When Is It Time for Fresh Catalyst?
- Type: Archived Webinar
- Level: Intermediate
- Duration: 1 hour
- PDHs: 1.00
Is the performance of catalysts in your plant declining with age? Is it time to replace them? Take this webinar for help in deciding.
In 60 minutes, you’ll consider how catalyst performance declines with age and how its replacement becomes an economic necessity. Using the tools and rules of thumb provided, you’ll be equipped to evaluate replacement timing while considering the time value of money involved in the catalyst life cycle. You’ll see these tools illustrated through hypothetical examples from the ethylene oxide production process. And, you’ll gain principles that you can apply to any heterogeneous or homogenous catalyst system with significant costs and decaying performance.
Take a look at your agenda:
- How to characterize catalyst performance in economic terms using plant data
- How to compare the short-term decision to continue with aged catalysts versus replacing with new
- Developing a strategic plan for optimizing catalyst life cycle
Gary Sawyer, P.E.
Gary Sawyer, P.E., has more than 35 years of experience in the chemical industry, most of which have been supporting business and R&D decision analysis using process design, economic evaluations, and competitive technology assessments. He was previously employed by Lyondell Chemical (formerly ARCO Chemical), and by Union Carbide prior to that. He is now a consultant practicing as Process Evaluations LLC (www.process-evaluations.com). He holds a B.S. and M.S. degree in chemical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic...Read more
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| Non-Members | $109.00 |