The papers and posters of the Conference will have relation to the recent advances in downstream, petrochemicals, natural gas and renewables, loss prevention and HSE aspects in refining and petrochemical industry.

Key Highlights

Session: Sustainable Crude Oil Processing-Today's and Future Technologies, the role of the catalysis

Catalysis plays an increasingly critical role in modern petroleum refining and basic petrochemical industries as market demands for and specifications of petroleum and petrochemical products are continuously changing. The catalysts will play a key role in this quest as refining and petchem producers look for ways to reduce energy consumption, improve yield and process selectivity, as well as ways to produce alternative fuels. Cost improvement, quality and control of the production are becoming critical factors in the downstream product's market.
Oil refineries must be prepared to accept new, qualitative standards of fuels. The most crucial demands concern the sulphur content and are related to the innovations in the car production industry and to the requirements stipulated by environmental legislation.

Improved selectivity,
Energy efficiency,
Refinery Hydrogen Management,
Better utilization of hydrocarbons,
Utilization of unconventional feedstocks,
Combined reaction and separation,
Intermaterial substitution,
Fuel's Additive Role in the Clean Fuels Market.

Session: Petrochemicals

A broad selection of topics related to ethylene and other basic petrochemical production (amine, aromatics, fuel oxygenates, methanol, phenol, propylene oxide, styrene, ethylene oxide), a advances in cracking, furnace design, assessing processes, a maintenance single cell decoking and start-up environmental requirements. alternative methods of producing propylene.

Advances in Olefin Production
Ethylene Plant Technology (Furnace optimization, Coking Prediction, Strat-up Strategy for Flaring Minimization, Feedstock Contaminants, Burner Technology Review, Advances in Distillation Technology, Maintenance, Energy Efficiency)
Ethylene Plant Safety
Non-conventional Way Production of Petrochemical from Natural Gas
Advanced Processes for Petrochemical Industry (Phenol, Ethylbenzene, Ethylene oxide, Polyethylene, Polypropylene, p-/m-Xylene)

Session: Renewable feedstock and biofuels

Alternative and renewable fuels will play a significant role in the market and in the national economy. Great attention to flexibility and economics will force the refining sector to explore new roles for these products to support environment and performance requirements.

Understanding the New Role of Bioethanol and Biodiesel
Gas Conversion to Liquid Fuels and Chemicals (Syngas, GTL, and Alternative Fuels: the Latest Second Generation of Biofuels - Developments in Technology, Products and Markets
Chemicals and Materials from Renewable Feedstocks
Chemical and Catalytic Conversions for Renewable Feedstocks
New Renewable Fuels Standards
Development in Hydrogen Production Technologies and its Utilization as an Energy Carrier
Glycerol- a renewable feedstock for a sustainable industry
Carbon dioxide Capture and Storage

Session: HSE Aspects of Refinery and Petrochemical Operations

One of the major issues in petroleum processing is HSE risk management. There is a significant impact on profitability correlated to the strategy by which risk is managed.

Process Safety/Loss Prevention in Petroleum and Petrochemical Processing
Loss Prevention Aspects of Large Storage Tank Design
Avoiding Electrostatic Hazards in Storage Tanks
Implementation of the SEVESO legislation
EU Chemicals Policy Review (REACH)
New VOC and HR (highly reactive) VOC monitoring system
Water and Waste Management in Refinery & Petrochemical Plants
Technology Possibility to Reduction Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Decommissioning of Large Petroleum Production Installations and Site Restoration
Management of Hazardous Chemicals (Plant & Laboratory)
Human Factors in Process Safety
Working Environment in Refinery

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