Environmental Pollution Control in Petroleum Refineries

Code : O018
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Why Attend This Training Course?
Refining and petrochemical industrial players produce synthetic compounds using basic derivatives from petroleum. International pressure to protect the environment and the cost of raw materials force this industry to develop cleaner productions and more efficient processes. Among other concerns, these production processes must emit fewer pollutants and reduce the risk of incidents.

What Is The Training Course Methodology?
This training course methodology depends on enabling participants to interact and exchange experiences, explore their competencies and achieve their career aspirations, using forward-thinking training arts, such as theoretical lectures and/or open discussion to exchange opinions and experiences, scenarios, innovative thinking brainstorming. Participants will receive an agenda including training material as a reference, in addition to some extra notes and booklets. 

Who Should Attend This Training Course?
The course is designed for graduate engineers and supervisory staff involved in process technical departments of refineries, petrochemical plants and production oil companies.

What Are The Training Course Objectives?
Participants attending the program will learn about air, water and soil pollution. They will understand the methods used for industrial water treatments ( physical, chemical and biological water treatment) especially oily water treatments. Air pollution control will be understood. 

What Is The Training Course Curriculum?
Air Pollution
  • Air pollution from refining operation
  • Emission from refineries
  • Air pollution control techniques
Water Pollution
  • Pollution effects of wastewater
  • Types of water pollution
  • Control of water pollution in refineries
  • Standards for discharge of effluent water
Oily Water Treatment
  • API separator design
  • DAF (disolved air flotation) design
  • Other modified oil/ water separators
Sludge Treatment and Disposal
  • Sludge characteristics
  • Sludge conditionings
  • Thickening of sludge
  • Dewatering of sludge
  • Oil and hazardous waste separarion from sludge
  • Sludge disposal

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Exam Details:

Duration: 1 hour | Multiple Choice | Closed book | Pass mark: 65%

Course Schedule

11 - 15 Feb
10:00 AM To 3:00 PM
Cairo, Egypt
$1500
14 - 18 Jul
10:00 AM To 3:00 PM
Cairo, Egypt
$1500
27 - 31 Oct
10:00 AM To 3:00 PM
Cairo, Egypt
$1500

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