Aromatics Recovery

Consultant/Trainer: Thomas Diehl & Brigitte Sölla

The Petrogenium Aromatics Recovery / Extraction / Extractive Distillation course provides insight into technological fundamentals and will raise awareness of design aspects to refinery / petrochemical plant staff on optimized operation of their aromatics recovery facilities. Over many years the Petrogenium experts gathered deep technical expertise in the operation, optimization and troubleshooting of all extraction / extractive distillation technologies and their associated equipment. This knowledge and resulting best practices were collected and built the foundation for the course.

Participants

This Petrogenium course can be tailored for awareness/inexperienced staff, for intermediate and for experienced personnel. Furthermore the course can be customized for a specific refinery, plant or unit. The option for post-course consultancy/help-desk support is also available.

Participants may include: refinery/petrochemical technologists, process engineers & economists and operational staff who work with Aromatics Recovery Units with Extractive Distillation or LL-Extraction technology.

Learning Objectives

To operate your plant safely
To optimise the margin and energy usage
To ensure the quality of the solvent over an extended period
To guide improvement projects for your plants

Programme

Day 1
Basics of aromatics production

Introductions
Process principles
Process Flow and Equipment (Columns/Extractor internals)

Day 2
Process fundamentals

Process Variables
Process Control
Process Calculations

Day 3
Day-to-day operational aspects

Operating procedures
Troubleshooting
Solvent monitoring
Corrosion prevention (Sulfolane)