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Avi Jakkulwar is Superintendent Engineer (Production), working in Process Group at Institute of Oil and Gas Production Technology (IOGPT), ONGC Panvel since 2018. Before that he was at the ONGC Uran Plant for five years. He has a Bachelor degree in Petroleum Engineering from Maharashtra Institute of Technology Pune. He is involved in providing process troubleshooting support, making technical recommendations, performing adequacy checks of surface facilities both offshore and onshore, and answering technical inquiries. He has a proven track record in accurately and efficiently determining root cause(s) of complex process, operation, and/or equipment problems and recommending cost effective solutions in process operations. He is also specialized in HYSYS simulator for process design, EDR, Pipesim, performance modeling, and optimization.

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Alina Green is a Market Segment Manager responsible for the US Market in the chemical industry. She has been in the industry for over 10 years, working in operations, project management and business development, providing technical solutions for major Oil & Gas operators. She has worked for Schlumberger and WIKA and is experienced in application and product technical support. Alina has published multiple case studies and has been a speaker at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). Alina is a professional member of AIChE, Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and Project Management Institute (PMI).

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Johann Le Touze works for Axens as Lead Sulphur Recovery Technology Engineer, within the Acid Gas Group – Low Carbon Solutions & Gas Product Line.   He started his professional career in 2013 as R&D engineer and then as a Marketing & Business Line manager for a world leading TiO2 manufacturing company.   He holds an Advanced Master degree in Chemical Engineering from ESPCI - Ecole Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la ville de Paris (Paris Industrial Physics and Chemistry Graduate Engineering School) and a Master of Science degree in Chemical Engineering & Materials Science from Doshisha University (Kyoto, Japan).

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Johannes Derfler is a product engineer, who joined AGRU in 2014, focusing on high-end applications with highly corrosion-resistant fluoropolymers in the chemical industry. He holds a master degree in material since and engineering with a focus on plastic materials, from the University of Applied Sciences, Upper Austria. One of his favorite applications are sulphuric acid plants.

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Blake Stapper leads an R&D team within Messer Americas' Applications Development group and is responsible for developing innovative solutions for the cost-effective utilisation of industrial gases in the chemistry, energy and environmental industries

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Roland Guenther is a senior sales and project manager for the company STEULER-KCH GmbH based in Germany. After completing his studies as a Dipl.-Ing. (FH) engineer in ceramics Roland joined the Keramchemie group in 1994. He as a member of the STEULER-Linings group has been involved in the lining of aggregates worldwide for more than the last 25 years. His main fields of activities are acid resistant and refractory linings, particularly in sufuric acid and gas cleaning plants, e.g. the lining of absorbers and pump tanks, venturi-scrubbers and quench towers, sulfur- and spent acid furnaces, convertors, sulfur pits, secondary containment basins etc. His experience range covers all areas such as new turnkey constructions and shutdown management through to complicated repairs as well as technical improvements of lining systems in such plants.

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Gerton has worked for more than 20 years as a Process Engineer in the Sulfur Recovery industry initially based out of the Netherlands later in Calgary, Canada. Both with Comprimo and Sulphur Experts in the past Gerton has executed numerous basic and detailed engineering designs and many troubleshooting, start-up, shut-down and testing assignments which has brought him to more than 45 countries around the world. Gerton's favourite SRU topics are commissioning and start-up and air control systems. Two years ago Gerton re-joined Comprimo as Director of Business Development for the Americas.

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Jan embarked on his journey with Filtration Group – Amafilter® in 1995, armed with a Bachelor's degree in Process Engineering & Operational Technology and Sales & Account Management. Over the years, he has assumed various roles within the company, progressing from Project Manager to Technical Sales Manager / Process Application Manager.  

Jan's expertise lies in molten sulphur filtration, a domain where innovation fuels his passion. He relishes the challenge of creating tailored solutions that seamlessly integrate into complex processes, benefiting sectors such as Food & Beverage, Chemical, Biofuel, and Minerals & Mining.  

What truly ignites Jan's joy is witnessing the positive impact of Amafilter®'s filtration solutions on production and sustainability. Building partnerships and forging deep connections with clients are the highlights of his journey. Dedicated to simplifying filtration intricacies, Jan diligently guides clients through technicalities to co-create enduring filtration solutions. As a Technical Sales Manager / Process Application Manager, he is resolute in his mission to revolutionize industries and nurture a safer, healthier, and more productive world® through the magic of filtration.  

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Bob Poteet has over 35 years’ experience in selling to the energy industries. Bob is one of the pioneers in Radial Temperature Profiling and is listed on two patents related to Temperature profiling of reactors. Bob jointed Gayesco-WIKA in 2010 and is currently serving as Director of Sales Application Specialist for temperature for WIKA globally. Before joining Gayesco-WIKA, he was Vice President of Sales for Daily Thermetrics. He is a 1982 graduate of Texas A&M University in Industrial Distribution.

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Alina Green is a Market Segment Manager responsible for the US Market in the chemical industry. She has been in the industry for over 10 years, working in operations, project management and business development, providing technical solutions for major Oil & Gas operators. She has worked for Schlumberger and WIKA and is experienced in application and product technical support. Alina has published multiple case studies and has been a speaker at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). Alina is a professional member of AIChE, Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and Project Management Institute (PMI).

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Avi Jakkulwar is Superintendent Engineer (Production), working in Process Group at Institute of Oil and Gas Production Technology (IOGPT), ONGC Panvel since 2018. Before that he was at the ONGC Uran Plant for five years. He has a Bachelor degree in Petroleum Engineering from Maharashtra Institute of Technology Pune. He is involved in providing process troubleshooting support, making technical recommendations, performing adequacy checks of surface facilities both offshore and onshore, and answering technical inquiries. He has a proven track record in accurately and efficiently determining root cause(s) of complex process, operation, and/or equipment problems and recommending cost effective solutions in process operations. He is also specialized in HYSYS simulator for process design, EDR, Pipesim, performance modeling, and optimization.

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Bob Poteet has over 35 years’ experience in selling to the energy industries. Bob is one of the pioneers in Radial Temperature Profiling and is listed on two patents related to Temperature profiling of reactors. Bob jointed Gayesco-WIKA in 2010 and is currently serving as Director of Sales Application Specialist for temperature for WIKA globally. Before joining Gayesco-WIKA, he was Vice President of Sales for Daily Thermetrics. He is a 1982 graduate of Texas A&M University in Industrial Distribution.

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Gerton has worked for more than 20 years as a Process Engineer in the Sulfur Recovery industry initially based out of the Netherlands later in Calgary, Canada. Both with Comprimo and Sulphur Experts in the past Gerton has executed numerous basic and detailed engineering designs and many troubleshooting, start-up, shut-down and testing assignments which has brought him to more than 45 countries around the world. Gerton's favourite SRU topics are commissioning and start-up and air control systems. Two years ago Gerton re-joined Comprimo as Director of Business Development for the Americas.

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Johann Le Touze works for Axens as Lead Sulphur Recovery Technology Engineer, within the Acid Gas Group – Low Carbon Solutions & Gas Product Line.   He started his professional career in 2013 as R&D engineer and then as a Marketing & Business Line manager for a world leading TiO2 manufacturing company.   He holds an Advanced Master degree in Chemical Engineering from ESPCI - Ecole Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la ville de Paris (Paris Industrial Physics and Chemistry Graduate Engineering School) and a Master of Science degree in Chemical Engineering & Materials Science from Doshisha University (Kyoto, Japan).

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Luis has been working on Corrosion Control for nearly 40 years. He graduated from I.U.N.P. Caracas, Venezuela in 1981. As a Corrosion Specialist, he has been a Member of NACE since 1987. Luis is a former Chairman of NACE Pittsburgh Chapter and a former Chairman of NACE & Corrosion Forum – Internet. He has been working for Sauereisen, Inc. since 1999 as their International Sales Mananger.

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Blake Stapper leads an R&D team within Messer Americas' Applications Development group and is responsible for developing innovative solutions for the cost-effective utilisation of industrial gases in the chemistry, energy and environmental industries

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Jan embarked on his journey with Filtration Group – Amafilter® in 1995, armed with a Bachelor's degree in Process Engineering & Operational Technology and Sales & Account Management. Over the years, he has assumed various roles within the company, progressing from Project Manager to Technical Sales Manager / Process Application Manager.  

Jan's expertise lies in molten sulphur filtration, a domain where innovation fuels his passion. He relishes the challenge of creating tailored solutions that seamlessly integrate into complex processes, benefiting sectors such as Food & Beverage, Chemical, Biofuel, and Minerals & Mining.  

What truly ignites Jan's joy is witnessing the positive impact of Amafilter®'s filtration solutions on production and sustainability. Building partnerships and forging deep connections with clients are the highlights of his journey. Dedicated to simplifying filtration intricacies, Jan diligently guides clients through technicalities to co-create enduring filtration solutions. As a Technical Sales Manager / Process Application Manager, he is resolute in his mission to revolutionize industries and nurture a safer, healthier, and more productive world® through the magic of filtration.  

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Johannes Derfler is a product engineer, who joined AGRU in 2014, focusing on high-end applications with highly corrosion-resistant fluoropolymers in the chemical industry. He holds a master degree in material since and engineering with a focus on plastic materials, from the University of Applied Sciences, Upper Austria. One of his favorite applications are sulphuric acid plants.

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Luis has been working on Corrosion Control for nearly 40 years. He graduated from I.U.N.P. Caracas, Venezuela in 1981. As a Corrosion Specialist, he has been a Member of NACE since 1987. Luis is a former Chairman of NACE Pittsburgh Chapter and a former Chairman of NACE & Corrosion Forum – Internet. He has been working for Sauereisen, Inc. since 1999 as their International Sales Mananger.

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Roland Guenther is a senior sales and project manager for the company STEULER-KCH GmbH based in Germany. After completing his studies as a Dipl.-Ing. (FH) engineer in ceramics Roland joined the Keramchemie group in 1994. He as a member of the STEULER-Linings group has been involved in the lining of aggregates worldwide for more than the last 25 years. His main fields of activities are acid resistant and refractory linings, particularly in sufuric acid and gas cleaning plants, e.g. the lining of absorbers and pump tanks, venturi-scrubbers and quench towers, sulfur- and spent acid furnaces, convertors, sulfur pits, secondary containment basins etc. His experience range covers all areas such as new turnkey constructions and shutdown management through to complicated repairs as well as technical improvements of lining systems in such plants.

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David Savage has more than 30 years of experience in the process design, project management and plant operation. Upon receiving his Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma, he worked for Haldor Topsoe’s process engineering group in Houston.  Mr Savage worked seven years with Farmland (later acquired by Koch Nitrogen) as Plant Engineer and Technical Superintendent prior to joining Devco in 2004. He is currently Sr. Project Manager for natural gas industry related projects, as well as Industry Specialist for all sulphur related projects for Matrix PDM Engineering. Mr Savage has held multiple positions over the past 18 years to fully execute projects in various locations around the world totaling 30,000 TPD or 11 MM TPY of sulphur forming capacity, in-excess of 10,000 TPD of sulphur block pouring, 4,000 TPD of solid sulphur remelting and helped to develop a sulphur mine and recovery facility in northern Iraq.    

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Christian manages and supports Voovio’s sales and operations in North America. He joined Voovio in 2012, after working several years with a leading Engineering, Procurement & Construction company in the UK and United Arab Emirates. Christian has had a broad international background, having lived with his family, studied and worked in countries including the UK, Spain, Germany, Russia, the UAE and, most recently, the United States, which he now calls home.

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Aldifi Putro is one of Indonesia’s young and devoted process engineers who has spent more than seven years at the state’s leading fertilizer producer company, Petrokimia Gresik. His interest in reviewing and optimizing production processes to ensure optimal productivity and the highest standards in the fertilizer manufacturing sector has received global recognition and respect. His fresh approaches and creative ideas led him to be trusted to hold a patent for his groundbreaking innovations in the Phosphoric Acid Industry.Aldifi's insatiable curiosity has driven him to pursue a master's degree in Advanced Chemical Engineering from Imperial College London, where he graduated with distinction in 2022. His Indonesian Professional Engineer certification indicates his unwavering commitment to the highest levels of professionalism and quality.

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Nelson Clark is CEO of Clark Solutions and holds a degree in chemical engineering from the University of São Paulo. His main areas of expertise are gas treatment systems, mass transfer (absorption and distillation) and heat transfer, with focus in unit operations of both fertilizer and oil&gas markets. He has experience from product conceptualization and development to sales and start-up, participating in the implementation of several projects in varied countries.Nelson Clark is CEO of Clark Solutions and holds a degree in chemical engineering from the University of São Paulo. His main areas of expertise are gas treatment systems, mass transfer (absorption and distillation) and heat transfer, with focus in unit operations of both fertilizer and oil&gas markets. He has experience from product conceptualization and development to sales and start-up, participating in the implementation of several projects in varied countries.

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Theresa M. Flood is a Fluor Fellow in Sulfur Recovery Process Engineering. She has over twenty-five years design experience in the sulfur recovery, gas processing, power, and petroleum refining industries. She received a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1988 and has retained a keen interest in developing technologies. Ms. Flood’s Sulfur Plant design specialties include modified Claus processes, ammonia-destruction techniques, oxygen-enrichment, hydrogenation-amine tail gas treating, and SOx cleanup methods.

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Christian manages and supports Voovio’s sales and operations in North America. He joined Voovio in 2012, after working several years with a leading Engineering, Procurement & Construction company in the UK and United Arab Emirates. Christian has had a broad international background, having lived with his family, studied and worked in countries including the UK, Spain, Germany, Russia, the UAE and, most recently, the United States, which he now calls home.

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David Savage has more than 30 years of experience in the process design, project management and plant operation. Upon receiving his Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma, he worked for Haldor Topsoe’s process engineering group in Houston.  Mr Savage worked seven years with Farmland (later acquired by Koch Nitrogen) as Plant Engineer and Technical Superintendent prior to joining Devco in 2004. He is currently Sr. Project Manager for natural gas industry related projects, as well as Industry Specialist for all sulphur related projects for Matrix PDM Engineering. Mr Savage has held multiple positions over the past 18 years to fully execute projects in various locations around the world totaling 30,000 TPD or 11 MM TPY of sulphur forming capacity, in-excess of 10,000 TPD of sulphur block pouring, 4,000 TPD of solid sulphur remelting and helped to develop a sulphur mine and recovery facility in northern Iraq.    

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Rieks de Rink is Technology Manager at Paqell. He received an MSc degree in Bioprocess Engineering and a PhD in Environmental Technology from Wageningen University & Research. He joined Paqell in 2015 and specialized in the biological desulfurization technology ‘Thiopaq O&G’ and in bio-electrochemical systems (BES). One of his main responsibilities is supporting the start-up and operation of (new) full-scale Thiopaq O&G plants. Dr. de Rink was involved in the development of Thiopaq O&G ULTRA, and the BES systems e-Thiopaq to convert H2S into H2, and Power-2-Methane to convert CO2 into CH4.  

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Theresa M. Flood is a Fluor Fellow in Sulfur Recovery Process Engineering. She has over twenty-five years design experience in the sulfur recovery, gas processing, power, and petroleum refining industries. She received a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1988 and has retained a keen interest in developing technologies. Ms. Flood’s Sulfur Plant design specialties include modified Claus processes, ammonia-destruction techniques, oxygen-enrichment, hydrogenation-amine tail gas treating, and SOx cleanup methods.

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Domenica Misale is the Technical Director at Industrial Ceramics in Ontario, Canada. She joined shortly after graduating from McMaster University. Domenica has been involved in numerous tubehseet reliability studies and root cause analysis during the last 32 years; through which she has developed an in depth understanding of the design factors, operating conditions and material properties that impact the reliability and integrity of these systems. She serves as a sub-group leader on API 565 team, tasked with developing recommended practices for tubesheet protection systems in SRUs, and is part of the technical advisory committee for Brimstone Sulfur Symposium. She has authored several technical papers and has presented at numerous conferences worldwide.

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Since 2019, Delfian has participated in the daily operations of the sulphur acid sulphur burning plant at PT Petrokimia Gresik. His operational experience encompasses every aspect, including start-up, troubleshooting, plant optimization, etc.

Prior to working in a sulphuric acid facility, he spent six years as an essential part of the production planning and inventory control team, which was responsible for creating the production schedule and managing the inventory.

He earned a master's degree in industrial management from Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology in 2021 and a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Gadjah Mada University in 2012. Additionally, he possesses the ASEAN Engineer Certification (AFEO).