Preliminary Program subject to change
TA002 Bottom of the Barrel Processing
OverviewThe Bottom of the Barrel Processing session will attract people who have developed, are developing or intend to develop or acquire technologies and/or new processes for upgrading residue or heavy oils, including oils derived from tar/oil sands, shale oil or bottoms of conventional oils. The audience will be a show-case for your technology. Papers are solicited on this topic in the areas of research studies to understand the fundamental science, current industrial strategies and technologies, and the development of new processes and technologies.
Primary SponsorTopical A: 10th Topical Conference on Refinery Processing (TA)

Chair

Irv Wiehe
President
Soluble Solutions
3 Louise Lane
Gladstone, NJ 07934
Phone Number: 908 470 0847
Fax Number: 908 470 0939
Email: irv@SolubleSolutions.com

CoChair

Jinwen Chen
Research Scientist
National Centre for Upgrading Technology
One Oil Patch Drive
Devon, AB T9G1A8
Canada
Phone Number: 780-987-8763
Fax Number: 780-987-5349
Email: jichen@NRCan.gc.ca
Introductory Remarks
Joint Ebullated Bed Catalyst Development Program Results in over 30% Reduction in Catalyst Usage
Josiane Ginestra, Hydroprocessing Catalyst Development, Shell West Hollow Technical Center, 3333 Highway 6 South, Houston, TX 77082
Catalytic Aqua and Hydro Processing of Athabasca Bitumen Heaviest Fractions
Pedro Pereira1, Gustavo Trujillo1, Carlos Scott2, Redescal Gomez1, Alejandro Vasquez1 and John Thompson1, (1)Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada, (2)Departamento de Quimica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
Natural Hydrogen Donors in Petroleum Resids
Kenneth A. Gould, None, 92 Briarwood Dr. West, Berkley Heights, NJ 07922 and Irv Wiehe, Soluble Solutions, 3 Louise Lane, Gladstone, NJ 07934
Adsorption, Diffusion and Reaction in FCC Catalyst for Enhanced Selectivity Towards Environmentally Friendly Gasoline
Mustafa Al-Sabawi, Chemical Enginnering, University of Wetern Ontario, London, AB N6A5B8, Canada
Hydrocracker Experience in a Gulf Refinery
Kamal Rashid, Central and Western Region Projects Department, Saudi Aramco, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Topical A: 10th Topical Conference on Refinery Processing