Course Description

This practical and highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies and exercises where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops. Atmospheric residue desulfurization (ARDS) process is extensively used in upgrading of heavy petroleum oils and residues to more valuable clean environmentally friendly transportation fuels and to partially convert the residues to produce low-sulfur fuel oil and hydrotreated feedstocks. Graded catalyst systems in multiple reactors are used in the process in order to achieve hydrodesulfurization (HDS), hydrodemetallization (HDM), hydrodenitrogenation (HDN), and conversion of residues to distillates at desired levels. The characteristics of the feedstocks processed in different reactors are significantly different. The quality of the feed entering the second reactor is str ongly dependent on the operating severity in the first reactor and can have an important impact on the performance of the catalysts in the following reactor with regard to various conversions and deactivation rate. Atmospheric Residue Desulfurization (ARDS) is a well established hydro treating process, operated primarily to desulfurize atmospheric residues from Crude units and to prepare feed stocks for downstream conversion units like Hydrocrackers and Delayed Coker units. The product, desulfurized residue, is not only low in sulfur but has improved pour points and lower viscosities as well.

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TRAINING METHODOLOGY

This interactive training course includes the following training methodologies:

30 % Lectures
20 % Workshops & Work Presentations
20 % Case Studies & Practical Exercises
30 % Videos, Software & Simulators

In an unlikely event, the course instructor may modify the above training methodology for technical reasons.

VIRTUAL TRAINING (IF APPLICABLE)

If this course is delivered online as a Virtual Training, the following limitations will be applicable:

Certificates	:	Only soft copy certificates will be issued
Training Materials	:	Only soft copy materials will be issued
Training Methodology	:	80% theory, 20% practical
Training Program	:	4 hours per day, from 09:30 to 13:30