Japanese

Regular CourseTR-2

Course Number TR-2-10
Course Title Upgrading Processes of Heavy Oil
Period April 6 (Tue) – April 23 (Fri), 2010
Objective To provide participants with knowledge of the heavy oil upgrading processes, with a focus on the processes of cracking and hydrotreating
Main Topics Phased expansion of the course scope to include topics on cracking units, sulfur-free gasoline, and value improvement

  1. Necessity to upgrade heavy oil
  2. Hydrotreating processes
  3. Thermal and catalytic cracking processes
  4. Gasification
  5. Selection and combination of upgreading processes
  6. Catalyst for upgrading processes
  7. Linear Programming
  8. Visit to:
    • refineries
    • a catalyst research institute
    • a catalyst manufacture
Prerequisites Process engineers with a university degree or equivalent qualification, who have more than five years experience in refineries or the equivalent, and who are interested in the upgrading processes
Number of Participants 12
Course Fee ¥30,000
Estimated Date of Application Deadline February 1, 2010

* Course Program (course details): to be announced three (3) months prior to the opening day