Hydroprocessing catalyst selection—Part 1: Planning and selecting the catalyst evaluation method

Nattapong Pongboot is an experienced chemical engineer with hands-on knowledge in refining and petrochemical technologies as both licensor and refiner. He is currently a Project Manager under the Refinery Catalyst Testing group at Avantium Catalysis, delivering high-quality catalyst testing services for customers worldwide. He holds an M.Eng. degree in chemical engineering from Kasetsart University. The author can be reached at Nattapong.Pongboot@avantium.com or /Nat.Pongboot@gmail.com.

Thanawat Upienpong is a Senior Refinery Process Engineer at PTT Global Chemical Plc. with more than 10 yr of experience in the refining industry. He specializes in refinery operation, troubleshooting, optimization, startup/shutdown and catalyst selection with broad exposure to various refining processes, such as thermal conversion, diesel hydrotreating and hydrocracking. Upienpong earned his M.Eng degree in chemical engineering from King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi in Thailand. The author can be reached at Thanawat.U@pttgcgroup.com or tai.thanawat@gmail.com.

Wirinya Karunkeyoon is a Refinery Process Engineer with several years of experience in water treatment, power generation and diesel hydrotreating. She is affiliated with PTT Global Chemical (Site 6: Refinery) in Thailand. Ms. Karunkeyoon obtained her B.Eng. degree in chemical engineering from King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, and her M.Eng. degree in chemical engineering from King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi. The author can be reached at Wirinya.K@pttgcgroup.com.