第２１日本-クウェート合同シンポジウム開催
２ ０ ２ ４ 年 ２ 月 ５ 、 ６ 日 の 両 日 、 ク ウ ェ ー ト 科 学 研 究 所 （Kuwait Institute for ScientiﬁcResearch : KISR）において、KISR、KNPC（クウェート国営石油精製会社）、石油学会（JPI）、JCCP の４社共催で「第２１日本-クウェート合同シンポジウム」を開催しました。
初日のオープニングでは Dr. Meshan M. Al-Otaibi KISR 総裁代行、森野泰成・駐クウェート日本国大使、JCCP 増田特別参与、また JPI を代表して村松 JPI 会長/東北大学教授が挨拶を行い、１２０名を超える KISR 研究者、KNPC、現地日本企業等からの出席を得て盛大なシンポジウムとなりました。
今回のテーマは、「石油精製産業の発展（Advancement in Petroleum Reﬁning Industries）」で、触媒技術からカーボンニュートラルまで幅広い分野に亘り１９件（内、日本からオンライン参加１件を含む５件）の講演とともに活発な質疑応答等が交わされました。

KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

The 21st Kuwait/Japan Joint Symposium“Advancement in Petroleum Refining Industries”

05-06 February 2024
Scientific Program and Agenda

Japan Cooperation
Center for Petroleum
and Sustainable Energy

Japan Petroleum
InstituteKuwait NationalPetroleum Company

The 21st Kuwait/Japan Joint Symposium“Advancement in Petroleum Refining Industries”
05-06 February 2024

Day 1

Monday, 5th February, 2024

Opening Address

Dr. Dawoud Bahzad, Acting Executive Director (AED), Petroleum Research Center,Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, KISR
Dr. Meshan M. Al-Otaibi, Acting Director General, Kuwait Institute for Scientific
Research, KISR
His Excellency Mr. Yasunari Morino, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiaryof the Embassy of Japan in Kuwait

9:00 – 9:50
Mr. Hitoshi Masuda, Special Counselor, Japan Cooperation Center Petroleum andSustainable Energy, JCCP, Japan
Dr. Atsushi Muramatsu, President of JPI, Deputy Director (Soft Materials), Tohoku
University, Japan
Session 1
Key note lectures

Chairperson; Dr. Hamza Al Bazzaz, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait

9:50 – 10:15

Kuwait Key note lecture:
Prospective Role of Oil-Producing Nations in the Hydrogen Economy.
Faisal Al Humaidan, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, KISR, Kuwait

10:15-10:40

Japan Key note lecture:
JPI direction along carbon neutrality and introduction of our research onzeolite catalysts
Atsushi Muramatsu, President of JPI, Japan
10:40-10:50
BreakSession 2“Green Initiatives in
Refining Industry”

Chairperson; Dr. Naoya Kasai, Yokohama National University, Japan

10:50-11:10

Presentation 1:
legal framework of EU energy transition, and effect on fuels industry
Maarten Van Haute, Kuwait Petroleum Research and Technology, Netherlands(online)

11:10-11:30

Presentation 2:
Carbon dioxide Utilization, Emission Reduction, and Recycling
Hosam Jamal, Kuwait National Petroleum Company, KISR, Kuwait

11:30-11:50

Presentation 3:
Development of Hydrogen/Ammonia- fired Gas Turbine for Carbon Neutrality
Sosuke Nakamura, Gas Turbine Engineering Department, GTCC Energy Systems,
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Ltd., Japan

11:50-12:10
Prayer Time

12:10-12:30

Presentation 4:
Electrocatalytic CO2 Conversion to Value-Added Products
Mari Vinoba, Narjes Abul Ghaloum, R. Bouresli, R. Navvamani, Hanadi M. AlSheeha, Reem Al Fazran and Mohan S. Rana, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research,KISR

12:30-12:50

Presentation 5:
Feasibility Study of Solar PV Implementation at Australian University
Suad Al Radwan, Petroleum Engineering, Australian University, Kuwait

12:50-1:10

1:10-1:45
Day 2Session 3“Advancement indownstream processes”

Presentation 6:
Spirobifluorene based porous organic polymers for H2 and CO2 adsorption
Jacob Samuel, Aseel Al-Banna, Mustafa Al-Shamali and Rashed Al-Zufairi, Kuwait
Institute for Scientific Research, KISR
Posters
Tuesday, 6th February, 2024
Chairperson; Dr. Hassan Al Rabiah, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait

8:30 - 8:50

Presentation 7:
Zeolite membrane for hydrocarbon separation by molecular sieving effectMotomu Sakai, Waseda University, Japan (online)

8:50 - 9:10

Presentation 8:
A Biodegradable Leaching Agent for Recycling Valuable Metals from Refinery
Spent Hydroprocessing Catalysts
Ashish Pathak, Hanadi Al-Sheeha, Sakeena Al-Sairafi, R. Navvmani, Hanan M. AlEnezi, and Mohan S. Rana, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, KISR

9:10 - 9:30

Presentation 9:
Development of FCC catalyst for shifting fuel oil demand and environmental
protection
Ryo Suzuki, Research & Development Center, Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd., Japan

9:30 - 9:50

Presentation 10:
Dynamics of Crude Oils and Maltenes Confined to Engineered Nanoporous Silica
Catalyst Proxies
Salim Ok, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, KISR

9:50 - 10:10

Presentation 11:
Effect of Additives on Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Lubricity
Rashed Bouresli, Shibu Jose, Ravindranath Kanhirodan, Bader Al-Wakaa, Jaimes
George, and Amani Mohammed, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, KISR

10:10 - 10:30

Presentation 12:
Influence of Gasoil End-Cutting Temperature on HDS Reactivity for ULSD
Production
Ahmed M. Al-Otaibi, Fatma Al-Attar and Xiaoliang Ma, Kuwait Institute for
Scientific Research, KISR

10:30 - 10:40

BreakSession 4“Maintainability and Plant
Integrity”

Chairperson; Ali Al Shatti, Research & Technology- Department MAB, Kuwait
National Petroleum Company, KNPC, Kuwait

10:40 - 11:00

Presentation 13:
Amine Absorber: Troubleshooting Amine Carry Over and High DP Issue
Naser Alenezi and Suresh Ramakrishnan, Kuwait National Petroleum Company-MAA Refinery

11:00 - 11:20

Presentation 14:
Leakage-type-based Analysis of Accidents and Advanced MaintenanceTechnologyNaoya Kasai, Yokohama National University, Japan

11:20 - 11:40

Presentation 15:
Delayed Coker Unit-20 Coke Drum Keyhole Thermo-Mechanical Fatigue Life Span
Enhancement and Unified SD structure and manpower allocation.
Ahmad Ghalib Abdullateef, Fahad Jassim Ben Awadh, and Mohammad
Albdulateef, Kuwait National Petroleum Company

11:40 - 12:00

Presentation 16:
KNPC MAB Maintenance Department Successful Stories
Abdullah Bin Jumaah, Kuwait National Petroleum Company, Mina Abdullah Refinery
12:00 -12:20
Prayer Time

12:20-12:40

12:40-1:00

1:00-1:20

Presentation 17:
Trouble Shooting of Reaction Furnace Burner in Sulphur Recovery Unit of Acid
Gas Removal Plant in KNPC-MAA Refinery
Saad Al-Mutairi, Kuwait National Petroleum Company -MAA Refinery
Presentation 18:
Design of an In-Pipe Inspection Robot for Pipelines’ Inspection
Adel Younis, Ibrahim Qasem, Meshari AlAbbasi, Laila AlAnazi, Ahmad abbas andAseel Abdullah, Mechanical Engineering, Australian University, Kuwait
Presentation 19:
Complete Replacement of Radiant Tubes in Reactors Feed Heaters inHydrocracker Unit
Ahmad Tareq Alfoudery , Kuwait National Petroleum Company
1:20 -1:40 Closing & Remarks