TopTech University
We will be more than happy to share our expertise with our clients and help them avoid problems in the operation of units and catalyst systems.
Towards that end TopTech is willing to provide training in any aspect that is of interest to you in a format convenient to you.
Oil refining
- Existing units operation specifics and improvement opportunities
- Diesel fuel production. Theoretical aspects and kinetics of reactions. Catalyst selection.
- Kerosene production. Theory Operational aspects of HDT units
- Feedstock production for CCR units. Theory. Operational aspects.
- Specifics of refining straight run components and feedstock of secondary processes
- Feedstock pool of the HDT unit and its optimization routes.
- Critical aspects of catalyst loading and sulfidation.
- Normal start and stop of HDT units.
- Emergency shutdown – minimizing risks for catalysts
- Problems in the operation of diesel fuel HDT units from a catalyst point of view and possible solutions.
- Problems of rising differential pressure and protection against catalyst poisons
- Internals of HDT unit reactors
- FCC pretreatment
- Catalytic dewaxing. Process aspects
- Operational monitoring of catalyst systems
- Processing of feedstock from renewables
- Catalyst testing. Optimal catalyst selection
- Elimination of problems with unit inspection Solutions
Natural gas conversion
General operation principles of ammonia unit
- Desulphurization section
- Reforming section
- Primary reforming
- Secondary reforming
- CO conversion section
- CO2 removal unit
- Methanator
- Ammonia synthesis section and ammonia refrigeration plants
- Ammonia recovery section
- Process condensate stripping
- Waste heat boiler and steam generation system
Ammonia unit start and shutdown
- General unit start requirements
- Basic start-up sequence
- Reforming section startup
- CO conversion section startup
- CO2 removal section start-up
- Methanator startup
- Process condensate stripping line startup
- Ammonia synthesis section startup
- Unit shutdown. Sequence and main components
Catalyst loading and reduction
- Adiabatic reactor loadings
- Reformer loading
- Ammonia synthesis column loading
- Copper catalyst reduction
- Reduction of ammonia synthesis catalyst
Sampling and sample analysis