Recent Symposium Presentations
2014 Vienna Presentations:
“SRU Reference Note Set” – Elmo Nasato (Consultant)
“Deactivation of Claus Activity by Carsul: Can Catalytic Activity be Restored?” – Peter Clark (ASRL)
“SRU & TGU Startups and Shutdowns” – Gordon Finnie (BP) and Elmo Nasato (Consultant)
“The Use of Porous Media Models and CFD for Sulfur Treating Applications” – Mike Porter (Porter McGuffie Inc.)
“Predicting Corrosion Rates in Amine and Sour Water Systems” – Nate Hatcher (Optimized Gas Treating)
“The Influence of Mass Transfer Model Parameters in CO2 and H2S Gas Treating Processes” – A R J Arendsen (Virtual Materials Group)
“H2S in Liquid Claus Sulfur – Its Occurrence, Measurement and Removal” – Kevin Lesage (ASRL)
“Time and Temperature Effects on Tail Gas Catalyst Performance” – Mike Huffmaster, Fernando Maldonado (Criterion)
“Effect of Chamber Temperature on Purge Gas Flow Pattern” (Cameo) – Dave Sikorski (HEC Canada)
“On-Line Removal of Heat Stable Salts in Gas Treating Amine Systems” – Lorenzo Spagnuolo (Dow Chemical)
“Refinery Upgrading Project – Amine and Claus Units Revamping” (Cameo) – T. Rossetti (Siirtec Nigi)
“Update on the Start-up of the World-Class Sulphur Recovery Facilities at GASCO’s Habshan 5 Integrated Gas Development (IGD)” – Angela Slavens (WorleyParsons)
“PANEL DISCUSSION: Reaction Furnace/Wasteheat Boiler Reliability” – Dave Sikorski (HEC Canada), Gordon Finnie (BP), Domenica Misale (Industrial Ceramics), and Mike Porter (Porter McGuffie)
“Safety Concerns with Look Boxes and Sulphur Seals – Is there a Better Way?” (Cameo) – Jim Hartman (CSI)
“Catalytic Combustion: A Potential solution for Processing of Low Quality Acid Gas and Small Scale Sulfur Recovery” – Peter Clark, ASRL
2013 Vienna Presentations:
“SRU Capacity Expansion Using SO2Clean” – Jeff Hammerstrom (Calabrian) and Ron Schendel (Chemical and Refining Tech. Services)
“Ammonium Salt Formation in a Sulfur Recovery Unit” – Muntazer N. Alawi and Ahmed Z. Attyiah (Saudi Aramco)
“Understanding Today’s Limiting Factors on Reaction Furnace Linings” – Andy Piper (Thorpe Specialty Services)
“The Nature and Treatment of Sulfur Pit and Sulfur Tank Off Gases” – Peter Clark (Alberta Sulphur Research Limited)
“Khursaniyah Gas Plant Experience with Using a Preheat Gun During Sulfur Recovery Unit Dryout” – Talal M. Hamoudah (Saudi Aramco)
“SuperClaus Sulfur Wash in Saudi Aramco UGP” – Ghannam Al-Ghannam (Saudi Aramco)
“SRU & TGU Startup/Shutdown Workshop” – Greg Hanlon (Treating & Sulfur Solutions) and Doug Cicerone (Cicerone and Associates)
“HCN in Amine Systems: Ingress, Contamination, Prevention and Mitigation” – Ralph Weiland, Nate Hatcher, Scott Alvis (Optimized Gas Treating) and Al Keller (Phillips 66)
“Accumulation of Liquid Sulfur in SRU’s” – Ellen Ticheler, Rien van Grinsven, Anne Warners and Sander Kobussen (Jacobs Comprimo)
“Performance Monitoring of Claus Catalysts” – Pierre Crevier (Axens SA)
“In-Ground versus Above-Ground Sulfur Sealing? An Industry Survey” – Thomas Willingham (Controls Southeast Inc.)
“Elastomers for Amine Treating Systems” – Pat Holub (Huntsman Corp.)
“SRU Reaction Furnace / Wasteheat Boiler Reliability Panel Discussion” – Dave Sikorski (HEC Canada), Steve Croom (Delta Controls), Domenica Misale (Industrial Ceramics), and Andy Piper (Thorpe Specialty Services)
“CFD Study of Reaction Furnace Safety Purging” (Cameo Presentation) – Dave Sikorski (HEC Canada)
“A History of Claus Catalysts” (Cameo Presentation) – Koos Dirkson (EuroSupport)
“The SMARTSULF System for Sulfur Recovery” (Cameo Presentation) – Michael P. Heisel (ITS Reaktortechnik), Angela Slavens (WorleyParsons) and Hans Lidman (Nynas AB)