DAY ONE:

FCC DESIGN, PROCESSING AND OPERATING BASICS

FCC overview

  • Design evolution
  • Technology development
  • Feedstock flexibility
  • Product distribution & recovery
  • Flue gas processing & emissions

Key Process Reactions

  • Cracking-side
  • Combustion-side

Critical Process Balances

    • Material
    • Heat
    • Pressure

    Operating Strategies

    • Process variables
    • Feedstock types
    • Yields & selectivities
    • Product qualities

    DAY TWO:

    FCC TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS AND PROCESS PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT

    Catalyst Technology

    • Composition
    • Cracking selectivities
    • Product qualities
    • Additional features
    • Reformulation

    Equipment Technology

    • Cracking-side
    • Combustion-side

    FCC Monitoring

    • Cracking-side
    • Combustion-side
    • Catalyst quality
    • Feedstock quality

    FCC Optimization

    • Limits & constraints
    • Process modeling
    • Feedstock selection
    • Technology options & selection procedures

    DAY THREE:

    PRACTICAL PROBLEM SOLVING PLUS A SPECIAL TOPIC OF INTEREST

    Mitigating Stack Emissions

    • Catalyst additives
    • Flue gas equipment technologies

    FCC Troubleshooting

    • Cracking-side
    • Combustion-side

    Open Forum/Q&A