Submission Deadline: October 24, 2025

Contact: Ava Blagoeva, Content Lead, Nitrogen+Syngas ava.blagoeva@crugroup.com

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This year’s conference will place a strong emphasis on processes, reliability, maintenance, and operations. We invite submissions in these core areas, as well as in emerging technologies and materials relevant to the nitrogen and syngas industries.

Following the success of the 2025 technical program, which successfully introduced practical training workshops, we are again seeking dynamic subject matter experts (SMEs) and trainers to deliver impactful sessions. Workshops should focus on the practical aspects of ammonia, methanol, hydrogen, syngas, and urea plant operations, covering areas such as process optimization, maintenance strategies, reliability engineering, and plant operations.

We are looking for non-commercial training workshops that are 90–120 minutes in length. Each session should be structured as a combination of presentation and interactive discussion and can range from introductory topics for newer professionals to in-depth explorations of complex issues aimed at seasoned experts.

We invite YOU to share your knowledge on the topics outlined below or invite you to submit ideas of your own:

A. Water Treatment: equipment, chemical treatment, and monitoring for the areas of

• Raw Water
• Clarification
• Filtration
• Reverse Osmosis
• Ion Exchange
• Electro Deionization
• Cooling Water
• Boiler Water

B. Catalyst and Support Systems: Use, Operation & Handling

C. Rotating Equipment: Operations &/or Maintenance

• Turbines
• Compressors
• Pumps
• Fans/Blowers

D. Ammonia, Methanol, Hydrogen Plant: Operation, Maintenance, Equipment

• Operations, Safety, and Monitoring System Controls
• Steam Methane Reformers
• Auto Thermal Reactors
• Secondary Reformers
• Air Separation
• Shift Converters
• CO2 Removal Systems
• Pressure Swing Adsorption
• Methanation
• Reactors
• Boilers
• Storage and/or Handling

ACT NOW! Facilitating a training workshop at this conference offers an ideal platform to highlight your expertise in front of a large technical audience from North America and beyond.

Give a presentation at the 2025 conference! 

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We are seeking technical presentations on the themes outlined below or invite you to submit ideas of your own:*

*Abstracts presented or co-presented by producers and operators will receive the highest priority in the selection process.

2026 Presentations Technical Program Key Themes

Process Track

Syngas Groups: Ammonia, Hydrogen, Methanol, and Nitric Acid

• Health & Safety: in process design and operations
• Technology innovations: in production and plant design
• Operations: incidents, troubleshooting, and operational improvements
• Catalyst Topics: selection, performance, life cycle, and regeneration
• CO₂ Removal Topics: in ammonia, methanol, and hydrogen production
• New Products and Services: process-related case studies, innovations, joint presentations
• Asset Integrity: reliability, safety, and materials of construction in process systems
• Digitalization: tools for process design, optimization, emissions tracking, and circularity
• Environmental Compliance: emissions monitoring, reporting, and regulatory strategies
• Projects and Developments: new plant builds, expansions, and process technology deployment
• Revamping: process optimization for capacity, energy efficiency, and sustainability
• Decarbonization: reducing carbon intensity in ammonia, hydrogen, and methanol production
• Process Integration: energy integration, circular economy, product diversification

Maintenance/Mechanical Track

These topics focus on plant equipment, inspections, maintenance planning, and mechanical reliability:

• Environmental, Health & Safety in mechanical work, maintenance procedures, and worker safety
• Technology advances in mechanical systems and tools
• Operations: mechanical failures, maintenance troubleshooting, equipment performance
• Catalyst Topics: mechanical handling during turnarounds (e.g., unloading, reloading)
• CO₂ Removal Topics: mechanical systems, maintenance of absorbers/strippers
• New Products and Services: mechanical innovations, tooling, maintenance-related case studies
• Asset Integrity: mechanical reliability, corrosion, wear, and material degradation
• Digitalization: predictive maintenance tools, digital twins, and inspection management systems
• Environmental Compliance: mechanical contributions to emissions control and equipment integrity
• Projects and Developments: mechanical scope in expansions, upgrades, and retrofits
• Revamping: mechanical modifications for capacity increase and energy efficiency
• Reliability: mechanical reliability programs, failure analysis, and equipment uptime
• Turnaround Planning: best practices in scope, scheduling, and execution
• Staffing Topics: mechanical workforce training, retention, and knowledge gaps
• Mechanical Integrity & Inspections: inspection programs, fitness-for-service, NDT techniques
• Rotating Equipment: maintenance strategies, upgrades, and best practices for turbomachinery

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