Presentation topics for RefComm® Galveston 2020 are categorized in 4 tracks: Delayed Coking, Fluid Catalytic Cracking, Solvent Deasphalting, and Sulfur Recovery. This is an excellent opportunity for Operators and Solution Providers to share Lessons Learned, Best Practices and new technologies to optimize productivity and safety.
Presentation Guidelines
Solvent Deasphalting
Solvent Deasphalting
Approved for the Program
- What to do with the Resulting Pitch Stream
– Marvin Petit-Homme – IPCO LLC
Seeking Presenters and Topics of Interest
- Conversion of existing deasphalters for increased throughput
- Instrumentation hacks to increase efficiency
- Tips for producing a lower-contaminant deasphalted oil (DAO)
- Refinery modifications to process lower-quality, lower-cost crude
- Improving the quality of deasphalted oil and resins
- Debottlenecking of existing resid-upgrading process units
- How to lower operating costs
- Increasing yields by up to 10%
- Minimizing heat exchanger fouling
- High process efficiency based on the most advanced column internals
- Technology updates: What’s new? What’s happening in the world of SDA?
- SDA as a tool: Integration with other Heavy Oil Technologies
- New to SDA? What does it do and why?
- SDA Revamp Options
- How SDA Improves Resid Hydrocracker design
- History, Stories and Lessons Learned from SDA Development
- Temperature Instrumentation in SDA
- Optimization operations in SDA
- SDA Process Improvements: Low Hanging Fruits
- Packing Improvements & Updates
- SDA Processing: Heavy & Challenging Feeds
- SDA with thermal cracking
- SDA as a tool for oil sands
- Improve sustainability in heat exchangers
- Operational Issues
Fluid Catalytic Cracking
Fluid Catalytic Cracking
Seeking Presenters and Topics of Interest
- Update on PETROFCC™ (HOFCC) Technology and the RxCat Technology
- Maximizing LCO Yield to meet IMO Low-Sulfur specs
- Troubleshooting Catalyst Losses
- The Benefits and Challenges of Filter Cleaning in FCC and Chemical Process Applications
- Steps to selecting the best upgrading technology
- Latest offerings for catalysts and additives
Delayed Coking
Delayed Coking
Approved for the Program
- Long Term Effectiveness of Structural Weld Overlay
– Workgroup - CFD User Presentation Block
– Workgroup - Coke Drum Life Extension
– Bobby Wright – Becht Engineering - Energy Efficiency Block
– Workgroup - Operation Coker Structure Audit Team
– A US Refining Company
Seeking Presenters and Topics of Interest
- Steps to selecting the best upgrading technology
- Problems and Lessons Learned from Recent Startups
- Case Studies on Implementation of Wireless Instrumentation Equipment, Monitoring, Intelligences in Refineries
- Resid Sampling Techniques
- Main Issues with Automatic Unheading Devices
- Reliability of Coke Drum Overhead Piping
- Drum Skirt Cracking Experience and Remedies
- Interactive Breakout Discussion Sessions
- Coke Handling Best Practices
- Turnaround Lessons Learned
- Processing Nonstandard Feedstocks – SDA Bottoms, Hydrocracker bottoms, Visbroken material, Stranded Fuel Oil
Have something to share? Sign up for a presentation or submit your own abstract.
Personnel from operating companies (refiners) who present during the conference program will receive a 50% discount on the conference registration.