CAT CRACKER ROYAL SONESTA HOUSTON

AUGUST 23 – 24, 2016

2016
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

TUESDAY, AUGUST 23
8:00 am – 6:00 pm Registration Legends Ballroom Prefunction

9:00 am – 11:00 am General Session Discovery A&B

11:00 am – 12:30 pm Lunch / Tabletop Exhibition Legends Ballroom

12:30 pm – 2:30 pm Q&A Session Discovery A&B

Panel I: Process

2:30 pm – 2:45 pm Break Discovery Foyer

2:45 pm – 4:30 pm Q&A Session Discovery A&B

Panel II: Mechanical

4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Reception / Tabletop Exhibition Legends Ballroom

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24
7:30 am – 2:00 pm Registration Legends Ballroom Prefunction

7:30 am – 8:00 am Early Bird Coffee & Rolls Legends Ballroom Prefunction

8:00 am – 8:50 am Concurrent Sessions See details next page

8:50 am – 9:00 am Break Legends Ballroom Prefunction

9:00 am – 9:50 am Concurrent Sessions – Continued See details next page

9:50 am – 10:00 am Break Legends Ballroom Prefunction

10:00 am – 10:50 am Concurrent Sessions – Continued See details next page

10:50 am – 11:00 am Break Legends Ballroom Prefunction

11:00 am – 11:50 am Concurrent Sessions – Continued See details next page

11:50 am – 1:20 pm Lunch / Tabletop Exhibition Legends Ballroom

1:20 pm – 2:10 pm Concurrent Sessions – Continued See details next page

2:10 pm – 2:20 pm Break Legends Ballroom Prefunction

2:20 pm – 3:10 pm Concurrent Sessions – Continued See details next page

3:10 pm – 3:20 pm Break Legends Ballroom Prefunction

SPONSORS Silver Sponsors Conference Support Sponsors

Altair Strickland BASF Grace
Thank you to our Emtro-Buell Technologies Hotel Room Key Tuesday Afternoon Break
generous sponsors! Technip Stone &
Webster Process Technology CB&I SNC-Lavalin
Technical Session Conference Bags
Bronze Sponsor Audio Visual
CB&I

Cover photo ©Flint Hills Resources

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24
CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Track I: Track II: Track III: Track IV:

Technology Process/Operations Equipment Availability & Cat Cracking
Developments & Trends Founders III-IV Utilization Essentials
Founders I-II Discovery A Discovery B

8:00 am – 8:50 am CAT-16-11 CAT-16-2 CAT-16-18 CAT-16-5

Computational Novel Method of Upgrading FCC Cyclones Significance of Delta
Fluid Dynamic Increasing Refinery for Enhanced Reliability Coke in the FCC Unit
Modeling Improves Profitability During Anthony Schmitz, and Its Relevance
FCC Technology CFHT Outages Emtrol-Buell to Heat Balance
and Profitability Bruce Lam, Shell Martinez Technologies and Performance
Azita Ahmadzadeh, Refining Co. Justin Breckenridge, CB&I
Michael Sandacz, Todd Hochheiser,
Richard Johnson, Johnson Matthey
UOP LLC - A Honeywell Process Technologies
Company
8:50 am – 9:00 am Break
9:00 am – 9:50 am CAT-16-10 CAT-16-23 CAT-16-15 CAT-16-27
FCCU Process Preserving Octane for a Design for Safety FCC Pressure
Optimization with Tier 3 Gasoline Market and Reliability of Balance 101
High-Performance Gary Cheng, Grace Refractory- Lined Pipe Mel Larson, KBC,
Temperature Catalysts Technologies Using FEA Analysis Advanced
Instrumentation Ken Fewel, Technip Stone Technologies, Inc.
Taylor Fama and & Webster Process
Kevin Kirksmith, Technology
Daily Thermetrics
9:50 am – 10:00 am Break
10:00 am – 10:50 am CAT-16-08 CAT-16-17 CAT-16-19 CAT-16-24
Developing Feed The Experience of Expansion Joint Fluid Catalytic Cracking
Nozzle Technology a Team of Experts Essentials in an FCCU Chemistry 101
from an Owner/ to Resolve Severe Bonnie Blackburn, Senior Kent Turner, Grace
Operator Perspective Regenerator Flexonics Pathway Catalysts Technologies
Kevin Kunz, Shell Global Maldistribution
Solutions US Ray Fletcher,
CPFD Software LLC
10:50 am – 11:00 am Break
11:00 am – 11:50 am CAT-16-4 CAT-16-22 CAT-16-28 CAT-16-14
Multivariable Control AFPM Safety Portal Silicon Rapid Arc Catalyst Architecture
on an FCC Unit Workshop Welding: Flint Hills and its Impact on
Mark Spencer, Total Richard Grove, Robert Resources® Corpus Cracking Chemistry
Petrochemicals & Montgomery, Chevron Christi, Texas FCCU Melissa Clough, BASF
Refining USA Inc. USA TA Application Corporation
Michael Wardinsky, David Jones, Flint Hills
Phillips 66 Resources
Nick Rudebusch,
Industrial Specialist, LLC
11:50 am – 1:20 pm Lunch/Tabletop Exhibition
1:20 pm – 2:10 pm CAT-16-6 CAT-16-1 CAT-16-16 CAT-16-13
Introduction to CRC-FCC FCC Turnaround FCC Reactor FCC Benchmarking
Qunzhu Li, Luoyang Services Overhead Line Vapor – Exploring Industry
Weida Petrochemical Collin Leslie, USA Debusk Isolation Valve Trends and Creating
Engineering Co. Ltd. LLC Antonio Ramos, Daniele Paths Forward
Cecchelli, IMI-Z&J Alexis Shackelford,
BASF Corporation
2:10 pm – 2:20 pm Break
2:20 pm – 3:10 pm CAT-16-7 CAT-16-21 CAT-16-31 CAT-16-25
Co-Processing of Chemical Reaction Slide Valve Unit Health Check
Biomass-Derived Liquid Engineering (CRE) Fundamentals Dennis Kowalczyk, Grace
in the FCC to Produce and Models Bob Stoddard, Catalysts Technologies
Renewable Fuels Matthew Lippman, TapcoEnpro LLC
Chad Huovie, UOP LLC-A UOP LLC - A Honeywell
CAT-16-32
Honeywell Company Company
New Valve Design for
Improved Reliability
Daniele Cecchelli, IMI Z&J

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IMPROVING AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION 2016 CAT CRACKER
PROGRAM COMMITTEE

The theme of this year’s seminar is Improving Availability Gerhard ‘Hardy’ Kemp (Chair)
and Utilization. The four tracks will focus ideas for improving Director - Projects & Turnarounds
equipment availability and utilization specifically addressing Flint Hills Resources, LP
Cat Cracking Essentials, Process and Operations,
Equipment Availability & Utilization complemented by Ann Benoit
Technology Developments and Trends in Cat Cracking. Technical Service Leader Americas
This years’ workshops were shortened to 50 minutes to ensure Grace Catalysts Technologies
we could offer the attendees as much information as possible
and ensure ample opportunity for open discussion. Richard Grove
FCC Process Expert
The 2016 AFPM Cat Cracker Seminar and Exhibition will begin Chevron USA
with the General Session at 9 a.m. on August 23 with a keynote
presentation by longtime industry professional Mel Larson on Scott Hinds
Navigating the Shift in FCC Demand and Utilization and an Strategic Reliability Leader
AFPM Safety Portal Database presentation by Steve Mason Western Refining Company
of LyondellBasell Industries. Lunch in the exhibition space
will follow the General Session and the Question & Answer Mel Larson
Session will begin at 12:30 pm. The exhibition will showcase Principal Consultant
the latest technological advances in FCC equipment, catalysts, KBC Advanced Technologies, Inc.
refractory, diagnostics, and reliability services by companies
that specialize in FCC equipment and technology. Robert Ludolph
Principal Technologist, Cat Cracking and
The 2016 Question & Answer session will have a panel of Delayed Coking
industry experts who will address the 27 planned questions Shell Global Solutions U.S.
on process and mechanical catalyst issues. In addition,
the panelists will be prepared to respond to comments and Jeffrey Sexton
additional questions from the session attendees. This session Refining Technology Manager
is a very effective forum for sharing real-life case studies Marathon Petroleum Corporation
as refiners and technology providers discuss current FCC
challenges. John Stefko
Director, Refining Reliability &
Engineering
Marathon Petroleum Corporation

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 23

9:00 am – 11:00 am Q&A Session Luis Bougrat is an FCC Technology

Discovery A&B Specialist within the UOP Technology
A panel of 11 industry experts from AFPM Services Department. His current
Navigating the Shift member companies will respond to responsibilities include direct customer
in FCC Demand questions that were received in response support, troubleshooting and knowledge
and Utilization to an industry-wide call for questions. transfer for operating units, revamps and
Mel Larson, One or more of the panel members will grassroots projects around the world. He
KBC Advanced respond to each question and then time has been involved in the refining industry
Technologies, Inc. will be allowed for follow-up questions for 8 years and has held various technical
from the attendees who may also offer roles within the FCC, treating and
The oil industry their comments and advice after the renewables communities. These roles
has seen three major events in the panel has responded. A transcript of the and responsibilities stretched across the
last three years. The unlocking of session will be distributed to all meeting R&D, regional services, field operating
unconventional oils to refining through attendees at a later date. services, and technology services
fracking, unrestricted oil production departments within UOP. Luis holds a
lowering the price of crude by 50%, The questions are divided into the BSChE from the Rose-Hulman Institute of
and the crude export ban lifting from following categories: Technology in Terre Haute, IN.
the U.S. The net impact has been a re- 1. Process
emergence of gasoline as the premier 2. Mechanical Ray Fletcher
fuel in the U.S. and other markets. This See page 5 for questions. supports CPFD
presentation will look at global market Software LLC in
shifts, implication for each PADD in the Process Panel the application
U.S., and maintenance activities that 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm of Computational
continue to maximize the value of the Discovery A&B Particle Fluid
FCC operations. Dynamics (CPFD)
Ann Benoit is the within the FCCU.
AFPM Safety Portal: FCC Technical During the last 28 years, he has focused
Event Sharing Service Americas his career in the refining industry with
Steve Mason, Leader for the vast majority being directly related
LyondellBasell Grace Catalyst to the FCC. Ray worked as a process
Industries Technologies. Prior engineer for both Texaco and Shell
to joining Grace, Oil with focus on the FCC, catalytic
As one of the she worked at a gulf reformers, hydrotreaters, alkylation,
AFPM Advancing coast refinery. During her tenure at the catalytic polymerization and refinery
Process Safety Programs (safetyportal. refinery, she held various positions such linear modeling. Ray has also worked for
afpm.org) the Event Sharing Program as FCCU process engineer, economic several years for Akzo Nobel, Albemarle,
provides a means to share experience analyst, and logistics manager. She holds Intercat and Johnson Matthey where
from significant process safety events a BSChE from Tennessee Technological he acquired a solid basis in catalysis
in our industry through a searchable University and has 15 years of refinery including both Y-based zeolitic catalysts
database of over 500 incidents provided and catalyst experience. plus various additive technologies. Ray
by and available to member companies. holds a BSChE from the University of
This presentation will introduce the Washington.
Event Sharing Program and inform the
audience how it can use the collected continued
events to improve company and site’s
approach to improving process safety
performance.

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 23

Bryan Wagner is Mechanical Panel Keith Parker has

a Lead Process 2:45 pm – 4:30 pm worked in the
Engineer with Discovery A&B petrochemical
Phillips 66 at the industry for 22 years
Sweeny refinery. John Borer is the Global Quality and as a certified
He has been with Assurance leader for Flint Hills Resources API inspector for
the company for 7 within the Corporate Operations Excellence the last 17 years.
years and has had Group. He has 30+ years in mechanical He’s worked
engineering job assignments in crude integrity and fixed equipment fabrication numerous outages and/or turnarounds
distillation, hydroprocessing, cryogenic and inspection. John spent 10 years with along with new construction and damage
separation, operations planning and UOP Inspection Services, and the last assessments along the way. Keith’s
optimization, and FCC. He holds a 27 years with Flint Hills in various training was hands on. He read collected
BSChE from Texas A&M University. leadership roles including Chief inspector data and reviewed findings from previous
at the Pine Bend refinery. inspections during his spare time. While
Karthik a technician, he read and compared
Rajasekaran is a Larry Carper is published manuals to familiarize himself
process engineer an independent with FCCUs to be ready if ever given the
with Motiva FCCU mechanical opportunity as an API inspector. This
Enterprises in Norco, equipment opportunity came at a Marathon refinery
LA. He has 9 years consultant and in Catlettsburg, KY. Since then Keith has
of direct operations owner of Carper continued his inspection career in FCCUs
support experience as a process Consulting Services, with Consulting and Field Services
engineer, which includes support of LLC located in the and looks forward to the future with the
utilities systems, ethylene steam crackers, Houston area. He has over 39 years of continuous metallurgical upgrades and
and most recently, the catalytic cracking hands on FCCU experience starting his engineering modifications furthering his
unit (CCU). career at Amoco Oil Company’s Yorktown, education during his career.
Virginia refinery. Later he transferred to
Amoco’s Chicago area central engineering Michael Sandacz
group focusing on static mechanical is the Mechanical
equipment, primarily FCCUs. While in Technology
Chicago and later transferring to the Specialist at
Houston area, he provided SME support Honeywell - UOP
for major capital improvement projects and is responsible
and operating units prior to and during for the mechanical
maintenance events. Larry holds a BSME design of fluidized
from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State reactor systems and the FCC process
University. unit. He is responsible for setting
the mechanical technology policies,
John Hood has standard, and developing tools for UOP
more than 48 years fluidized reactor systems worldwide.
of experience in Over the past 19 years at UOP, Michael
mechanical design, has been involved in many facets of the
fabrication and FCC technology including schedule A
field installation design and production, detail design,
of production and system flexibility analysis, piping design,
refining equipment, FEA analysis, technology development,
with 27 years of experience in the refining field support and troubleshooting, and
industry at Stone & Webster Process product development. Michael holds a
Technology. Six years as a Reservist with Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering
the USAF 205th GEEIA Squadron of OANG from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
as AC&W Radar installation and repair. He
shares a U.S. patent for Riser Termination
Device. He currently monitors the Projects
in construction compliance for Process
Equipment Technology department.

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 Q&A SESSION QUESTIONS

Donald Shaw Process / Operations Panel Special thank you to our

has over 50 years audio/visual sponsor CB&I
of mechanical
engineering Process / Operations
experience, 1. We are considering recycling various 6. How do you account for the value
37 of that at streams to the riser as an opportunity of coke in your FCC economic
Exxon Research to increase propylene yield. What calculations? Describe your approach
and Engineering streams are good candidates? What when the coke yield changes due
Company (ER&E now EMRE) until are the lightest and heaviest boiling to a catalyst change, a feed type
his retirement in 2000. At that time, streams worth considering? change, a feed rate change or a unit
he was the supervisor and worldwide constraint change. Do you distribute
expert/technology leader for Fluidized- 2. Share your experience with the the coke yield shift between additional
Solids units (e.g., FCCUs, fluid cokers, various locations along the riser riser feed cracking and additional
alternative energy processes). While at (below feed, above feed, intermediate steam generation at the waste heat
ER&E/EMRE, his overall responsibilities riser, upper riser) where you have boiler, CO boiler or cat cooler? What
included the design and development recycled slurry oil. What was the approach do you use to estimate
of fixed equipment and piping systems impact on the yield pattern, coke the incremental heat release for the
used in the petroleum refining industry. make and heat balance for each additional steam generation? How
He participated in the design, repair, location? do you handle this issue in your LP
startup, and troubleshooting of a variety model?
of mechanical equipment, including 3. What constraints do you place on the
numerous field assignments and visits asphaltene and iron contents in your 7. What are the best practices to
in the US and internationally. Since slurry circuit? What are the impacts of minimize risk when choosing
retirement from EMRE, he has worked on exceeding these constraints? to process an opportunity FCC
numerous teams providing mechanical feedstock?
development of hardware for step-out 4. How does arsenic in the FCC feed
process technologies including gas-to- impact operation and catalyst 8. Describe your philosophy for
liquids, methanol-to-olefins, bio fuels, performance? What testing do you withdrawing catalyst from the
reforming, and other high temperature apply to monitor arsenic? regenerator. How often do you
chemical processes. Don holds a BSME withdraw? What operating challenges
and an MS in Civil Engineering. 5. Share your experience with injecting or withdrawal system constraints must
emergency steam into the regenerator be overcome?
air distributor following the loss of
combustion air? What is the purpose Catalyst
of practicing this procedure? If you 9. What catalyst properties/
do not practice the procedure, how characteristics impact FCC catalyst
do you protect your unit from potential losses?
catalyst back flow which could plug
the air distributor or damage the air 10. What operational and catalytic
blower if the check valve does not changes can be implemented to
hold? What guidelines are followed for optimize C4 olefin yield for the
steam purging the regenerator before alkylation unit while producing lower
air blower restart? sulfur FCC gasoline?

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Q&A SESSION QUESTIONS

Mechanical Panel

Gasoline Quality Inspection / Turnaround Activities Refractory

11. What FCC operating and catalytic 15. Comment on centralized confined 24. What is your experience with utilizing
changes can impact gasoline space monitoring and the benefits 317 stainless for hex steel to mitigate
sulfur while retaining octane? How that mobile cameras and intercom the hex corrosion problem? During
would feed hydrotreatment impact systems provide to help with rescue a recent turnaround, I observed 317
these options? How would the FCC planning during FCCU outages. hex installed next to 304 hex in a FCC
operating and catalytic changes regenerator. The 304 had signs of
impact gasoline post-hydrotreating? 16. What are the critical areas for corrosion and discoloration where the
inspection during normal operations? 317 still looked new after a 4 year run.
Emissions Control Equipment What is the latest on hex corrosion?
12. We experience continuous afterburn 17. What are the main focus areas and
even after a wide variation in air surprises found during a turnaround in 25.What diagnostic tools are you using
rates. With heavily hydrotreated feed a FCC unit? to determine whether a piece of
stocks, we have difficulty meeting CO refractory has come off either in the
levels. What process and equipment 18. What is the methodology and regen or Rx? Refractory?
constraints may be contributing? frequency for RX-RG cyclone
inspection, specifically crossover 26.What is your experience with
13. In response to the Refinery inspection? problems in the FCCU regenerator
Sector Rule, what options are you overhead system including erosion of
considering for managing stack 19. What are the fast and safe ways for the orifice chamber holes, hot spots
opacity during blower startup and residual catalyst unloading from in the flue gas line, damage of the
catalyst loading? How are electrostatic regenerator bottom during turnaround refractory downstream of the doubled
precipitators or cyclone operating so as to minimize the handover time disc slide valves, and valve erosion?
conditions part of your strategy? What for initiation of maintenance activities? How have these problems been
safeguards must be considered or mitigated?
added to operate safely under these Reliability
scenarios? 20.What is the best metallurgy and Emissions
operating philosophy to achieve feed 27. What are your ideas of best practices
14. How often are SCR catalyst beds riser injector life of over 10 years? for maintenance, turnaround, repair
changed out? What is your experience What are typical expected cycle and operation of air emission control
with using NOx reduction additives to lengths for complete replacement due devices (e.g., ESPs, WGS, cyclones,
achieve the end of run prior to SCR to erosion? etc.) to ensure consistent high
catalyst replacement? pollutant removal performance?
21. Are you upgrading from carbon steel
to 1-1/4 Cr metallurgy when replacing
reactor cyclones? If so, why the
change in metallurgy?

22.What criteria are you using to replace

reactor cyclones? For example, some
NACE participants indicate they are
taking physical samples of the reactor
cyclones or hangers to evaluate the
metallurgical condition.

23.For FCCU’s that have flue gas coolers

with the flue gas on the tubeside
and water/steam on the shell, have
you experienced any failures due to
caustic corrosion/cracking? If so, what
design and operational changes have
you made to mitigate the failures?

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24 NOTES

8:00 am – 8:50 am

Track I: Track III:

Technology Developments & Trends Equipment Availability & Utilization
Founders I-II Discovery A

CAT-16-11 CAT-16-18
Computational Fluid Dynamic Upgrading FCC Cyclones for
Modeling Improves FCC Enhanced Reliability
Technology and Profitability Anthony Schmitz, Emtrol-Buell
Azita Ahmadzadeh, Michael Sandacz, Technologies
Richard Johnson, UOP LLC -
A Honeywell Company With most FCCUs running extended
operating cycles, refiners are
This workshop will discuss how incorporating alternative metallurgies,
computational fluid dynamics (CFD) filler metals, refractories, material
modeling can improve product yields and thicknesses as well as incorporating
increase the profitability of your FCC unit. additional NDE to assure the reliability of
Examples will include how CFD modeling the cyclones for the duration of the run.
is used to: 1) aid troubleshooting for In addition, developments have been
operating units, 2) improve the reliability implemented at the design stage to
of existing component designs, and further enhance the reliability and reduce
3) foster innovation and development maintenance cost. These changes and
of technological their effects are to be addressed as
improvements to further well as best practices
reduce operating and for cyclone design,
capital costs. servicing equipment and
maintenance.

Track II:
Process / Operations Track IV:
Founders III-IV Cat Cracking Essentials
Discovery B
CAT-16-2
Novel Method of Increasing Refinery CAT-16-5
Profitability During CFHT Outages Significance of Delta Coke in the
Bruce Lam, Shell Martinez Refining Co. FCC Unit and Its Relevance to
Todd Hochheiser, Johnson Matthey Heat Balance and Performance
Process Technologies Justin Breckenridge, CB&I

During a FCC feed hydrotreater Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit (FCCU)

turnaround, Shell Martinez refinery performance is dictated by a delicate
initiated the use of a FCC SOx reduction coke and heat balance because the
additive. The implementation was a great riser-reactor produces the necessary
success allowing the refinery to avoid amount of coke to satisfy the unit heat
the purchase of low sulfur VGO, maintain balance. This presentation highlights the
a typical crude diet, and continue high influence of FCC hardware, catalyst type,
refinery throughput. This presentation feed quality, and operating
reviews the change process, the effects conditions on delta coke
of the SOx reduction and the overall heat
additive on FCC operation, balance/unit performance.
and the benefits achieved
by the Martinez refinery.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24 NOTES

9:00 am – 9:50 am

Track I: Track III:

Technology Developments & Trends Equipment Availability & Utilization
Founders I-II Discovery A

CAT-16-10 CAT-16-15
FCCU Process Optimization Design for Safety and Reliability
with High-Performance of Refractory- Lined Pipe
Temperature Instrumentation Using FEA Analysis
Taylor Fama and Kevin Kirksmith, Ken Fewel, Technip Stone & Webster
Daily Thermetrics Process Technology

This presentation will focus on Refractory lined steel in FCC units

the improvement of reliability and provides a safe, low cost, and reliable
availability of temperature profiling in solution for high operating temperatures,
the FCC unit. High-hardness thermowell providing a relatively cool wall and
coatings, as well as the latest licensor erosion resistance. Although operators
requirements and more expect these qualities from a refractory
progressive temperature lined system, the reality can be much
instrumentation systems less than expected. Most designs of
will be discussed. refractory lined systems still rely on
traditional engineering calculations. The
use of piping element analysis programs
Track II: has helped to prevent stress problems
Process / Operations in the pipe wall. But this type of analysis
Founders III-IV cannot determine damaging stress in the
refractory lining and often does not yield
CAT-16-23 accurate stress results at nozzles and
Preserving Octane for a other junctions. More accurate methods
Tier 3 Gasoline Market of analysis, such as finite element
Gary Cheng, Grace Catalysts analysis (FEA), have proven useful.
Technologies FEA has emerged as the best method
to ensure the safety, low
North American refiners will soon be lifetime cost, and reliability
tasked with meeting challenging ultra- of refractory lined piping.
low sulfur gasoline regulations (Tier 3).
For many refineries, meeting the sulfur
limits will require operating adjustments,
catalyst formulation changes, and/ Track IV:
or capital investment. Many operating Cat Cracking Essentials
strategies that reduce sulfur (such as Discovery B
more severe gasoline hydrotreating) will
reduce gasoline octane, which is often CAT-16-27
undesirable due to the refinery octane FCC Pressure Balance 101
requirements. In this presentation, we will Mel Larson, KBC Advanced
discuss the specifics of Tier 3 regulations, Technologies, Inc.
review general octane fundamentals,
and visit a number of case This presentation will review and refresh
studies and strategies for the understanding and importance of the
preserving octane in a Tier pressure balance of the FCC. The review
3 environment. will consider catalyst
fluidization and system
configurations.

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10:00 am – 10:50 am

Track I: Track III:

Technology Developments & Trends Equipment Availability & Utilization
Founders I-II Discovery A

CAT-16-08 CAT-16-19
Developing Feed Nozzle Technology Expansion Joint Essentials in an FCCU
from an Owner/Operator Perspective Bonnie Blackburn, Senior Flexonics
Kevin Kunz, Shell Global Solutions US Pathway

Shell has recently adopted an FCCU expansion joints require special

improved measurement technique consideration for design, installation, and
for characterizing atomized FCC maintenance. This presentation will cover
feedstock. The presentation today looks the fundamentals of expansion joints in
at how the Shell FCC feed nozzle kit FCCU service and discuss
development has progressed using some known red flags
this insight including expected process to watch out for around
improvements, the mitigation of reactor FCCU joints.
coking and downstream fouling plus
mechanical enhancements for simpler
installation and removal of the nozzles. Track IV:
This presentation will raise the awareness Cat Cracking Essentials
of refiners who are looking Discovery B
for ways to improve the
availability and utilization of CAT-16-24
their FCC units. Fluid Catalytic Cracking Chemistry 101
Kent Turner, Grace Catalysts
Technologies
Track II:
Process / Operations In the FCC process, a complex mixture
Founders III-IV of starting feedstock components is
transformed into the final products via
CAT-16-17 a variety of reaction pathways. This talk
The Experience of a Team of provides a high-level overview of the
Experts to Resolve Severe chemistry of the cracking process by
Regenerator Maldistribution discussing major reaction routes, reaction
Ray Fletcher, CPFD Software LLC mechanisms and types and origin of
coke. After this presentation, attendees
A group of FCC experts was assembled will have a better understanding of the
to address a severe and persistent case difference between thermal cracking and
of afterburn. This presentation presents catalytic cracking, what
a pattern for successful hydrogen transfer is, and
tackling of such issues how coke is formed in the
within FCC’s today. FCC.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24 NOTES

11:00 am – 11:50 am

Track I: Track III:

Technology Developments & Trends Equipment Availability & Utilization
Founders I-II Discovery A

CAT-16-4 CAT-16-28
Multivariable Control on an FCC Unit Silicon Rapid Arc Welding: Flint
Mark Spencer, Total Petrochemicals & Hills Resources® Corpus Christi,
Refining USA Inc. Texas FCCU TA Application
David Jones, Flint Hills Resources and
This presentation discusses the Nick Rudebusch, Industrial Specialist,
multivariable predictive control project LLC
on the FCC unit at Total’s refinery in
Port Arthur, Texas. It reviews the project Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi
methodology and controller performance. shares their experience around using
It also presents a method Rapid Arc Welded (RAW) anchor
used to adapt the technology at their most recent FCCU
controller to changing turnaround. The technology presents
economics. the opportunity to capture huge
improvements in safety, quality and
productivity. Industrial Specialist will
Track II: share more of the technical details
Process / Operations behind the technology
Founders III-IV and its intricacies that
poses definite upside for
CAT-16-22 operating companies.
AFPM Safety Portal Workshop
Richard Grove and Robert Montgomery,
Chevron USA Track IV:
Michael Wardinsky, Phillips 66 Cat Cracking Essentials
Discovery B
The objective of this work group is to
alert people to the AFPM Safety Portal, CAT-16-14
encourage everyone to update the site Catalyst Architecture and its
with events in their areas of expertise and Impact on Cracking Chemistry
to discuss the concept of Melissa Clough, BASF Corporation
adding PHA vulnerabilities
lists to the site. The FCC catalyst is a highly tailored
solution for the specific needs of a
refinery. The catalyst architecture, design
parameters, and resulting
cracking chemistry will be
discussed.

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1:20 pm – 2:10 pm

Track I: Track III:

Technology Developments & Trends Equipment Availability & Utilization
Founders I-II Discovery A

CAT-16-6 CAT-16-16
Introduction to CRC-FCC FCC Reactor Overhead
Qunzhu Li, Luoyang Weida Petrochemical Vapor Isolation Valve
Engineering Co. Ltd. Antonio Ramos and Daniele Cecchelli,
IMI-Z&J
The CRC process can greatly intensify
the reaction in accordance with IMI-Z&J’s patented FCC reactor overhead
carboniumion ions mechanism, to vapor isolation valve will improve safety
promote the ideal reactions such as and operational excellence of existing
cracking reaction, hydrogen-transfer, and new cat cracking units by providing
isomerization, aromatization etc., reliable isolation of the
and restrain the non-ideal reactions reactor vessel from the
such as thermal cracking and thermal fractionator column.
condensation during the reaction
process, so as to improve reaction
selectivity and the yield of light oil by
1.5-3.0 percentage point. At present, Track IV:
there are a total of 20 sets of commercial Cat Cracking Essentials
industrial units with continuous and safe Discovery B
operation, of which the
maximum capability is 2.6 CAT-16-13
Mt/a. FCC Benchmarking –
Exploring Industry Trends and
Creating Paths Forward
Alexis Shackelford, BASF Corporation
Track II:
Process / Operations It is important to understand trends in
Founders III-IV the FCC industry in order to plan for
the future. BASF uses our database
CAT-16-1 of eCat analysis and operating data to
FCC Turnaround Services evaluate global and regional trends. In
Collin Leslie, USA Debusk LLC this presentation, BASF will present the
current trends in industry, summarize
This presentation will discuss expediting efforts to develop catalysts to meet those
catalyst removal and demands, and present commercial
operational handover to examples of new FCC catalyst
maintenance during your performance. From this, we can evaluate
FCC turnaround. global and regional trends in order to
understand market drivers and industry
needs. We can then
design catalyst solutions
that will meet the coming
demands.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24

2:20 pm – 3:10 pm

Track I: Track II: Track III:

Technology Developments & Trends Process / Operations Equipment Availability & Utilization
Founders I-II Founders III-IV Discovery A

CAT-16-7 CAT-16-21 2:20 pm – 2:40 pm

Co-Processing of Biomass- Chemical Reaction Engineering CAT-16-31
Derived Liquid in the FCC to (CRE) and Models Slide Valve Fundamentals
Produce Renewable Fuels Matthew Lippman, UOP LLC - Bob Stoddard, TapcoEnpro
Chad Huovie, UOP LLC - A Honeywell A Honeywell Company
Company An introduction of slide valve design and
Mature technology areas such as fluid application in the FCCU process, with a
Honeywell UOP has developed a low- catalytic cracking often suffer from the brief presentation of FCCU
cost technology solution to produce perception th at major improvements in history and the slide valve
second generation pipeline-compatible plant performance have been exhausted. function, evolution and major
renewable transportation fuels In this presentation, we take the opposite service issues.
utilizing existing refining assets. The view, showing how recent developments
technology solution developed uses in chemical reaction engineering (CRE) 2:40 pm – 3:00 pm
an existing petroleum refinery’s fluid have yielded remarkable technology CAT-16-32
catalytic cracking unit to co-process improvements – and coupled with the New Valve Design for Improved Reliability
a biomass-derived renewable liquid appropriate design tools – can provide Daniele Cecchelli, IMI-Z&J
– RTP biocrude (produced by fast significant value enhancement for
pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass using refiners. This presentation will discuss the IMI-Z&J has a new technology that
the Envergent RTP™ process). This importance of moving from the empirical will improve reliability and operational
presentation will review work completed to the fundamental. Examples include excellence with a new slide valve design
to date, including the impacts of FCC combustion kinetic models that enable that eliminates the possibility of guide
co-processing on FCC product qualities enhanced regenerator schemes and erosion. This new valve design can be
and yields, along with the work done to improved environmental performance used to retrofit an existing problem valve
mitigate risks that ensure smooth and in the FCC regenerator, kinetic cracking or specified for a new FCC to eliminate
reliable FCC operations models that optimize product yield the problem before it is ever
as demonstrated in a distributions through the riser, and encountered. Several major
commercial scale test of integrated techno-economic models that advantages to the design will
the technology. incorporate both CapEx be discussed.
and OpEx to provide the
highest value technology Track IV:
solutions for customers. Cat Cracking Essentials
Discovery B

CAT-16-25
Unit Health Check
Dennis Kowalczyk, Grace Catalysts
Technologies

The key to successful operation of a

refinery FCCU is continual monitoring of
operational performance, which can then
be used to identify areas for optimization.
This presentation will discuss best practices
for monitoring FCC feedstock, operating
conditions and catalyst to provide the
foundation for meeting
objectives within the existing
constraints of the unit.

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EXHIBITORS LISTED E
ALPHABETICALLY BY COMPANY: E E
FA
UP E XIT ELEVATOR
Company Table # Company Table # Company Table #
EXIT
Albemarle Corporation 26 HarbisonWalker International 15 Sabin Metal Corporation 35
AltairStrickland 36 HCpect EXIT 59 Sentinel Integrity Solutions 28
Apache Industrial Services, LLC. 7 Hi-Tech Weld Overlay Group, LLC 24 Sentry Equipment Corp 48
HOTEL ENTRANCE CEILING HEIGHTS
BASF Corporation 43/44 Hotwork-USA 4 SILICON 60
LEGENDS BALLROOM 18'
Belco Technologies Corporation 50 IMI Z&J 29 Sinopec Catalyst Co., LTD 39 22'
DISCOVERY CENTER
CB&I
Century Elevators
17
27
AFPM CAT CRACKER
Industrial Specialists, LLC
JCL Safety Services
52
33
Stress Engineering Services
Superheat FGH Services
30
38
CleanAir Engineering, Inc. 61 Johnson Matthey Process 23-24,
TapcoEnpro 6 8
Construction & Turnaround Services 56 Technologies 54 Technip Stone &
Consulting & Field Services 40 Kennametal Inc. 51 Webster Process Technology 34
2222 WEST LOOP SOUTH - HOUSTON, TEXAS
Continental Fabricators, Inc. 16 Matrix Service 10 Thermbond Refractories 57
Contract Fabricators, Inc. 55 MOGAS Industries, Inc. 37 Total Safety 9
CPFD Software LLC 14 Montrose Air Quality Services 42 TRACERCO 53
Daily Thermetrics Corp. 2 Morgan Advanced Materials 12 Turnaround Logistics, Inc. and
Diamond Refractory Services 3 Nooter Construction Company 23 Critical 2-Way, LCC 45
Emtrol-Buell Technologies 21 Pall Corporation 58 Turner Industries Group 6
Everlasting Valve 25 ParFab Companies 11 USA DeBusk 18
Excel Modular Scaffold 32 Piping Technology & Products, Inc. 20 Valtech Engineering 47
Freeport Welding & Fabricating, Inc. 62 Quanta Technologies, LLC 13 Vesuvius Refractories 46
Grace Catalysts Technologies/ Refractory Construction Services 49 WIKA Instrument, LP 41
Advanced Refining Technologies 22 Resco Products, Inc. 31 Wyatt Field Service Company 1
Gulfspan Industrial, LLC 5 Royal Dahlman 19 ZymeFlow Decon Technology 63

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EXHIBITOR LIST WITH DESCRIPTIONS

Albemarle Corporation (26) Belco Technologies Corporation (50) CleanAir Engineering, Inc. (61)
2625 Bay Area Boulevard, Suite 250 9 Entin Road 500 W. Wood Street
Houston, TX 77058 Parsippany, NJ 07054 Palatine, IL 60067-4929
281-480-4747 973-515-8902 800-627-0033
George Yaluris Garrett Billemeyer John Connell
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
http://www.albemarle.com http://www.belcotech.com http://cleanair.com/
Boost yields and profit from your FCC The global leader in the licensing, An industry leader since 1972, we
unit and reduce SOx/NOx emissions design and supply of systems for provide - field measurement for air quality
with Albemarle, the world leader in FCC reduction of refinery air pollutants and thermal performance, laboratory
catalysts, additives and technical service. including Particulate, SO2, SO3 and analysis, regulatory and process
NOx. Reduction of emissions from FCCU consulting, monitoring equipment sales
AltairStrickland (36) regenerator, Heaters, Boilers and SRU. and rental, custom equipment design and
1605 S. Battleground Road All pollutants can be removed in a single fabrication, and investigative research.
La Porte, TX 77571 scrubbing vessel. Also global supplier
281-478-6200 of Shell Global Solution Third and Fourth Construction & Turnaround
Rick Ramirez Stage Separators (TSS-FSS) for FCCU. Services (56)
[email protected] 1900 N. 161st East Avenue
http://www.altairstrickland.com CB&I (17) Tulsa, OK 74116
AltairStrickland, along with our affiliate One CB&I Plaza 918-437-4400
companies that form the ASH group 2103 Research Forest Drive Mike Gregory
including Diamond Refractory and The Woodlands, TX 77380 [email protected]
Tiger Tower Services, specialize in the 832-513-1000 http://www.inservusa.com
planning, management and execution Christine Sendelbach Turnaround and project services
of critical projects, turnarounds, [email protected] including construction, specialty welding,
revamps and upgrades for the refining, http://www.CBI.com maintenance, unit revamps, refractory,
petrochemical, chemical, ammonia, CB&I (NYSE: CBI) is a leading provider fabrication, heater design and installation,
power and fertilizer industries. of technology and infrastructure for the tank construction,maintenance and
energy industry. With over 125 years of inspection
Apache Industrial Services, LLC. (7) experience and the expertise of more
2000 Magnolia Street than 40,000 employees, CB&I provides Consulting & Field Services (40)
Pasadena, TX 77503 reliable solutions to our customers around 1600 North Waverly Street
281-477-0331 ext.230 the world while maintaining a relentless Ponca City, OK 74601
Bob Ferguson focus on safety and an uncompromising 580-762-4510
[email protected] standard of quality. Gary Page
http://www.apacheip.com/ [email protected]
A specialty contractor performing Century Elevators (27) http://www.consultingandfieldservices.com
refractory, scaffolding, fireproofing, 12130 Galveston Road, Building 5 Since 1995, CFS has provided quality
coatings, insulation, abatement, TSA, Webster, TX 77598 inspection services for oil refineries and
acid proofing, corrosion protection and 281-667-3000 chemical plants including Turnaround
support services on a new construction, Delilah Rodriguez Support, Mechanical Integrity, NDT,
turnaround, and run & maintain basis. [email protected] Vendor Surveillance, Project QA/QC,
http://www.centuryelevators.com Refractory Design/Inspection, Coating
BASF Corporation (43/44) Century Elevators Inc. specializes in Inspection and Storage Tanks.
1111 Bagby Street, Suite 2600 permanent and temporary rack and
Houston, TX 77002 pinion elevators, transport platforms Continental Fabricators, Inc. (16)
713-498-1797 & material hoists. We stock a full array 5601 West Park Avenue
Teresa Garcia of parts and can provide new and St. Louis, MO 63110
[email protected] refurbished models for purchase or rent. 314-540-2718
http://www.catalysts.basf.com Excellent project management, field Dannie Rose
BASF, a global leader in catalyst service management, safety coordination [email protected]
solutions, adds value to the refinery and 24 hour call out service available. http://confabinc.com
through cutting-edge technology and Vessel fabricators,(heavy wall, clad, alloy,
best-in-class technical service. BASF’s towers, drums). SRU vessels, CAT vessels,
flexible portfolio of fluid catalytic cracking and components including heads, air
catalysts and additives supports a grids, stripper sections, steam rings, riser
diverse range of feeds and operating lines, overhead, and flue gas lines.
objectives.

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Contract Fabricators, Inc. (55) Diamond Refractory Services (3) Grace Catalysts Technologies/
P.O. Box 758 8412 Mosley Road Advanced Refining Technologies (22)
105 Rolfing Road Houston, TX 77075 7500 Grace Drive
Holly Springs, MS 38635 713-378-9200 Columbia, MD 21044
662-252-6330 Jerry Monroe 832-554-0710
Mike Clarkson [email protected] Portia Sharp
[email protected] http://www.diamondrefractory.com [email protected]
http://www.contractfab.com National FCCU Turnaround Specialist http://www.grace.com
Custom steel & alloy fabrication. Contractor. In-Situ Vibration Casting of Grace Catalysts Technologies is the
Refractory installation and dry out. Riser & Feed Sections. Complete Vessel global leader for FCC catalysts and
Rammed cast & gunned. Regeneration or Segments. Pump Casting. Planning/ additives, offering solutions-oriented
& reactor vessels, components & Scheduling/Cost System. Diamond approaches backed by a broad,
internals. FCCU cyclones, air rings, grids “Safety Certified” Staff Craftsmen Human highly differentiated portfolio, industry-
distributors, risers and overhead lines, Resource Data Base. Alloy Welders. leading technical service and a flexible
pressure vessels & heat exchangers. “Safety Rules!” Safety Program. manufacturing system.

CPFD Software LLC (14) Emtrol-Buell Technologies (21) Freeport Welding &
10899 Montgomery Boulevard NE, Suite A 1440 Veterans Memorial Highway Fabricating, Inc. (62)
Albuquerque, NM 87111 Islandia, NY 11749 200 North Navigation
505-275-3849 631-582-9700 Freeport, TX 77541
Travis Carver Steve Forry 979-233-0121 x3700
[email protected] [email protected] Roy Yates
http://www.cpfd-software.com http://www.cecoenviro.com/emtrol-buell- [email protected]
CPFD Software LLC are the publishers of technologies http://www.freeweld.com
Barracuda VR, a Virtual Reactor software Emtrol-Buell provides custom designed Large Pressure Vessels, API Tanks,
for simulating 3D reacting particle- cyclones for fluid bed applications. We Miscellaneous Plate Fabrication
fluid flows. CPFD®, or computational specialize in cyclones for FCC, RCC, and
particle fluid dynamics, is the unique Fluid Cokers, as well as Third and Fourth Gulfspan Industrial, LLC (5)
numerical approach used in Barracuda. Stage Separators, and Petrochemical P.O. Box 20318
CPFD Software provides software and applications. 5990 Chance Drive
services for modeling and optimizing the Beaumont, TX 77720
performance of FCC regenerators, risers, Everlasting Valve (25) 409-842-8808
cyclones, seals, standpipes, and related 108 Somogyi Court Jake Smalley
components. South Plainfield, NJ 07080 [email protected]
908-769-0700 http://www.gulfspanindustrial.com
Daily Thermetrics Corp. (2) David Jenkins Gulfspan Industrial, LLC provides major
5700 Hartsdale Drive [email protected] mechanical services to the refining,
Houston, TX 77036 http://www.everlastingvalveusa.com petrochemical and oil/gas mid-stream
713-780-8600 Everlasting Valve Company self lapping industries across the U.S., specializing in
Taylor Fama Flat Rotating Disc metal seated abrasive large scale turnarounds, capital projects,
[email protected] dry solids and slurry valves to 1500F and specialty welding and pipe fabrication.
http://www.dailyinst.com 10,000 psig for Fluid Catalytic Crackers
Since 1973, we have provided the and Continuous Cat Reformers. HarbisonWalker International (15)
process industries with the tools for 1305 Cherrington Parkway, Suite 100
FCC process optimization through Excel Modular Scaffold (32) Moon Township, PA 15108
precise temperature measurement 7001 Highway 225 412-375-6600
instrumentation. We are known for the Deer Park, TX 77536 Maegan A. Hatala
highest quality equipment, turnkey 832-429-0779 [email protected]
engineering services, and emergency Dylan Fulton http://thinkHWI.com
delivery services to meet the needs of [email protected] HarbisonWalker International has
our customers. http://www.excelscaffold.com supplied monolithic refractories for
Full-service, heavy-industrial scaffold and Fluid Catalytic Cracking Units in North
insulation provider. America, Europe, and East Asia for more
than three decades. Understanding how
your processes work, our dedicated team
offers unparalleled solutions to extend the
service life of the refractories and your
process units.

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HCpect (59) Industrial Specialists, LLC (52) Matrix Service (10)

No. 57 Huaihe East Road 5730 FM 646 East 5100 E. Skelly Drive, Suite 100
Economic Technical Development Zone Dickinson, TX 77539 Tulsa, OK 74135
Huangdao, Shandong 266555 832-226-5150 918-838-8822
China Keith Menard Leslie Windler
832-850-7680 [email protected] [email protected]
Bi Jiang http://www.indspec.com http://www.matrixservice.com
[email protected] With more than 3 decades of serving Matrix Service designs, builds and
http://www.hcpect.com the industrial sector, including the maintains the infrastructure critical to
HCpect is an FCC catalyst manufacturer, refining, petrochemical, oil & gas, North America’s energy and industrial
supplying fresh FCC catalyst, rejuvenated power, LNG, marine and steel markets, markets.
FCC catalyst, and additives to refineries. Industrial Specialists has built a superior
Meanwhile, HCpect is a leading company reputation and an impressive array of MOGAS Industries, Inc. (37)
in spent FCC catalyst recycle and FCC service offerings, including refractory, 14330 E. Hardy Street
Unite solid waste re-utilization. turnarounds, coating & linings, fire- Houston, TX 77039
proofing and other support services. 281-449-0291
Hi-Tech Weld Overlay Group, LLC (24) Buddy McShan
1695 SE Decker Street JCL Safety Services (33) [email protected]
Lee Summit, MO 64081-3112 12626 E. 60th Street, Suite 101 http://www.mogas.com
816-524-9010 Tulsa, OK 74146 MOGAS Industries provides isolation and
Chris Angelo 918-994-6270 control valve solutions and engineering
[email protected] James Lefler services for severe service applications.
http://www.Hi-TechOverlay.com [email protected] Severe service is defined as: extreme
Hi-Tech Weld Overlay Group is a leading http://www.jclsafety.com temperatures • high pressures • abrasive
provider of automated weld overlay Safety and risk services firm for the particulates • acidic products • heavy
services by supplying field applied weld following: safety services-safety solids build-up • critical plant safety •
overlay services to the petroleum refining, supervision/consulting, industrial hygiene, large pressure differentials • velocity
chemicals, power utility, and pulp & hole/firewatch. Personnel, medical control • and noise control.
paper industries. services. Risk services-PSM/RMP audit/
program, PHA’s, PSSR’s. Montrose Air Quality Services (42)
Hotwork-USA (4) 1 Park Plaza, Suite 1000
223 Gold Rush Road Johnson Matthey Process Irvine, CA 92614
Lexington, KY 40503 Technologies (54) 949-988-3500
859-276-1570 115 Eli Whitney Boulevard Daniel Fitzgerald
Dan Devera Savannah, GA 31408 [email protected]
[email protected] 732-223-4644 http://www.montrose-env.com
http://www.hotwork.com Jennifer Rennick Montrose Air Quality Services is
Hotwork has specialized in refractory [email protected] the nation’s largest provider of air
dryout/heatup services for 50 years http://www.jmprotech.com compliance and testing services. We
(1965-present). We also supply gas-fired Johnson Matthey is an international offer an innovative group of professionals
post weld heat treating. specialty chemicals company and world in several air quality disciplines. Our
leader in advanced materials technology team provides reliable and timely
IMI Z&J (29) for the refining industry. environmental data with the least
4525 Kennedy Commerce Drive interruption to our client’s business goals.
Houston, TX 77032 Kennametal Inc. (51)
281-446-8000 1600 Technology Way
Chad Norris Latrobe, PA 15650
[email protected] 281-380-9618
http://www.imi-critical.com Stephan Badot
Engineering, manufacturing & field [email protected]
service for high temperature, large http://www.kennametal.com/
diameter, sever service FCCU slide, Stellite™, Conforma Clad™, Ultraflex™,
isolation, butterfly & diverter valves; coker Kennametal™, making reliability a reality.
top & bottom deheading valves, ethylene Kennametal is your partner of choice
and other special valves. ISO 9001:2008 when confronting wear and corrosion
& ASME Code Certified. problems in your cat cracker operations.

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Morgan Advanced Materials (12) ParFab Companies (11) Resco Products, Inc. (31)
P.O. Box 623 15615 E. 590 Road One Robinson Plaza, Suite 300
2102 Old Savannah Road Inola, OK 74036 6600 Steubenville Pike
Augusta, GA 30906 918-543-6310 Pittsburgh, PA 15205
706-796-4313 Christina Waller 412-294-1074
Evan Stone [email protected] Mike Pannell
[email protected] http://www.parfabusa.com [email protected]
http://www.morganthermalceramics.com ParFab Companies specializes in http://www.rescoproducts.com
The Thermal Ceramics business of unit revamps & turnarounds, furnace Resco Products manufactures
Morgan Advanced Materials is a revamps, process & boiler code piping, Rescobond AA-22S and other extreme
worldwide leader in refractory and code repairs, specialty welding, boilers, service refractory products as well as a
insulation technology. We provide the refractory, & reformers/process furnace full line of insulating castable refractories
global petrochemical market engineered, fabrication and erection. for use in the FCC process.
reliable product solutions for reducing
energy and maintenance costs. Piping Technology & Products, Inc. (20) Royal Dahlman (19)
3701 Holmes Road Noordzee 8
Nooter Construction Company (23) Houston, TX 77051 Maassluis 3144DB
1500 South 2nd Street 713-731-0030 Netherlands
St. Louis, MO 63104 Lauren Decatur 31-10-599-1111 ext.1125
314-421-7600 [email protected] Niels Horst
Tony Templet http://www.pipingtech.com [email protected]
[email protected] In business since 1978, Piping http://www.royaldahlman.com
http://www.nooterconstruction.com Technology & Products (PT&P) Set a new standard: FCC CAT fines
Nooter Construction is a national manufacturers high-quality engineered stack emissions & lt< 10 MG/NM3,
construction contractor with 120 years pipe supports, pipe hangers, pipe shoes, guaranteed!
of experience in heavy industrial pipe expansion joints and more.
construction specializing in FCC Sabin Metal Corporation (35)
turnarounds/revamp. Our services Quanta Technologies, LLC (13) 300 Pantigo Place, Suite 102
include construction engineering, 1335 Regents Park, Suite 250 East Hampton, NY 11937-2630
welding, rigging design, estimating, Houston, TX 77058 631-329-1717
subcontractor management, field 281-282-9772 Daniel Fisher
procurement, planning and scheduling, Raul Arriaga [email protected]
project controls, direct hire and general [email protected] http://www.sabinmetal.com
contracting. http://www.quantallc.com Sabin Metals Corporation provides
Quanta offers fresh and equilibrium customers with logistical support,
Pall Corporation (58) catalysts for FCCUs, as well as precious metal financial services, pre-
25 Harbor Park Drive additives for bottoms cracking and reclaim kilning and safe, accurate and
Port Washington, NY 11050-4605 LPG olefins maximization. Quanta also responsible processing, sampling
516-484-3600 offers patented treatment services for and refining of precious metal-bearing
Rick Range enhanced diffusivity and performance. catalysts.
[email protected]
http://www.pall.com Refractory Construction Services (49) Sentinel Integrity Solutions (28)
Pall offers a full range of filtration and 3240 Delesandri Lane 6606 Miller Road 2
separation products and services for Kemah, TX 77565 Houston, TX 77049
the oil & gas, refinery and petrochemical 281-335-3633 281-457-2225
industries. Our solutions include Kim Amos Chuck Provost
disposable filters and coalescers for [email protected] [email protected]
process optimization and environmental http://www.refconserv.com http://www.sentinelintegrity.com
control. RCS is a full service contractor, Sentinel Integrity Solutions is a full service
specializing in FCC’s, SRU’s, heaters, inspection company providing a full
and boilers, offering refractory, specialty suite of inspection support to service
welding, industrial coatings, scaffolding, the petroleum (upstream, midstream,
light civil, and abatement services. & downstream operations), chemical,
power, and pipeline industries.

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Sentry Equipment Corp (48) Stress Engineering Services (30) Technip Stone & Webster
966 Blue Ribbon Circle North 13800 Westfair East Boulevard Process Technology (34)
Oconomowoc, WI 53066-8666 Houston, TX 77041 11740 Katy Freeway
262-354-6264 281-955-2900 Houston, TX 77079
Martin Flores Kris Wernecke 281-848-5088
[email protected] [email protected] Amanda McWhorter
http://www.sentry-equip.com http://www.stress.com [email protected]
Liquid samplers, manual and automatic Stress Engineering Services, Inc. is an http://www.technip.com
samplers for sampling all types of engineering consulting company founded Technip Stone & Webster Process
liquids and bulk materials; pipes, tanks, in 1972. A full service, multi-discipline Technology provides world leading
mixers, reactors, sanitary, sour water, HF engineering firm committed to providing refining, ethylene, hydrogen and
acid, and gas samplers. Equipment for technical excellence to the upstream and petrochemical technologies. Services
sampling gases, high vapor pressure downstream industries. include Technology Licensing, Process
gases, liquefied gases, high pressure Design/Engineering, Procurement and
gases and gas concentration, high vapor Superheat FGH Services (38) Construction, Proprietary Equipment
pressure gases/liquids, high pressure 313 Garnet Drive including Cracking Furnaces, Project and
gases, gas concentration measurement. New Lenox, IL 60451 Construction Management and Feasibility
888-508-3226 Studies as well as technical support
SILICON (60) Gerry McWeeney services.
Monsterseweg 2 [email protected]
Wateringen 2291 PB http://www.superheatfgh.com Thermbond Refractories (57)
The Netherlands Superheat is the world leader in on-site 7777 Glades Road, Suite 310
01-7622-5522 heat treatment and temperature control Boca Raton, FL 33434
Wouter Garot systems and services. Superheat FGH 561-330-9300
[email protected] specializes in successful execution Jamie Cambetta
http://www.silicon.nu/ of large plant turnarounds, new plant [email protected]
Refractory anchoring systems. Rapid arc construction and fabrication. Superheat’s http://www.thermbond.com
welding services. advanced wireless technology provides Stellar Materials Inc is the manufacturer
superior safety, security, performance of Thermbond® Refractories. We
Sinopec Catalyst Co., LTD (39) and the most comprehensive quality offer an advanced binder technology
3050 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 1200 control package available in the industry. which significantly reduces down-time
Houston, TX 77056-6537 by eliminating lengthy thermal dry-
713-840-0499 ext.614 TapcoEnpro (8) out, and chemically bonds to existing
Jade Bai 16315 Market Street fired refractories. Stellar Materials also
[email protected] Channelview, TX 77530 provides Engineered Solutions and
http://scc.sinopec.com/scc/ 281-247-8100 Insulating Systems.
Sinopec, one of the largest integrated Paul Watts
energy and chemical company in the [email protected] Total Safety (9)
world, not only owns 29 refineries with http://www.tapcoenpro.com 11111 Wilcrest Green Drive, Suite 300
more than 50 FCC units, but also owns TapcoEnpro offers world-class FCCU Houston, TX 77042
Asia’s largest catalyst company. With 60 equipment, valves, actuators, and 713-353-7100
years’ experience in R&D, Sinopec has hydraulic power units and offers Chuck Britten
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