第３１回 日本サウジアラビア合同シンポジウム（研究・技術）開催について
１２月１２～１３日の両日、サウジアラビア KFUPM Dhahran Techno Valley において、Saudi Aramco 社、KFUPM、公益社団法人石油学会（JPI）、 JCCP の４社共催で「第３１回日本 サウジアラビア合同シンポジムウム」 を開催しました。 初日のオープニングでは
KFUPM サガーフ総長、アラムコ アル・コウェイターCTO、JCCP 横田執行理事・事務局長、並びに JPI 村松会長兼東北大学教授が挨拶を、キーノートスピーチでも JPI 村松会長が講演を行い、１４０名を超える研究者や学生、地元邦人企業からの出席を得て盛大なシンポ ジ ウ ム と な り ま し た 。「 石 油 精 製 お よ び 石 油 化 学 技 術 」（ Technology in Fuels &Petrochemicals）をテーマに、石油精製関連では、重質油のアップグレーディング、水素化分解、石化関連では、オレフィン類や基礎化学品の製造技術、また都市ごみや廃樹脂のリサイクル技術や水素製造技術、化学研究への AI の活用等に関して、ポスターセッションを含めて発表されました。女性による１講演も含む講演数は１９件（内、日本から５件） であした。ポスターセッションでは、若手研究者による１０件（内、女性による発表 2 件）の発表があり、活発な質疑応答等が交わされました。
なお、同シンポジウムに先立ち、１２月１１日に昨年度より延期となっていた第３０回日本サウジアラビア合同シンポジウム記念パーティーをモーベンピック アルコバールホテ
ルでサウジアラビアの関係者、現地日本企業関係者約１００名の参加を得て、開催しました。
冒頭、駐サウジアラビア特命全権大使 岩井文男様、JPI 村松会長、アラムコ アル・コウェ
イターCTO、JCCP 平岡特別参与、KFUPM アリ副総長より挨拶があり、長年にわたる当シンポジウムに対する謝意と更なる発展に対する期待が述べられました。
【オープニング】

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31st Annual Saudi-Japan Symposium – 2022

Technology in Fuels & PetrochemicalsInnovative Catalyst Development
Venue: KFUPM Dhahran Techno Valley, Innovation Cluster Bldg., Auditorium 1-111

December 12-13, 2022

Day One: Monday, December 12, 2022
OPENING REMARKS SESSION
8:30

Chairman: Dr. Hassan Al-Asiri, KFUPM

Opening Remarks• Dr. Muhammad M. Al-Saggaf, President, KFUPM• Mr. Makoto Yokota, Managing Director Secretary General, JCCP
• Mr. Ahmad O. Al-Khowaiter, CTO, Saudi Aramco• Dr. Atsushi Muramatsu, President, The Japan Petroleum Institute, JPISESSION ONE CARBON NEUTRALITY AND CIRCULARECONOMY

Chairman: Prof. Keiichi Tomishige,Tohoku University

9:00

1.

Keynote: TBD, Dr. Gerard de Nazelle, Saudi Aramco R&DC

9:30

2.

Keynote: JPI direction along carbon neutrality and introduction of our research trend foruse of NanoTerasu, next generation synchrotron radiation facility, Dr. Atsushi Muramatsu,
President of JPI, Associate Executive Vice President and Director of International Center for
Synchrotron Radiation Innovation Smart, Japan

10:00

Coffee break

SESSION TWO INNOVATIVE CATALYSTS, UPGRADINGPROCESSES

Chairman: Dr. Khalid Almajnouni,
Saudi Aramco

10:20

3.

Residue upgrading by hydroprocessing deasphalted oil
Dr. Koichi Matsushita, ENEOS Corporation, Japan

10:40

4.

A high-throughput approach to study cation-exchanged zeolites
Dr. Hassan Aljama, Saudi Aramco R&DC

11:00

5.

Catalytic manufacture of ethylene−1-hexene thermoplastic elastomer: Thermodynamic
process development, Dr. Muhammed Atiqullah, Center Refining & Adv. Chemicals, KFUPM

11:20

6.

Hierarchical nano-sized zeolite Beta development for crude oil hydrocracking catalysts
Dr. Lianhui Ding, Saudi Aramco R&DC

11:40

Prayer & Lunch BreakEach presentation includes 5-minutes Q&A Rev. Dec 4, 2022

Symposium supported by:

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Technology in Fuels & Petrochemicals
Innovative Catalyst Development

Day One: Monday, December 12, 2022
POSTER SESSION
13:00
13:05
13:10
13:15
13:20
13:25
13:30
13:35
13:40
13:45

Chairman: Dr. Rajesh Theravalappil,
KFUPM

P1.

Chemometrics study of sulfur reactivity in hydrodesulfurization process
Ms. Hutoon Alhargan, Saudi Aramco R&DC
P2. Development of hierarchical CoMo/Beta zeolite for BTX production
Ms. Eman Albaher, Saudi Aramco R&DC
P3. Development of new mesoporous materials for refining processes
Dr. Sathiyamoorthy Murugesan, Center Refining & Adv. Chemicals, KFUPM
P4. Thermal liquefaction of waste polystyrene plastic to liquid hydrocarbon fuel usingethanol as a solvent, Dr. Nabeel Ahmad, Center Refining & Adv. Chemicals, KFUPM
P5. Oxidative dehydrogenation of n-butane to produce petrochemical key building blocks(ethylene, propylene, and butadiene), Mr. Ahmad Sabban, CHE, KFUPM
P6. Controlled autoxidation of heavy petroleum to produce carbon fiber precursors
Mr. Lahmady S. Mohamed, CHE, KFUPM
P7. Characterization of soot from atmospheric combustion of diesel/gasoline-oxygenate
blends, Mr. Mohammed Qasem, CHE, KFUPM
P8. Turning municipal solid waste into fuel via integrated thermochemical andelectrochemical processes, Mr. Achmad Putra, CHE, KFUPM
P9. CO2-assisted oxidative dehydrogenation of propane to propylene over MoO3 catalyst
Mr. Suleiman Magaji, CHE, KFUPM
P10. Effects of metal support interaction on dry reforming of methane over Ni/Ce-Al2O3catalysts, Mr. Ariel Gursida, CHE, KFUPM

13:50

Poster Session EndsSESSION THREE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE,
DIGITALIZATION

Chairman: Dr. Jihad Badra,
Saudi Aramco

14:00

7.

Digital chemistry guided development of novel ligands for selective ethylene
tetramerization, Dr. Mohamed Elanany, Saudi Aramco R&DC

14:20

8.

High-throughput screening and literature data driven machine learning (ML) assisting
discovery of La2O3-based catalysts for low temperature oxidative coupling of methane,
Associate Prof. Shun Nishimura, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan

14:40

9.

Optimal design of AI-based models integrated with Ensemble ML paradigms for crude tochemicals applications, Dr. Abdulkadir Tanimu, IRC Refining & Adv. Chemicals, KFUPM

15:00

Day One Ends

Registration - Pls fill information via link: https://forms.office.com/r/feV48k6DQw

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Technology in Fuels & Petrochemicals
Innovative Catalyst Development

Day Two: Tuesday, December 13, 2022
SESSION FOURHYDROGEN PRODUCTION

Chairman: Dr. Nabil Al Yassir
Honeywell UOP

8:30

10.

Disruptive water electrolyzer system for cost-effective hydrogen production: Electrolyte
engineering, Prof. Kazuhiro Takanabe, Dept. Chemical System Engineering, University of Tokyo

8:50

11.

Development of low temperature steam reforming catalyst for hydrogen production forfuel cells, Dr. Shakeel Ahmed, IRC Refining & Adv. Chemicals, KFUPM

9:10

12.

Thermo-catalytic production of hydrogen from H2S: challenges and opportunities
Dr. Zainab A. Aithan, Saudi Aramco R&DC

9:30

13.

Titania supported bimetallic catalyst for hydrogen production from methane
Dr. Wasim Ullah Khan, IRC Refining & Adv. Chemicals, KFUPM

9:50

14.

Ammonia to hydrogen: cracking technology, Dr. Stephen Paglieri, Saudi Aramco R&DC

10:10

Coffee BreakSESSION FIVE10:30

15.

10:50 16.

CHEMICAL PRODUCTION

Chairman: Prof. Takanabe, The
University of Tokyo

Redox dehydrogenation of propane utilizing lattice S2- in metal sulfide catalyst
Associate Prof. Ryo Watanabe, Shizuoka University, Japan
An engineered bimetallic Fe-Cu-MOR zeolite catalyst for direct oxidation of methane tomethanol Dr. Ijaz Hussain, IRC Refining & Adv. Chemicals, KFUPM

11:10

17. C-H and C-C of propane activation assisted by CO2 for propylene and ethylene using
bimetallic catalysts, Dr. Emad N. Al-Shafei, Saudi Aramco R&DC

11:30

18.

11:50

CO2 capture and conversion analysis technology development: TRL 1 -to- TRL 9
Dr. Ali S. Al-Hunaidy, Saudi Aramco R&DCPrayer & Lunch BreakSESSION SIXWASTE AND CO2 UTILIZATION

Chairman: Prof. M. Mozahar Hossain,
KFUPM, CHE

13:00

19.

Ceria-catalyzed synthesis of aliphatic polycarbonate diols from atmospheric flow carbon
dioxide and diols without using dehydrating agents, Prof. Keiichi Tomishige, Chairman of JPI
Committee and Tohoku University, Japan

13:20

20.

Contaminants in plastic derived oil: A thorn in the flesh of plastic circularity?
Dr. Aaron Akah, Saudi Aramco R&DC

13:40

21.

Conversion of rubber waste to liquid hydrocarbon fuel via thermal liquefaction processusing solvent, Dr. Nabeel Ahmad, IRC Refining & Advanced Chemicals, KFUPM

14:00

Closing Remarks, Symposium Ends

Each presentation includes 5-minutes Q&A

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