This course provides an up-to-date overview of the product properties, synthesis and reaction mechanisms, including catalysis and commercial catalysts, modern production technology for different feedstock’s, quality specifications and environmental health and safety aspects, uses and economic data of this important commodity chemical. The course also presents the perspectives of future developments of commercial ammonia production. Chemical engineers, process engineers and chemists in industry, engineering companies, catalyst manufacturers, equipment makers and chemical engineering university departments will certainly profit from this course

• Describe the synthesis reaction and physical properties of ammonia
• Know the process steps of ammonia production and ammonia synthesis
• Identify the complete ammonia production plants, steam reforming ammonia plants and ammonia plants based on partial oxidation
• Know the modernization of older plants (revamping), and also their objectives and revamping options
• Classify the integration of other process into an ammonia plant
• Outline the material considerations for equipment fabrication
• Recognize the storage, shipping and transportation of ammonia
• Become aware of the various quality specifications and analysis of ammonia
• Learn the environmental, safety and health aspects of production and handling ammonia, including its safety, health features and toxicity of ammonia
• Determine the diverse chemical reactions and uses of ammonia
• Identify the different economic aspects capacity and production, feedstock choice, capital demand of ammonia production and other production cost factors for various geographical locations
• Know the future perspectives and other nitrogen fixation methods for the future
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• a Plant Operators, Technicians and Superintendents
• Mechanical Engineers
• Production Engineers
• Instrumentation and Control Engineers
• Electrical Engineers
• Safety and Risk Engineers
• Maintenance Engineers
• Project Engineer

This interactive Training will be highly interactive, with opportunities to advance your opinions and ideas and will include;

• Lectures
• Workshop & Work Presentation
• Case Studies and Practical Exercise
• Videos and General Discussions

Day 1:

• Ammonia industry history
• Introduction to ammonia production
• Ammonia process description
• Ammonia process technology

Day 2:

• Environmental, safety and healthy aspects in operation of Ammonia plants
• Ammonia Plant: start-up and operation.
• Some operation conditions considerations. 
• Errors in performing standard procedures.

Day 3:

• Ammonia Synthesis for Fertilizer Production
• Problem, failure and troubleshooting of Ammonia plant.
• Commissioning after turnaround
• Ammonia Stress Corrosion Cracking (NH3- SCC) in liquid Ammonia Storage Tanks

Day 4:

• Corrosion failure modes in CO2 removal systems
• Corrosion failure modes in steam and condensate systems of Ammonia plants
• Sections and equipment with most safety hazards in Ammonia plants

Day 5:

• Operational incidents and corrective actions in Ammonia plants
• Operational incidents in Reforming section of Ammonia plants
• Operational incidents in CO2 removal section of Ammonia plants
• Operational incidents in Methanation section of Ammonia plants
• Operational incidents in Synthesis section of Ammonia plants
• Operational incidents in Ammonia Storage tanks.

BTS attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing a minimum of 75% of the total course duration.