Sadah, A. Z.
is a Process Engineer within Saudi Aramco’s Process & Control Systems Department, specializing in naphtha hydroprocessing, reforming, isomerization and other processing units. He is a chemical engineer with 5 yr of industrial experience in refining and petrochemicals facilities. He earned a BS degree in chemical engineering, with a concentration in polymer science and engineering, from Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan.
Innovative approach to accelerating the startup of a gasoline block and associated units at Saudi Aramco’s Jazan refinery complex
Environment & Safety
/ Process Optimization
/ Project Management
/ Refining
/ Treating
/ Sulfur
/ Reactors
/ Products
/ Naphtha
/ Gasoline
/ Equipment
/ Engineering & Design
/ Desulfurization
/ Distillation
/ Crude oil
/ Construction
/ Compressors
/ Middle East
This article elaborates on the startup of a refinery’s heavy naphtha reforming unit with an alternative approach to the initial unit design, including an evaluation of several startup techniques to ensure the adequacy and practicality of the selected option.
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Project:
Long Son Petrochemicals Complex
Location:
Long Son, Vietnam
Operator:
Siam Cement Group
Cost:
$5.4 B
Capacity:
1.65 MMtpy
Completion date:
2023
Status:
Under Construction

