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15 Apr 2024

11:00 - 12:30

Process

CatalystsTraining WorkshopTroubleshooting

Unlocking Syngas Potential: A Comprehensive Exploration of Steam-Methane Reforming for Improved Plant Performance

Anita Chadee
Technical Service Engineer, Johnson Matthey

Shakti Jagmohan
Regional Sales Manager & Head Of Country JM Trinidad, Johnson Matthey Inc

12:30 Networking Lunch

13:15 - 14:45

Process

CatalystsTraining WorkshopTroubleshooting

Water Gas Shift Catalyst Training Workshop

Patrick Hayes
Sales Manager- Syngas, Clariant

14:45 Networking Break and Exhibition

15:15 - 16:45

Process

CatalystsTraining WorkshopTroubleshooting

Operation and Optimization of an Ammonia Loop: Converters & Catalyst

David Polerstock
Sales Director, Chemicals & Clean Air – North America, Topsoe, Inc.

16:45 Networking Reception and Exhibition

16 April 2024

09:00 - 09:10

Main Hall

Welcome

Nicola Coslett
CEO - Events, CRU

09:10 - 09:45

Main Hall

NitrogenOutlook

Global Outlook for Nitrogen

Charlie Stephen
Senior Analyst - Fertilizer Costs and Emissions, CRU

09:45 - 10:30

Main Hall

The CSB and Process Safety as a System

Drew Sahli
Chemical Incident Investigator, U.S. Chemical Safety Board

10:30 - 10:45

Main Hall

Safety Moment

Beau Dale
Process Engineer, LSB Industries

10:45 Networking Break and Exhibition

11:30 - 12:00

Process

AmmoniaHydrogenMethanolSyngas

Hydrogen Plant Reforming Furnace Tube Failure Results in Fire Outside the Box

Ken Wohlgeschaffen
Team Leader, Hydrogen Plants supporting the safe

11:30 - 12:00

Mechanical/Maintenance

AmmoniaHydrogenMethanolSteam Methane Reforming

Steam Methane Reformer Failures & How to Prevent Them

David Keen
Specialist, Becht

12:00 - 12:30

Process

AmmoniaCatalysts

Catalyst Turnaround Planning Best Practices

Karen Braden
Sales Account Manager, Clariant

Stephen Richardson
Process Engineer, Koch Fertilizer

12:00 - 12:30

Mechanical/Maintenance

EquipmentInspectionMethanol

Hot Spots Development & Resolution: Steam Reformer Collection Header & Autothermal Reformer.

Kevin Wofford
Site Inspection Specialist, Natgasoline

12:30 Networking Lunch and Exhibition

13:30 - 15:30

Process

Steam Methane ReformingTraining Workshop

Steam Methane Reformer Training Workshop

Dan Barnett
Vice President of Engineering, BD Energy Systems, LLC

Steve Lancaster
Chief Engineer, BD Energy Systems

13:30 - 15:30

Mechanical/Maintenance

AmmoniaEquipmentSyngasTraining Workshop

How to Integrate RBI Processes into Daily Plant Work Processes

Matthew Caserta
Division Manager, Becht

15:30 Networking Break and Exhibition

16:00 - 16:30

Process

Catalysts

Efficient Flue Gas NOx Removal: Eliminating System Fouling

Christian Chanel
Furnace Efficiency SME, Integrated Global Services (IGS)

16:30 - 17:00

Process

AmmoniaCatalystsDecarbonization

Utilization of Topsoe’s SynCOR Auto Thermal Reforming to Achieve 99% Carbon Recovery

Jeron Chin
Senior Licensing Manager, Topsoe, Inc.

16:00 - 16:30

Mechanical/Maintenance

Equipment

Transforming Maintenance Using Virtual Assembly

Kraig Simpson
Vice President of Technology, Rotating Machinery Services (RMS)

16:30 - 17:00

Mechanical/Maintenance

Overcoming Challenges for Accurately Measuring Vibration in Vertical Pumps

Ares Panagoulias
Director of Condition Monitoring and Test Lab, Hydro, Inc.

17:00 - 17:30

Process

Profitable Solutions for Blue Ammonia Production and Value Chain Optimization to Boost the Transition to Clean Energy

Andrea Zambianco
Low Carbon Solutions Product Development Manager, Saipem SpA

17:00 - 17:30

Mechanical/Maintenance

Syngas

How Digital Tools are Leading the Syngas Industry to the Next Level

Stamicarbon

Jesus Gonzalez Rebordinos
Digital Process Engineer, Stamicarbon

18:30 - 22:30

Main Hall

Nitrogen + Syngas 2024 Party

17 April 2024

09:00 - 09:30

Process

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Plant Relief Line Failure Due to Acoustic Vibrations

George Galloway
Lead Process Engineer – Hydrogen, Chevron Products Company

Ken Wohlgeschaffen
Team Leader, Hydrogen Plants supporting the safe

09:30 - 10:00

Process

AmmoniaCatalystsDecarbonizationGreen HydrogenHydrogen

The Most Efficient Use of Green Hydrogen Molecules in Ammonia Synthesis

Sean Balkissoon
Syngas Specialist - Americas, Johnson Matthey

09:00 - 09:30

Mechanical/Maintenance

AmmoniaHydrogenInspectionMethanol

Best Practice Guide for Managing Refractory lined Pressure Equipment

David Keen
Specialist, Becht

09:30 - 10:00

Mechanical/Maintenance

Urea

Use of Safurex Thin Foils for Pressure, dP type Level and Flow Transmitters

Guido Geurts
Sr. Process Control and Instrumentation Engineer, Stamicarbon

10:00 - 10:30

Process

Urea

Latest Technology Development in Urea Plants for Producing DEF Only or Multiproduct

Khaled Elbassyouni
Process Engineer, Stamicarbon

10:00 - 10:30

Mechanical/Maintenance

AmmoniaNitrogen

Nitridation Behavior of Alumina and Chromia Forming Nickel Alloys Near 871C and Above.

Brett Tossey
Market Manager, Haynes International, Inc.

10:30 Networking Break and Exhibition

11:00 - 11:30

Process

AmmoniaCatalysts

Fast Track Replacement of a 105-D Ammonia Reactor with AmoMax Catalyst

Taylor Archer
Senior Sales Manager, Syngas, Clariant

Giuseppe Puleo
Senior Mechanical Engineer, Casale SA

11:30 - 12:00

Process

AmmoniaCatalystsDecarbonizationHydrogenSyngas

CO2 Scrubbing in Syngas by Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy

Susan P. Harris
Product Business Manager | US, Endress+Hauser Inc.

11:00 - 11:30

Mechanical/Maintenance

Decarbonization

Maximizing Amine Contactor Efficiency with Multipoint Temperature Systems

Alina Green
Market Segment Specialist, WIKA

11:30 - 12:00

Mechanical/Maintenance

AmmoniaTroubleshooting

Repair of TCV-1004 to Solve Inefficiency Problems due to High Demand for Imported Steam in the Pusri IIB Ammonia Plant.

12:00 - 12:30

Process

Troubleshooting

AI-Assisted Troubleshooting: Rare, Low-Hanging Fruit in Chemical and Energy Production

Omar A. Talib
President , ControlRooms.ai

12:00 - 12:30

Mechanical/Maintenance

AmmoniaTroubleshooting

Steam Surface Condenser Modeling to Ensure Optimum Performance

Kevin Boudreaux
Director of Boiler Technology, ChemTreat, Inc.

12:30 Networking Lunch and Exhibition

13:30 - 15:30

Process

AmmoniaHydrogenMethanolSyngas

Amine System CO2 Removal Training Workshop

Jason Danos
Owner, Kinetix Solutions

Elena Truffa
Technical Services, Kinetix Solutions, LLC

13:30 - 15:30

Mechanical/Maintenance

AmmoniaEquipmentHydrogenMethanolSyngas

Rotating Equipment – Beyond the Basics – Information to help you do more

Joe Moreno
Technical Director, FlexElement Couplings

15:30 Networking Break and Exhibition

16:00 - 16:30

Process

AmmoniaTroubleshooting

Next Generation of Operations - KBR OTS Systems

Daragh Blennerhassett
Snr Business Development manager, Technology Led Industrial Solutions

16:30 - 17:00

Process

AmmoniaUrea

HYPER-U: A Novel High-Effieciency Self-Stripping Urea Process

Matteo Fumagalli
Urea Technology Manager, Casale SA

16:00 - 16:30

Mechanical/Maintenance

EquipmentNitrogenSyngas

Civil Asset Management and What it can Mean to Plant Operations

Thomas Kline
Senior Technical Director SME, Structural Technologies

16:30 - 17:00

Mechanical/Maintenance

AmmoniaTroubleshooting

Water Conservation and Cost Saving from Demineralized Water Consumption by the Ammonia Converter / Effluent Steam Generator Heat Exchanger Repair

Harry Margatama
Process Engineer, PT Pupuk Sriwidjaja Palembang

William Kusnanto
VP of Technology and Operation Synergy, PT Pupuk Indonesia (Persero)

17:00 End of the Event: Join us for a Drink at the Hotel Bar

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11:00 - 12:30

Process

CatalystsTraining WorkshopTroubleshooting

Unlocking Syngas Potential: A Comprehensive Exploration of Steam-Methane Reforming for Improved Plant Performance

Anita Chadee
Technical Service Engineer, Johnson Matthey

Shakti Jagmohan
Regional Sales Manager & Head Of Country JM Trinidad, Johnson Matthey Inc

12:30 Networking Lunch

13:15 - 14:45

Process

CatalystsTraining WorkshopTroubleshooting

Water Gas Shift Catalyst Training Workshop

Patrick Hayes
Sales Manager- Syngas, Clariant

14:45 Networking Break and Exhibition

15:15 - 16:45

Process

CatalystsTraining WorkshopTroubleshooting

Operation and Optimization of an Ammonia Loop: Converters & Catalyst

David Polerstock
Sales Director, Chemicals & Clean Air – North America, Topsoe, Inc.

16:45 Networking Reception and Exhibition

09:00 - 09:10

Main Hall

Welcome

09:10 - 09:45

Main Hall

NitrogenOutlook

Global Outlook for Nitrogen

09:45 - 10:30

Main Hall

The CSB and Process Safety as a System

10:30 - 10:45

Main Hall

Safety Moment

10:45 Networking Break and Exhibition

TRACK 2

TRACK 3

11:30 - 12:00

Process

AmmoniaHydrogenMethanolSyngas

Hydrogen Plant Reforming Furnace Tube Failure Results in Fire Outside the Box

11:30 - 12:00

Mechanical/Maintenance

AmmoniaHydrogenMethanolSteam Methane Reforming

Steam Methane Reformer Failures & How to Prevent Them

12:00 - 12:30

Process

AmmoniaCatalysts

Catalyst Turnaround Planning Best Practices

12:00 - 12:30

Mechanical/Maintenance

EquipmentInspectionMethanol

Hot Spots Development & Resolution: Steam Reformer Collection Header & Autothermal Reformer.

12:30 Networking Lunch and Exhibition

TRACK 2

TRACK 3

13:30 - 15:30

Process

Steam Methane ReformingTraining Workshop

Steam Methane Reformer Training Workshop

13:30 - 15:30

Mechanical/Maintenance

AmmoniaEquipmentSyngasTraining Workshop

How to Integrate RBI Processes into Daily Plant Work Processes

15:30 Networking Break and Exhibition

TRACK 2

TRACK 3

16:00 - 16:30

Process

Catalysts

Efficient Flue Gas NOx Removal: Eliminating System Fouling

16:30 - 17:00

Process

AmmoniaCatalystsDecarbonization

Utilization of Topsoe’s SynCOR Auto Thermal Reforming to Achieve 99% Carbon Recovery

16:00 - 16:30

Mechanical/Maintenance

Equipment

Transforming Maintenance Using Virtual Assembly

16:30 - 17:00

Mechanical/Maintenance

Overcoming Challenges for Accurately Measuring Vibration in Vertical Pumps

17:00 - 17:30

Process

Profitable Solutions for Blue Ammonia Production and Value Chain Optimization to Boost the Transition to Clean Energy

17:00 - 17:30

Mechanical/Maintenance

Syngas

How Digital Tools are Leading the Syngas Industry to the Next Level

Stamicarbon

18:30 - 22:30

Main Hall

Nitrogen + Syngas 2024 Party

09:00 - 09:30

Process

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Plant Relief Line Failure Due to Acoustic Vibrations

09:30 - 10:00

Process

AmmoniaCatalystsDecarbonizationGreen HydrogenHydrogen

The Most Efficient Use of Green Hydrogen Molecules in Ammonia Synthesis

09:00 - 09:30

Mechanical/Maintenance

AmmoniaHydrogenInspectionMethanol

Best Practice Guide for Managing Refractory lined Pressure Equipment

09:30 - 10:00

Mechanical/Maintenance

Urea

Use of Safurex Thin Foils for Pressure, dP type Level and Flow Transmitters

10:00 - 10:30

Process

Urea

Latest Technology Development in Urea Plants for Producing DEF Only or Multiproduct

10:00 - 10:30

Mechanical/Maintenance

AmmoniaNitrogen

Nitridation Behavior of Alumina and Chromia Forming Nickel Alloys Near 871C and Above.

10:30 Networking Break and Exhibition

TRACK 2

TRACK 3

11:00 - 11:30

Process

AmmoniaCatalysts

Fast Track Replacement of a 105-D Ammonia Reactor with AmoMax Catalyst

11:30 - 12:00

Process

AmmoniaCatalystsDecarbonizationHydrogenSyngas

CO2 Scrubbing in Syngas by Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy

11:00 - 11:30

Mechanical/Maintenance

Decarbonization

Maximizing Amine Contactor Efficiency with Multipoint Temperature Systems

11:30 - 12:00

Mechanical/Maintenance

AmmoniaTroubleshooting

Repair of TCV-1004 to Solve Inefficiency Problems due to High Demand for Imported Steam in the Pusri IIB Ammonia Plant.

12:00 - 12:30

Process

Troubleshooting

AI-Assisted Troubleshooting: Rare, Low-Hanging Fruit in Chemical and Energy Production

12:00 - 12:30

Mechanical/Maintenance

AmmoniaTroubleshooting

Steam Surface Condenser Modeling to Ensure Optimum Performance

12:30 Networking Lunch and Exhibition

TRACK 2

TRACK 3

13:30 - 15:30

Process

AmmoniaHydrogenMethanolSyngas

Amine System CO2 Removal Training Workshop

13:30 - 15:30

Mechanical/Maintenance

AmmoniaEquipmentHydrogenMethanolSyngas

Rotating Equipment – Beyond the Basics – Information to help you do more

15:30 Networking Break and Exhibition

TRACK 2

TRACK 3

16:00 - 16:30

Process

AmmoniaTroubleshooting

Next Generation of Operations - KBR OTS Systems

16:30 - 17:00

Process

AmmoniaUrea

HYPER-U: A Novel High-Effieciency Self-Stripping Urea Process

16:00 - 16:30

Mechanical/Maintenance

EquipmentNitrogenSyngas

Civil Asset Management and What it can Mean to Plant Operations

16:30 - 17:00

Mechanical/Maintenance

AmmoniaTroubleshooting

Water Conservation and Cost Saving from Demineralized Water Consumption by the Ammonia Converter / Effluent Steam Generator Heat Exchanger Repair

17:00 End of the Event: Join us for a Drink at the Hotel Bar

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