Sour Water Optimization: A Key to Refinery Sustainability
Why Do You Enroll?
Enhance your career in chemical engineering with expertise in Sour Water System Optimization! By mastering this specialized skill, you'll become a highly sought-after professional in the oil and gas industry, qualified for roles like Process Engineer, Operations Optimization Specialist, or Environmental Engineer. With expertise in sour water system optimization, you'll minimize environmental impact, reduce operating costs, and improve safety for top companies like Shell, Total, or Saudi Aramco. This course will give you the edge to advance your career, lead process optimization teams, and drive sustainable operations in the energy sector.
Key Topics Covered
Introduction to Hydrocarbon Contamination
Sources and types of hydrocarbon contaminants
Formation of stable oil emulsions
Chemistry of Sour Water Streams
Interaction of H2S and NH3 in aqueous phases
Impact on refining and gas processing operations
Challenges of Droplet Settling
Factors affecting droplet settling rates
Common operational issues caused by slow settling
Optimization Techniques for Sour Water Strippers
Enhancing droplet separation
Design and operational improvements
Energy Efficiency Strategies
Reducing energy consumption in separation processes
Techniques for energy savings in sour water management
Emission Control Measures
Reducing H2S and NH3 emissions
Environmental compliance strategies
Improving Sulfur Recovery
Advanced sulfur recovery techniques
Maximizing efficiency and yield
Case Studies and Practical Examples
Real-world scenarios and solutions
Best practices from leading industry players
Troubleshooting and Problem-Solving
Addressing common operational challenges
Practical tools and techniques for operators
Course Details
Hydrocarbon contamination of sour water streams feeding sour water strippers is a well-known challenge in the refining and gas processing industry. The source of this challenge is the formation of a stable oil emulsion in an aqueous phase that may contain both H2S and NH3. The typical approach to the problem involves large residence time tanks under the estimation that droplet settling will occur over a long enough time frame. In practice, droplet settling is very slow due to a variety of reasons, and as a result, operators encounter sour water heat exchanger fouling, stripper fouling, hydrocarbon excursions to sulfur recovery units along with other operating challenges. This course will address the relevant issues and identify possible approaches to optimisation, with very significant contribution to energy savings, emission control and improved sulphur recovery goals.
...Course Content
1. Sour water Optimisation
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