18^th Annual Saudi-Japan Symposium

Catalysts in Petroleum Refining & Petrochemicals

KFUPM Research Institute Bldg. 15; 4P^thP Floor, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, November 16-17, 2008

8:00   Registration & Coffee Break

8:30   Opening Remarks

·   H.E. Dr. Khaled S. Al-Sultan, Rector of KFUPM

·   Dr. Sachio Asaoka, Head Japanese Delegation, The Japan Petroleum Institute, JPI

·   Mr. Kazuhisa Okumura, Deputy General Manager, Technical Cooperation Dept.-JCCP

9:00     1.   Keynote Paper: "Hydrocracking on Nanoporous Zeolite Catalysts"

                 Dr. Sachio Asaoka, University of Kitakyushu, Japan

9:30     2.   “HDS Screening Capabilities Using Avantium’s Parallel Fixed Bed Technology”,
Dr. Peter Mangnus, Avantium Technologies, The Netherlands

10:00        Coffee Break

10:15   3.   “Development of HDS Catalyst Using Comparative Studies of Model Feed Experiments &
Quantum Chemical Studies”, Mr. Hiroyuki Nakamura, Japan Energy Corporation

10:45   4.   “Advances in Unicracking for Maximum Distillate Production”   
Dr. Suheil Abdo, UOP, USA

11:15    5.  “Engineering Fixed Bed Hydrocarbon Conversion Reactors to Control Pressure Drop Increases”,
Dr. Ken J. Mills, Saint-Gobain NorPro, USA

11:45             Prayer & Lunch Break

13:00   6.     Keynote Paper: “Using Additives for Real Time FCC Catalyst Optimization”            
Mr. Martin Evans, INTERCAT Inc., USA

13:30   7.     “More Propylene in FCC Unit”                                                                           
Dr. Rei Hamada, JGC Catalysts & Chemicals Ltd.

14:00   8.     “Activity & Selectivity Factors that Limit Light Olefins Production: Some Proposed Solutions”,
Dr. Yiu Lau Lam, Petrobras, Brazil

14:30           Prayer & Coffee Break

14:45   9.     “Anti-coking attributes of Ce-promoted Co-Ni/Al₂O₃ catalyst during propane dry reforming",
Dr. Adesoji A. Adesina, University of New South Wales, Australia

15:15 10.   “Development of Themoneutral Reforming Catalyst for Hydrogen Production from
Liquid Hydrocarbons”, Dr. Shakeel Ahmed, KFUPM, Dhahran

15:45 11.   “Forced Composition Cycling of Propane Steam Reforming Using CO₂ as Carbon
Gasifying Agent", Dr. Adesoji A. Adesina, University of New South Wales, Australia

16:15          Day One Ends                                             

8:45          Registration & Coffee Break

9:00   12.    Keynote Paper: “Novel Zeolites in Transformation of Aromatic Hydrocarbons”

                  Dr. Jiri Čejka, Academy of Science of the Czech Republic

9:30  13.    "Enhancement of Conversion & Selectivity by Unsteady-state Operation in Shape-Selective
Synthesis of 2,6-Dimethylnaphthalene with ZSM-5", Dr. Toshio Tsutsui, Kagoshima University

10:00          Coffee Break

10:15  14.   Keynote Paper: “Three Dimensional Cage Type Mesoporous Catalysts for Acylation &
Alkylation”, Dr. Ajayan Vinu, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan

10:45 15.     "Development of New Isomerization Process for Petrochemical By-products"

                   Mr. K. Watanabe, Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd, Japan

11:15 16.     "Preparation of Mono-dispersed MFI-type Zeolite Nanocrystals in Water-surfactant-oil
Solution & their Application to Synthesis of Olefins from Oxygen-containing Compounds",
Dr. Takao Masuda, Hokkaido University, Japan

11:45          Prayer & Lunch Break

13:00  17.    Keynote Paper: "Development of Propylene Polymerization Catalysts & PP
Manufacturing Processes", Dr. Akinobu Shiga, LUMMOX Research Lab, Japan

13:30  18.    “Albemarle's Role in Polyolefin Catalysts”, Dr. Jiang Bian, Albemarle, Netherlands

14:00 19.   "Synthesis of Bisphenol-A from Phenol & Acetone using Organic-Inorganic Modified
Heteropolyacid Catalyst", Dr. Atsushi Satsuma, Nagoya University; Japan

14:30  20.    “Synthesis of Stable PMMA against Irradiation & Thermal Degradation Using Cobalt
Tetraphenyl Porphyrin Catalyst”, Dr. Hany Abdel Dayem, KFU, Al-Hofuf

15:00                    Closing Remarks, Symposium Ends