Session Description:
Catalysts play a vital role in the production and efficiency of most process plants. This session will cover research and development, emerging technologies, and innovation in reactor engineering and catalysis that significantly improve the economics of hydrocarbon processing.
Session Chairs:
- Gary Gildert, Vanguard Catalysts, LLC.
- Arthur Camero, Shell Global Solutions (retired)
- Nitish Mittal, Exxonmobil Chemical Co
Schedule:
| time | presentation | speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 9:05am - 9:35am | Catalytic Naphtha Reforming Catalysis and Process Design Fundamentals |
Andres Acosta, Axens North America, Inc. |
| 9:35am - 9:45am | Technology Preview: Siemens Process Systems Engineering | |
| 9:45am - 10:15am | Optimising the Compromise- Catalyst Flow Dynamics within Tubular Reactors | Mark Stuckey, Magma Group |
| 10:15am - 10:45am | Coffee Break | |
| 10:45am - 11:15am | Catalytic Engineering Studies of NH3 Oxidation on Platinum | Michael Harold, University of Houston |
| 11:15am - 11:45am | Coupling Process Simulation and Computational Fluid Dynamics to Efficiently Design and Improve Multi-Scale Processes | Ravindra Aglave, Siemens Digital Industry Software |