.
What is the role of the FCC for the next Decade and how will it differ between each region of the US? – Mel Larson, Becht Engineering
Designing Condensate Drainage From Reboilers – James Risko, TLV Corporation
Eliminate Condensate Bottlenecks in Reboiler Discharge – James Risko, TLV Corporation
Maximizing FCC Profits By Matching Refinery Catalyst Needs in Dynamic Market Conditions – Nihan Dulger, BASF
Controlling Reboilers Heated by Condensing Steam or Vapor – Henry Kister, Fluor, Blasch Precision Ceramics
Solvent Deasphalting
Solvent Deasphalting (SDA) Fundamentals Workshop – Hemendra Khakhar, Wood
Solvent Deasphalting as Residue Upgrading Strategy – A Cheaper Route to Comply with IMO 2020 – Marcio Wagner, Petrobras
Novel Applications that Enhance Existing Residue Conversion Technologies – Michael Fitzgerald & Daniel Gillis, Chevron Lummus Global
Solvent Selection Criteria for Targeted Products in Deasphalting – Gopal Akilla, Wood
Processing Nonstandard Feedstocks – SDA Bottoms, Hydrocracker Bottoms, Visbroken Material, Stranded Fuel Oil – Vincent Frate, Poerner Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH
ROSE – Cost-effective and versatile solutions to improve refinery economics – Aamir Laasi, KBR
What to Do with the Resulting Pitch Stream – Marvin Petit-Homme, IPCO, LLC
From Art to Science, Changing Infrared 180 Degrees – Nagy Wassef, Quest Integrity Group, LLC
Debottleneck Considerations for SDA Units – Gopal Akilla, Wood
Sulfur Production & Processing
Case Study: High-Efficiency Sulphur Recovery Facility in a Developing Nation – Scott Kafesjian, Wood
Why amine systems fail – Philip Le Grange, Amine Experts
TopClaus® a gamechanger to the industry – Worley/Comprimo & Haldor Topsoe
Methodologies for achieving optimized temperature profiles and stable performance in the SRU Reaction Furnace – Uday Parekh, Blasch Precision Ceramics
Hidden opportunity: Maximize reliability of the waterside of Sulfur Recovery Units – Loraine Huchler, MarTech Systems & Elmo Nasato, Nasato Consulting
Utilizing tube wall temperature mapping in high temperature gas-to-gas heat exchangers to mitigate sub-dewpoint corrosion – CG Thermal
Biofuels Integration with Refinery Sulphur Complex – Case Study – Marco van Son, Worley/Comprimo
Successful SRU revamp with SPLITOXY – Diego Scilla, Siirtec Nigi
Reliable CEMS measurement from Sulphur Recovery Units – David Inward, SICK AG
Sulfidation Corrosion in a Claus Waste Heat Boiler: A Case Study – Simon Weiland, Optimised Gas Treating
Sulfur pit vent emissions: How to treat them well? – Yves Herssens, MECS DuPont Clean Technologies