March 2018
Process Optimization
Cost-effective revamp of CO2 removal systems
The cost-effective revamp experiences of carbon dioxide (CO2) removal systems in three different ammonia plants, and the resulting attractive payback of just a few months are detailed here.
The Author
V.K. Arora is Director of process and operations at Kinetics Process Improvements Inc. He previously worked for SABIC, KBR and CB&I-Lummus as Technology Director of the refining group and Technology Manager of petrochemicals. He spearheaded the KPI team that developed and implemented a world-scale propylene derivatives complex in Saudi Arabia for the production of acrylic acid, oxo-alcohols and acrylic esters. He holds two patents relating to ammonia process improvements and a nitrogen oxide (NOx) reactor system for ethylene furnaces. He has directed several successful revamps in ammonia and methanol plants, and is a licensed professional engineer in Texas. Mr. Arora earned a chemical engineering degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi in India.
Related Articles
- Capital efficient ethane cracking: Quantifying the tradeoffs between full recovery and streamlined configurations
- Antifoam performance in MDEA systems: Implications for cost-efficient solutions
- A three-party approach to maximizing propylene through operational excellence, innovative catalysts and hardware design
Comments