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Research in Petroleum Refining

& Petrochemicals at KFUPM


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Center for Refining and Petrochemicals (CRP) Established in 1978

Emphasis on Client-Funded Industrial Research

Current Research Areas: Desulfurization, Alkylation, Cat Cracking, Polymers

Refining & Petrochemical Research at KFUPM

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Center of Research Excellence in Refining & Petrochemicals (CoRE-PRP)

Established in 2007 by Ministry of Higher Education

Emphasis on catalysis research in olefins, aromatics, polyolefins

Promotion of graduate and post-graduate research

KAUST Center-in-Development in Petrochemicals & Polymers (KAUST-CID)

Established in 2008; Awarded by King Abdullah University for Science & Technology

Current research areas: aromatics and polyolefins

Promotion of graduate and post-graduate research


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CRP - Mission & Vision

Mission

Conduct client-driven research inpetroleum refining and

petrochemicals areas, which are ofstrategic importance to SaudiArabia

Vision

To be a leading research center inrefining and petrochemicalsthrough innovative basic andapplied research


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Align research activities with national needs;and extend Kingdoms knowledge base

Develop strategic alliances with national,regional and international institutions

Customer focused R&D activities withinterdisciplinary approach and world classfacilities

CRP - Objectives


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CRP Major Research Areas

Refining Research (ongoing projects) Heavy oil upgrading (FCC and

hydroprocessing)

Clean fuels ( reforming catalysts forhydrogen production)

Development of novel FCC catalystswith enhanced propylene production

Performance evaluation ofcommercial catalysts

Technical services to refiningindustries

Evaluation of adsorbents for dryingof natural gas

Development of FCC additives forenhancing propylene (NSTIP)


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Major Research Areas

Petrochemicals Research

Para-xylene via transalkylation ofheavy aromatics

Naphtha catalytic cracking to lightolefins

Toluene methylation to: para-xylene or styrene

Metathesis of butenes topropylene

Dehydrogenation of EB to styrene Catalysts for LAB Synthesis

Technical services and catalystscreening to petrochemicalsindustries


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Major Research Areas

Polymer Research

Development of heterogeneouspolyolefin catalysts

Polyolefin characterization andapplications

Development of novel poly-alphaolefin drag reducingagents

Develop UV stabilizer-basedformulations suitable for harshclimatic conditions of theArabian Gulf region


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CRP Manpower

Sr. Research Engineer 1

Research Engineers 5

Research Scientist s 10

Engineers 3

Scientists 4 Lab Technicians 6

Admin Staff 2

Several faculty members & students fromChemistry, Chemical and MechanicalEngineering Departments are teammembers in our ongoing projects.

Full time Researchers = 16

Support Staff = 15


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Laboratories and Facilities


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Laboratories and Facilities


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FCC Catalysts Testing Units

Circulating Riser Unit

ASTM-Micro Activity Test (MAT) unit

Advanced Catalytic Evaluation (ACE) Unit

Circulating Downer Pilot Plant (Grace-Davison)

Fixed-bed Flow Reactor for Naphtha cracking

Catalyst deactivation units

Analytical Support

Refinery gas analyzers ( FID & TCD GCs)

Detailed hydrocarbon analyzer (PIONA)

Carbon/sulfur analyzer

XRD Analyzer


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Fixed-bed flow reactor system: Naphthacatalytic steam cracking to light olefins

Advanced Cracking Evaluation (ACE): Laboratory scalesystem for studying FCC catalysts

Major FCC Catalyst Testing Units


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HS-FCC Process: Basic Development

30 BD Demonstration Plant Overview

Comparative Yields: VGO Feed

Joint Partnership between KFUPM, withSaudi Aramco, JX Nippon


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HS-FCC Process and Yields

Stripper

Combustion air

as lift medium

Feed

Product

Hopper

Steam

Regenerator

Lift LineLift Line

Downer

Air

Flue Gas

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10

20

30

40

50

60

0 10 20 30 40

Light Olefins (wt%)

Gasoline

(wt%)

Downer

Riser

More light olefins at

same gasoline

More gasoline at

same light olefins

A 3,000 bbl/day is in the test phase at JX Nippon Mizushima refinery

(Process licensors: Axens and Stone & Webster)


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For further information:Director, Center for Refining & PetrochemicalsResearch Institute, KFUPM, Dhahran 31261, Saudi ArabiaTelephone: +966-3-860-2029 Fax: +966-3-860-4509Email: [email protected]; Web : http://ri.kfupm.edu.sa/crp/
mailto:[email protected]://ri.kfupm.edu.sa/crp/http://ri.kfupm.edu.sa/crp/mailto:[email protected]

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