Environment & Safety Gas Processing/LNG Maintenance & Reliability Petrochemicals Process Control Process Optimization Project Management Refining

A. M. Al-Suwaidi

ADNOC Refining, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Abdulla Mohammed Al-Suwaidi is a Process Engineering Manager at ADNOC Refining. He has more than 20 yr of expertise, with a wide range of experience in plant operations, process engineering, troubleshooting and project management of refinery process plants, covering crude distillation to utilities. He earned a BS degree in chemical engineering from Washington State University.

RFCCU revamp to improve main fractionator gascon column performance and minimize propylene losses to refinery offgas

ADNOC Refining: V. Rajaretnam  |  V. S. Thamizhan  |  A. M. Al-Suwaidi
Sulzer Italy SrL: G. Mosca
Sulzer India Pvt. Ltd.: U. Bhagwat
Sulzer Chemtech Middle East W.L.L.: Kale, V.

This article will discuss the critical parameters that could potentially affect the performance of a residue fluid catalytic cracking plant’s main fractionator and gas concentration (gascon) section columns. It will also elaborate on how the systematic troubleshooting methodology helped to solve the problems and improve column performance. 

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