Catalytic and Skill-Building Training Workshops

Iran Catalyst Company, leveraging its operational and research expertise in the design, testing, and performance monitoring of catalysts, offers specialized training courses on heterogeneous catalysts with a focus on skill-building and retraining for the petrochemical, oil refining, and steel industries.

These courses are designed to enable technical staff, R&D experts, and production managers to gain a deeper understanding of both theoretical knowledge and practical skills related to the catalysts used and how to optimize their performance.

Training Topics

• Fundamentals of Heterogeneous Catalysts: Structure, applications, reaction mechanisms, and catalyst characterization.
• Related Industrial Processes: Reforming processes, desulfurization, methanol synthesis, steel production processes, and production of methanol, urea, and ammonia.
• Operational Solutions for Performance Improvement: Strategies for enhancing the performance of steel, petrochemical, and oil refining units.
• Catalyst Deactivation Mechanisms: Carbon formation, coking, sintering, metal poisoning, and mitigation strategies.
• Introduction to Next-Generation Syngas Catalysts: Based on the latest industrial products from leading global companies.
• Analysis and Testing Methods: Practical training on XRD, BET, TPR/TPD, SEM/SCM, ICP, and other key techniques.
• Case Studies: Review of real-world experiences in petrochemical complexes, refineries, and steelmaking units.

Benefits of These Trainings for Steel, Petrochemical, and Oil Refining Companies

• Increased efficiency and catalyst lifespan.
• Reduced operational costs and unnecessary downtime.
• Enhanced technical expertise of human resources.
• Improved decision-making in the selection, procurement, and use of catalysts.

These training workshops are held at the Faculty of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at Sharif University of Technology by elite instructors from Iran Catalyst Company.

Additionally, it is possible to offer these courses at industrial complexes across the country by designing tailored training packages.

Introduction to Iran Catalyst Company’s Training Center at Sharif University of Technology

The training center for catalyst skill-building and retraining courses, operated by Iran Catalyst Company, is located at the Faculty of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at Sharif University of Technology. It is equipped with state-of-the-art educational facilities, including computers with specialized software, LED displays, microphones, headsets, professional video projectors (suitable for daylight use), and more.