Axens training programs are blends of theoretical, practical and in-plant training taught by experts from Axens or the IFP School, an international graduate level training center for the petroleum industry. The programs can be tailor-made to suit specific customer needs and can take place in a variety of locations that include Axens and refinery sites. Retraining programs to ensure smooth operations throughout the lifetime of the plant are offered as staffs, technology and experience change.
Training objectives: Improve unit reliability by developing personnel skills and knowledge
Increase the skill and educate your people
Motivate employees to allow them to reach their full potential
Keep personnel up-to-date with the latest improvements
Improve safety through better understanding of the process
Typical programs include the following elements: Design Bases. Feed and product characteristics
Physical and chemical mechanisms (kinetics, thermodynamics)
Specific process characteristics: catalyst, distillation, chemical reactions, etc.
Operating parameters
Catalyst aging
Scheme review
Catalyst loading and unloading
Special operations review (start-up, shutdown, emergency situations, etc.)
Safety
Troubleshooting
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