- Overview
- Schedule
*This half-day add-on course is intended to supplement the Catalytic Reforming Process Technology Course, but it is not limited to this purpose
*This course will finish at 12pm. Lunch will be provided.
TRAINING DAYS: | .5 Days | PDH: | 4 Hours |
DISCIPLINE: | Strategic Planning and Process Solutions | LEVEL: | Specialty Path |
CATEGORY: | Process Technology | SUGGESTED EXPERIENCE: | 3–5 years |
TRAINING MAP: | Process Engineer | ||
Levels and experience are guidelines based on topic-specific experience. All courses support foundational and advanced learning.
About:
This course provides practical guidance on planning and executing naphtha reformer catalyst regeneration to maximize catalyst performance, selectivity, and unit reliability. Participants review regeneration fundamentals, process steps, equipment requirements, monitoring techniques, and operating best practices needed to successfully complete catalyst regeneration and optimize the next operating cycle. The course encourages discussion of refinery procedures and operating experience to reinforce practical application.
What You’ll learn:
Explain the fundamentals of reformer catalyst regeneration and its impact on unit performance.
Understand each regeneration step, associated equipment, and critical operating objectives.
Apply monitoring techniques, catalyst analyses, and key performance indicators to evaluate regeneration effectiveness.
Execute catalyst regeneration using best practices that improve catalyst activity, reliability, and future operating performance.
Who Should Attend:
Reformer Catalyst Regeneration is designed for refinery engineers and operators responsible for naphtha reformer catalyst regeneration, particularly semi-regenerative reforming units. The course also benefits personnel in research and development, refinery planning, project design, environmental, procurement, design and construction, and process equipment supply who support catalyst regeneration activities.
Course Outline:
Catalyst Regeneration Introduction
Catalyst regeneration fundamentals
Process and equipment overview
Regeneration steps
Key control objectives
Process optimization
Catalyst Regeneration Process
Hot hydrogen
Shutdown and blinds
Carbon burn
Low-temperature burn
High-temperature burn
Burn completion check
Sulfur removal
Oxychlorination
Cool down and blinds
Reduction
Startup
Sulfur addition
Feed introduction and dry down
Post-audit and documentation
Regeneration Equipment
Heaters
Reactors
Separators
Compressors
Combined feed heat exchangers
Fin-fan heat exchangers
Caustic solution injection
Air injection
Chloride injection
Regeneration Analyses and Monitoring
Monitoring analyses
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Catalyst analyses
Vapor sampling using detector tubes
Open Discussion
Operating experience sharing
Participant questions
Regeneration best practices
Taught By:
Brad Palmer
Meet The Instructor:
Brad P. Palmer has over 30 years of petroleum refining experience and is a subject matter expert in reforming and isomerization. His work combines hands-on unit troubleshooting, catalyst evaluation, process modeling, and optimization with refinery engineering leadership and capital project development.
He has improved yields through catalyst and design changes, developed safe operating limits and troubleshooting guidance, and led engineer and operator training. His experience includes supporting capital budgets of $40–120 million, improving equipment reliability, planning and executing turnarounds, and directing corporate gasoline networks for reforming, isomerization, aromatic extraction, and SZorb®.
Mr. Palmer holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Utah.
Venue:
The training will be held in Houston, TX. The exact location will be announced by mid-November. Please check back for updates. If you purchase the class, you can find the hotel booking link under My Courses → (your course) → Resources once available.