This is the Proceedings of the 31st annual Saudi Japan symposium “Technology in Fuels & Petrochemicals” held on December 12-13, 2022. This event, jointly organized by KFUPM, Saudi Aramco, the Japan Petroleum Institute (JPI), and Japan Cooperation Center, Petroleum (JCCP), brings together researchers from industry and academia to discuss recent downstream technologies related to refining and petrochemicals. The main theme of the Symposium is “Innovative Catalyst Development”. At this year's symposium, there are 21 presentations featuring 21 papers and 10 posters. The topics include carbon neutrality, innovative catalysis, hydrogen & chemicals production, and waste & CO2 utilization. Distinguished panel of speakers come from Aramco R&DC, KFUPM research centers/academic departments, Intl. Center for Synchrotron Radiation, ENEOS, Japan Advanced Institute of Science & Tech., and Universities of Tokyo, Shizuoka and Tohoku. We extend our thanks to KFUPM, KIKX, Saudi Aramco, JPI, JCCP, distinguished speakers and attendees for their active participation and look forward to your participation in our next symposium.
Opening Remarks Chairman: Dr. Hassan Al-Asiri, KFUPM
Dr. Muhammad M. Al-Saggaf - President, KFUPM
Mr. Makoto Yokota - Managing Director Secretary General, JCCP
Mr. Ahmad I. Al-Khowaiter - CTO, Saudi Aramco
Dr. Atsushi Muramatsu - President, The Japan Petroleum Institue (JPI)
Session I: Carbon Neutrality and Circular Economy Chairman: Prof. Keiichi Tomishige, Tohoku University
I.1
9:00 - 9:30
Dr. Gerard de Nazelle Saudi Aramco - R&DC
Keynote
I.2
9:30 - 10:00
Dr. Atsushi Muramatsu President of JPI, Japan
Keynote: JPI direction along carbon neutrality and introduction of our research trend for use of NanoTerasu, next generation synchrotron radiation facility
10:00 - 10:20
Coffee Break
Session II: Innovative Catalyst, Upgrading Processes Chairman: Dr. Khalid Almajnouni, Saudi Aramco
II.1
10:20 - 10:40
Dr. Koichi Matsushita ENEOS Corporation, Japan
Residue upgrading by hydroprocessing deasphalted oil
II.2
10:40 - 11:00
Dr. Hassan Aljama Saudi Aramco
A high throughput approach to study cation exchanged zeolites
II.3
11:00 - 11:20
Dr. Muhammed Atiqullah IRC Refining & Adv. Chemicals, KFUPM
Catalytic manufacture of ethylene−1 hexene thermoplastic elastomer: Thermodynamic process development
II.4
11:20 - 11:40
Dr. Lianhui Ding Saudi Aramco
Hierarchical nano sized zeolite Beta development for crude oil hydrocracking catalysts
11:40 - 13:00
Prayer & Lunch Break
Poster Session Chairman: Dr. Rajesh Theravalappil , KFUPM
1
13:00
Dr. Hutoon Alhargan Saudi Aramco R&DC
Chemometrics study of sulfur reactivity in hydrodesulfurization process
2
13:05
Dr. Eman Albaher Saudi Aramco R&DC
Development of hierarchical CoMo /Beta zeolite for BTX production
3
13:10
Dr. Sathiyamoorthy Murugesan Center Refining Adv Chemicals, KFUPM
Development of new mesoporous materials for refining processes
4
13:15
Dr. Nabeel Ahmad Center Refining Adv Chemicals, KFUPM
Thermal liquefaction of waste polystyrene plastic to liquid hydrocarbon fuel using ethanol as a solvent
5
13:20
Mr. Ahmad Sabban CHE, KFUPM
Oxidative dehydrogenation of n butane to produce petrochemical key building blocks (propylene, and butadiene)
6
13:25
Mr. Lahmady S. Mohamed CHE, KFUPM
Controlled autoxidation of heavy petroleum to produce carbon fiber precursors
7
13:30
Mr. Mohammed Qasem CHE, KFUPM
Characterization of soot from atmospheric combustion of diesel/gasoline oxygenate blends
8
13:35
Mr. Achmad Putra CHE, KFUPM
Turning municipal solid waste into fuel via integrated thermochemical and electrochemical processes
9
13:40
Mr. Suleiman Magaji CHE, KFUPM
CO2 assisted oxidative dehydrogenation of propane to propylene over MoO3 catalyst
10
13:45
Mr. Ariel Gursida CHE, KFUPM
Effects of metal support interaction on dry reforming of methane over Ni/Ce-Al2O2 catalysts
11
13:50
End of Poster Presentation
Session III: Artificial Intelligence, Digitalization Chairman: Dr. Jihad Badra, Saudi Aramco
III.1
14:00 - 14:20
Dr. Mohamed Elanany Saudi Aramco
Digital chemistry guided development of novel ligands for selective ethylene Tetramerization
III.2
14:20 - 14:40
Associate Prof. Shun Nishimura Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
High throughput screening and literature data driven machine learning (ML) assisting discovery of La2O3 based catalysts for low temperature oxidative coupling of methane
III.3
14:40 - 15:00
Dr. Abdulkadir Tanimu IRC Refining & Adv. Chemicals, KFUPM
Optimal design of AI based models integrated with Ensemble ML paradigms for crude to chemicals applications
Day 2: Tuesday 13 Dec. 2022
Session IV: Hydrogen Production Chairman: KFUPM
IV.1
8:30 - 8:50
Prof. Kazuhiro Takanabe Department of Chemical System Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Disruptive water electrolyzer system for cost effective hydrogen production: Electrolyte engineering
IV.2
8:50 - 9:10
Dr. Shakeel Ahmed IRC Refining & Adv. Chemicals, KFUPM
Development of low temperature steam reforming catalyst for hydrogen production for fuel cells
IV.3
9:10 - 9:30
Dr. Hassan Aljama Saudi Aramco
Thermo catalytic production of hydrogen from H2S: challenges and opportunities
IV.4
9:30 - 9:50
Dr. Wasim Ullah Khan IRC Refining & Adv. Chemicals, KFUPM
Titania supported bimetallic catalyst for hydrogen production from methane
IV.5
9:50 - 10:10
Dr. Stephen Paglieri Saudi Aramco
Ammonia to hydrogen: cracking technology
10:10 - 10:30
Coffee Break
Session V: Chemical Production Chairman: Prof. Takanabe, The University of Tokyo
V.1
10:30 - 10:50
Associate Prof. Ryo Watanabe Shizuoka University
Redox dehydrogenation of propane utilizing lattice S2-in metal sulfide catalyst
V.2
10:50 - 11:10
Dr. Ijaz Hussain IRC Refining & Adv. Chemicals, KFUPM
An engineered bimetallic Fe-Cu-MOR zeolite catalyst for direct oxidation of methane to methanol
V.3
11:10 - 11:30
Dr. Emad N. AlShafei Saudi Aramco
C-H and C-C of propane activation assisted by CO2 for propylene and ethylene using bimetallic catalysts
V.4
11:30 - 11:50
Dr. Ali S. Al-Hunaidy Saudi Aramco
CO2 capture and conversion analysis technology development: TRL 1 -to- TRL 9
11:50 - 13:00
Prayer and Lunch Break
Session VI: Waste and CO2 Utilization Chairman: Prof. M.Mozahar Hossain, KFUPM, CHE
VI.1
13:00 - 13:20
Prof. Keiichi Tomishige Chairman of JPI Committee and Tohoku University
Ceria catalyzed synthesis of aliphatic polycarbonate diols from atmospheric flow carbon dioxide and diols without using dehydrating agents
VI.2
13:20 - 13:40
Dr. Aaron Akah Saudi Aramco
Contaminants in plastic derived oil: A thorn in the flesh of plastic circularity?
VI.3
13:40 - 14:00
Dr. Nabeel Ahmad IRC Refining & Advanced Chemicals, KFUPM
Conversion of rubber waste to liquid hydrocarbon fuel via thermal liquefaction process using solvent
14:00
Closing Remarks, Symposium Ends
Date and Time
- Monday, December 12, 2022 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM (KSA Time GMT+3)- Tuesday, December 13, 2022 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM (KSA Time GMT+3)
