Preliminary Program subject to change
12D04 Sustainable Optimization and Troubleshooting of Chemical Processes
OverviewThis session seeks best practices and examples of sustainability in manufacturing and troubleshooting/optimization of existing or new plant operations. Included are programs and approaches for considering sustainability in selection of process options, along with specific examples of process improvements, additions, or modifications and optimization opportunities that led to reduction in footprint or other sustainability enhancements.
Primary SponsorManufacturing (12d)
Co-Sponsor(s)Sustainable Engineering Forum (23)

Chair

Sue Degaleesan
Senior Engineer
Shell Global Solutions
3333 Highway 6 South
Houston, TX 77082
Phone Number: 281-544-6889
Fax Number: 281-544-8687
Email: Sujatha.Degaleesan@Shell.com

CoChair

Benson Pair
Chief Technology Engineer
KBR
Houston, TX 77002
Phone Number: 713-753-8784
Fax Number: 713-753-7027
Email: Benson.Pair@halliburton.com
Introductory Remarks
Optimal Operation of Azeotropic Distillation Columns
Salvador Aldrett, Reactive Hazards Assessment, Shell Global Solutions US, 3333 Highway 6 South, Room E-2061, Houston, TX 77082
Study of Treating Ammonium-Nitrogen Wastewater
Qian Wang, Jian Zhou, LuFeng Lv and Zhanzhu Zhang, RIPP,Sinopec, Beijing, 100083, China
Redesign of Commercial Process Ion Exchange Purification to Eliminate Hazardous Byproduct Formation
Joseph B. Powell, Chemical Process Technology, Shell Global Solutions US Inc., Westhollow Technology Center, P. O. Box 1380, Houston, TX 77251-1380
Feed Contamination: We Have Met the Enemy --- It Are Us
Jason V. VanRoeyen, Geismar Manufacturing Facility, Shell Chemical Company, River Road, Geismar, LA 70734, Hilario Garza, HODer, Shell Global Solutions, 3333 Highway 6 South, Houston, TX 77082 and Jonathan H. Worstell, HODER, Shell Global Solutions US, 3333 Highway 6 South, Room E-2061, Houston, TX 77082
Analyzing Ruptured Pipe Failures
Michael Morimoto, Metallurgical and Materials, Shell Global Solutions, 3333 Highway 6 South, H, TX 77082, Shawna S. Berg, Geismar Manufacturing Facility, Shell Chemical Company, River Road, Geismar, LA 70734, David A. Hampton, Metallurgical and Materials, Shell Global Solutions, 3333 Highway 6 South, Houston, TX 70734 and Jonathan H. Worstell, HODER, Shell Global Solutions US, 3333 Highway 6 South, Room E-2061, Houston, TX 77082
Concluding Remarks

Process Development Division - In Addition, Please See Topical 1