Impact of biofeed retrofits, co-processing on refinery amine units, SWSs and SRUs—Part 2

Philip Le Grange is a chartered Chemical Engineer with 15 yr in operating, design and consulting roles. He has performed troubleshooting, optimizing, commissioning and training on the amine and sour water systems at 77 production facilities across 31 countries. He is a co-author of the industry reference textbook Amine Treating and Sour Water Stripping.

Kaiyr Tekebayevis a Process Engineer at Sulphur Experts, specializing in the commissioning and startup of sulfur and amine facilities. He is passionate about developments in the renewable energy industry and is working toward obtaining an MS degree in renewable energy engineering from the University of Aberdeen.

Leah Goettler is a Chemical Engineer with 4 yr of experience as a Process Engineer-in-Training at Sulphur Experts. During that time, she has been directly involved in more than 35 different sulfur recovery plant projects, with work ranging from testing and optimization to design evaluations across North America, Europe, Asia and the Eastern Mediterranean.

Jan Kiebert is a Regional Manager for Sulphur Experts, responsible for projects in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Since 2005, he has been directly involved in all aspects of the process engineering consulting work conducted by Sulphur Experts and has worked in more than 35 countries. Mr. Kiebert has provided consulting services in plant troubleshooting, inspections, reliability studies, design evaluations, testing and plant optimization for the sour gas and oil refining industries. He is also one of the primary speakers at Sulphur Experts’ globally recognized Sulphur Recovery Seminar, which has been presented at nearly 100 sites around the world.

Mike Sheilan is the Co-founder of Amine Experts and is the Senior Principal Engineer for Amine Experts and Dehydration Experts. For 41 yr, he has provided training and consulting services in hydrate control, gas dehydration, gas and liquid sweetening, hydrocarbon recovery and sulfur plant operations.He is a co-author of the industry reference textbook Amine Treating and Sour Water Stripping.