Short courses List
Short courses
Training
Technology Innovation Farms LLC offers ten (10) short courses in the fields of Refining, Petrochemicals and Intellectual Property. The short courses are designed for chemists and chemical engineers working in operations, engineering or Research and Development. The courses can be redesigned for technicians and operators or others, such as IP attorneys and investors. They teach fundamentals, practical experience, interactive case studies and Q&A sessions.
Each course is designed for 4½ days. Durations can be changed to meet time and budget constraints by adding more relevant material or removing less relevant material. The courses can be delivered at any location. Please go through the Training menu to learn the details of each course, and contact us for more information.
Pilot Plants and Experiment Design
Course Contents
- Introduction to pilot plants
- Refining and petrochemical processes and pilot plant units, e.g., bench, pilot, PDU scale, etc
- Feedstock treatment and blending
- Catalyst loading and methods
- Catalyst treatment / conditioning, e.g., sulfiding, reduction, chlorination, drying, etc
- Experiment design for process technologies including hydrocracking, hydrotreating, fluid catalytic cracking, catalytic reforming, residue processing
- Analytical methods and requirements
- Product sampling and analysis
- Material balance
- In-Depth data analysis to determine performance and yields
- Pilot plant center operations structure
- How to prepare Instructions for a pilot test