FCC and Catalytic Reforming Operations Course

Name: Advanced FCC and Catalytic Reforming Operations Training Course
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Apply unit data, catalyst evidence, balances, and operating envelopes to improve FCC and reformer decisions.

FCC and Catalytic Reforming Operations Course

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Duration: 1 Week
Format: Classroom
Cities: Dubai, Nairobi, Barcelona, Berlin, London, Trabzon and more
Next session: 9 – 13 November 2026, Dubai
Average fee: 7,500 €

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Advanced FCC and Catalytic Reforming Operations Training Course

Overview

Advanced FCC and Catalytic Reforming Operations Training Course is a one-week course for refinery process, operations, technical services, supervision, and reliability teams who leave with an FCC and Reformer Operating and Optimization Workbook. Participants connect FCC reactor-regenerator balance, catalyst circulation, conversion and yield control with catalytic reforming reactions, octane production, hydrogen balance, and catalyst regeneration. The course uses operating envelopes, trend evidence, material and heat balances, and structured fault diagnosis. Agile Leaders Training Center presents FCC and catalytic reforming operations.

Who Should Attend

Functions responsible for FCC reactor, regenerator, fractionator, and gas-recovery performance
Functions responsible for catalytic reformer reactors, heaters, separators, recycle gas, and regeneration
Technical services functions responsible for balances, yields, catalyst evaluation, and operating targets
Reliability functions responsible for equipment condition, fouling, erosion, corrosion, and constraint management
Supervisory functions responsible for safe operating windows, shift decisions, and production coordination

The course assumes participants analyze refinery process data or support catalytic conversion units at work, and it leaves out introductory refining, thermal cracking, visbreaking, coking, generic reactor design, and detailed equipment inspection.

Departments and Industries

The course supports departments and industries that operate, optimize, or assure catalytic conversion assets.

Petroleum refining process operations and technical services
Refinery production planning, optimization, and laboratory support
Catalyst supply, evaluation, and technical application services
Process licensing, engineering, and revamp services
Reliability, inspection coordination, and turnaround planning
Fuel, hydrogen, and petrochemical feedstock integration

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Analyze FCC feed, catalyst, conversion, and product-yield relationships
Build reactor-regenerator heat and material balance checks
Evaluate catalytic reforming severity, octane, hydrogen, and catalyst condition
Use operating envelopes and process trends to diagnose constraints
Compare catalyst, additive, and operating-response alternatives
Prioritize safe optimization and emissions-control actions

Course Agenda

Day 1: Establish Catalytic Conversion Bases

FCC and Reforming Unit Boundary and Stream Map
Feed Assay, Contaminant, and Treating Requirement Matrix
Conversion, Selectivity, Yield, Octane, and Hydrogen Performance Definitions
Operating Variable, Constraint, and Consequence Register
Integrated FCC and Reformer Data Validation Checklist

Day 2: Control FCC Reactor-Regenerator Performance

Riser Reaction, Residence-Time, and Catalyst-to-Oil Ratio Model
Reactor Stripping, Cyclone, and Catalyst Circulation Diagnostic Map
Regenerator Coke-Burn, Air, Carbon, and Combustion Balance
FCC Heat Balance and Dense-Bed Temperature Worksheet
Main Fractionator and Gas-Recovery Yield Reconciliation

Day 3: Manage Catalysts, Yields, and Emissions

Equilibrium Catalyst Activity and Contaminant Evaluation Sheet
Fresh Catalyst, Additive, and Withdrawal Decision Matrix
Conversion, Gasoline, Light Olefin, Slurry, and Coke Yield Grid
Regenerator CO, Particulate, Sulfur, and Nitrogen Indicator Dashboard
FCC Constraint, Alarm, Interlock, and Response Envelope

Day 4: Optimize Catalytic Reforming Operations

Naphtha Feed Quality and Catalyst-Poison Exclusion Checklist
Dehydrogenation, Isomerization, Dehydrocyclization, and Hydrocracking Reaction Map
Reactor Inlet Temperature, Pressure, Recycle, and Severity Matrix
Octane, Aromatics, Hydrogen, LPG, and Coke Yield Balance
Continuous and Semi-Regenerative Catalyst Condition Decision Tree

Day 5: Practice Integrated Unit Decisions

Suggested Exercise: Reconcile FCC Feed, Conversion, and Product Yields
Suggested Exercise: Close the Reactor-Regenerator Heat Balance
Suggested Exercise: Diagnose Reformer Octane and Hydrogen Loss
Suggested Exercise: Rank Catalyst and Operating Response Options
Capstone Exercise: Complete the FCC and Reformer Operating and Optimization Workbook

Practical Exercises

The course uses suggested activities to turn unit data into traceable operating decisions.

Suggested activity: validate FCC stream data and reconcile conversion, coke, wet gas, gasoline, light cycle oil, and slurry yields.
Suggested activity: test reactor-regenerator heat-balance sensitivity to feed, catalyst circulation, carbon on catalyst, air, and temperature.
Suggested activity: evaluate reformer severity, recycle hydrogen, reactor temperature profiles, octane, hydrogen production, and catalyst condition.
Suggested activity: document constraints, competing responses, safety checks, emissions indicators, and monitoring actions in an integrated decision record.

FAQs

Who suits FCC and catalytic reforming operations training, and what does it assume?

FCC and catalytic reforming operations training suits process, operations, technical services, supervision, catalyst, and reliability personnel. It assumes participants can interpret refinery flows, trends, laboratory results, and basic balances.

How does FCC and catalytic reforming training differ from thermal cracking training?

FCC and catalytic reforming training centers on catalyst-mediated conversion, catalyst circulation or staged reactors, regeneration, octane, hydrogen, and catalytic selectivity. Thermal cracking training centers on heat-driven molecular breakdown, visbreaking, or coking without the same catalyst systems.

Which variables control FCC conversion and product yield?

FCC conversion and yield respond to feed quality, catalyst activity, catalyst-to-oil ratio, riser temperature, contact time, stripping, regeneration, carbon on regenerated catalyst, pressure balance, fractionation, and downstream constraints.

How are catalytic reforming octane and hydrogen production balanced?

Catalytic reforming balances octane and hydrogen through feed quality, reactor temperature profile, pressure, hydrogen-to-hydrocarbon ratio, recycle purity, space velocity, catalyst condition, chloride and moisture control, and acceptable coke formation.

How does FCC reactor-regenerator balance support safe optimization?

FCC reactor-regenerator balance links coke production, combustion air, flue-gas indicators, catalyst circulation, regenerator temperature, reactor heat demand, pressure balance, equipment limits, emissions controls, and credible response actions.

Conclusion

Participants take back an FCC and Reformer Operating and Optimization Workbook linking feed evidence, balances, catalyst condition, yields, operating envelopes, diagnostics, emissions indicators, and response options. It changes separate unit trends into traceable operating decisions. The workbook supports shift review, technical-service studies, catalyst planning, constraint management, and optimization assurance.

credits: 5 credit per day

Course Mode: full-time

Provider: Agile Leaders Training Center

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Location	Dates	Duration	Mode	Price
Dubai	Week 46, 2026 9 – 13 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Nairobi	Week 47, 2026 22 – 26 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Barcelona	Week 49, 2026 30 November – 4 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Berlin	Week 50, 2026 7 – 11 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
London	Week 51, 2026 14 – 18 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Trabzon	Week 51, 2026 20 – 24 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€8,000
Geneva	Week 52, 2026 27 – 31 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€8,000
Baku	Week 01, 2027 4 – 8 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€8,000
Johannesburg	Week 01, 2027 10 – 14 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Zanzibar	Week 02, 2027 17 – 21 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Dubai	Week 04, 2027 25 – 29 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Cape town	Week 04, 2027 31 January – 4 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Zoom	Week 06, 2027 8 – 12 February 2027	1 Week	Online	€3,000
Manama	Week 06, 2027 14 – 18 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Toronto	Week 07, 2027 21 – 25 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€16,000
Paris	Week 08, 2027 22 – 26 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
London	Week 09, 2027 1 – 5 March 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Casablanca	Week 10, 2027 8 – 12 March 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
San Diego	Week 11, 2027 15 – 19 March 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€16,000
Istanbul	Week 12, 2027 22 – 26 March 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000

Frequently asked questions

What does this course cover?

OverviewAdvanced FCC and Catalytic Reforming Operations Training Course is a one-week course for refinery process, operations, technical services, supervision, and reliability teams who leave with an FCC and Reformer Operating and Optimization Workbook. Participants connect FCC reactor-regenerator balance, catalyst circulation, conversion and yield contro…

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Yes. Available dates and destinations are listed in the course dates section on this page.

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FCC and Catalytic Reforming Operations Course