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Catalytic Cracking and Reforming Technologies in Refineries

Maximizing Product Yield and Quality through Advanced Conversion Processes

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The Catalytic Cracking and Reforming Technologies in Refineries training course equips refinery professionals to understand, operate and optimise two critical conversion processes. It provides refinery engineers, process professionals and operations specialists with comprehensive, technically rigorous knowledge grounded in actual refinery operations. FCC and catalytic reforming are among the most economically important processes in modern refining. Together, they influence transportation fuel yield and quality, hydrogen production and recovery efficiency, and overall refinery profitability.

Participants examine feedstock characterisation, reaction mechanisms, FCC reactor-regenerator design, coke management, reforming reactor types and reforming chemistry. The course also addresses unit design, catalyst management, process control, troubleshooting and optimisation. Safety systems, energy integration, emission controls and catalyst lifecycle management are covered, with case studies of actual operational improvements incorporated throughout. This technical knowledge and operational insight support more effective, confident management of these units and strengthen professionals’ value as technical contributors.

This Catalytic Cracking and Reforming Technologies in Refineries training course will highlight:

  • Characterising feedstocks and understanding key reaction mechanisms
  • Examining FCC reactor-regenerator design and coke management
  • Understanding reforming reactor types and reforming chemistry
  • Applying process control, troubleshooting and optimisation strategies
  • Managing catalyst performance throughout the catalyst lifecycle
  • Addressing safety systems, energy integration and emission controls
Why Choose Catalytic Cracking and Reforming Technologies in Refineries
Course Goals

What are the Goals?

The Catalytic Cracking and Reforming Technologies in Refineries Course aims to build comprehensive technical and operational competence in FCC and catalytic reforming, covering process principles and unit design as well as control, troubleshooting, optimisation, and environmental management.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Clarify the function of FCC and catalytic reforming in refinery conversion and outline feedstock characteristics and properties
  • Interpret reaction mechanisms and product distribution in both cracking and reforming processes
  • Outline FCC unit configurations, catalyst selection, fluidisation behaviour, and reactor-regenerator design
  • Implement yield optimisation approaches while effectively controlling coke formation and combustion
  • Recognise and compare semi-regenerative, continuous, and cyclic reforming reactor types and assess their operational implications
  • Describe reforming chemistry, including dehydrogenation, isomerisation, and cyclisation reactions
  • Use root cause analysis to diagnose and rectify common operating issues in FCC and reforming
  • Employ the principles of energy integration, emissions control, environmental compliance, and catalyst lifecycle management when optimising FCC and reforming units

Who is this Training Course for?

This Catalytic Cracking and Reforming Technologies in Refineries training course is designed for:

  • Refinery Process Engineers
  • Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit Engineers
  • Catalytic Reforming Unit Engineers
  • Refinery Operations Engineers
  • Refinery Production Engineers
  • Process Design Engineers
  • Refinery Technical Services Engineers
  • Process Optimisation Engineers
  • Refinery Operations Supervisors
  • Refinery Process Technologists
Learning Approach

How will this Training Course be Presented?

The Catalytic Cracking and Reforming Technologies in Refineries Course uses a technically organised, progressively developed learning methodology, advancing from conversion process principles to FCC and reforming unit design, process control and troubleshooting, followed by optimisation and environmental management. Every day focuses on a separate technical area — creating a comprehensive, integrated understanding of FCC and catalytic reforming throughout the complete operational lifecycle.

Real-world case studies of FCC and reforming operational enhancements, process control exercises, and analysis of troubleshooting scenarios are incorporated throughout — linking technical frameworks with the practical aspects of managing refinery conversion units.

Delivery approaches include:

  • Instructor-guided sessions addressing refinery conversion principles, FCC and reforming process design, and catalyst management concepts
  • Workshops on feedstock characterisation and reaction mechanisms that apply product distribution analysis to FCC and reforming design choices
  • FCC unit design sessions exploring catalyst selection, fluidisation behaviour, reactor-regenerator design, and strategies for coke management
  • Reforming chemistry and reactor workshops addressing comparisons of reactor types, reforming reactions, and hydrogen production and recovery
  • Process control and instrumentation sessions that apply control strategies to feed, temperature, and pressure management within FCC and reforming units
  • Optimisation and case study sessions applying energy integration, emissions control, and catalyst lifecycle management to actual refinery improvement scenarios

The Course Content

Fundamentals of Catalytic Cracking and Reforming

  • Overview of refinery conversion processes
  • Purpose and role of FCC and reforming in refining
  • Feedstock characterization and properties
  • Reaction mechanisms and product distribution

Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) Process Design

  • FCC unit configuration and operation
  • Catalyst selection and fluidization behavior
  • Reactor-regenerator design and temperature control
  • Yield optimization and coke management

Catalytic Reforming Process Design and Operation

  • Reforming reactor types (semi-regenerative, continuous, cyclic)
  • Catalyst types and performance characteristics
  • Reforming chemistry: dehydrogenation, isomerization, cyclization
  • Hydrogen production and recovery systems

Process Control, Safety, and Troubleshooting

  • Process instrumentation and control strategies
  • Managing pressure, temperature, and feed fluctuations
  • Common operating problems and root cause analysis
  • Safety systems and flare gas handling

Optimization and Environmental Management

  • Energy integration and efficiency improvements
  • Emission controls and environmental compliance
  • Catalyst life cycle management
  • Case studies: operational improvements in FCC and reforming units
Recognition

Certificate

  • • Wallstreet Development Academy Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course.
Collaborations

In Partnership With

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Frequently Asked Questions

This course covers catalytic cracking and reforming technologies used in refineries. It focuses on these technologies as advanced conversion processes. The course connects their application with maximizing product yield and quality.
You will study catalytic cracking as a refinery conversion technology. Its treatment is framed around the broader goal of maximizing product yield and quality. The available course information does not specify individual catalytic cracking topics or process units.
The course addresses product yield through the study of catalytic cracking and reforming technologies. It presents these technologies as advanced conversion processes that can help maximize refinery output. No specific yield calculations, targets, or product categories are identified in the available description.
This course is relevant to professionals seeking course-based knowledge of catalytic cracking, reforming, and refinery conversion processes. Its stated focus is on maximizing product yield and quality through these technologies. Specific job roles, experience levels, and prerequisite knowledge are not provided.
The main objective is to develop an understanding of how catalytic cracking and reforming can support improved refinery product yield and quality. The course approaches both technologies from the perspective of advanced conversion processes. More detailed learning objectives are not provided in the available course information.
You will examine reforming as an advanced conversion process used in refineries. The course relates reforming technology to the improvement of product yield and quality. Specific reforming methods, operating variables, or unit configurations are not listed in the provided material.
The course links both catalytic cracking and reforming with the goal of maximizing refinery product quality. It considers how advanced conversion processes contribute to this objective alongside product yield. The supplied information does not define particular quality specifications or measurement methods.
Yes, the course explicitly focuses on both product yield and product quality. It examines these goals through catalytic cracking and reforming technologies in refineries. The subtitle identifies advanced conversion processes as the central context for achieving these improvements.

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