COURSE OVERVIEW:

This course provides participants with a solid practical understanding of amine gas treating processes using a combination of theoretical concepts and real-life operating experience. It explains how amine systems work, including key chemistry, process flow, and the functions of major equipment items. The course also focuses on operational troubleshooting, highlighting common issues such as corrosion, foaming, amine degradation, and heat-stable salts (HSS), and discussing preventive, mitigative, and corrective actions to improve plant performance and reliability. Participants will review typical amine sample analyses and learn how to interpret analytical reports to support sound operational decisions.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

After completion of this course, the participants will be able to:

-Describe the basic concepts and objectives of amine gas treating in natural gas and refinery applications.

-Explain the fundamental chemistry of acid gas absorption, including reactions of amines with hydrogen sulphide and carbon dioxide.

-Understand the main sections of an amine plant and the role of key equipment such as contactors, regenerators, heat exchangers, and filters.

-Read and interpret simplified process flow diagrams related to amine units.

-Recognize common operational problems in amine systems, including foaming, entrainment, corrosion, and amine degradation.

-Identify likely causes of these problems and outline appropriate preventive and corrective actions.

-Understand the formation and impact of heat stable salts (HSS) and other degradation products on amine performance.

-Describe the key amine analyses typically performed and interpret laboratory and vendor analytical reports to support plant troubleshooting and optimisation.

-Apply practical troubleshooting guidelines and checklists to improve the reliability, efficiency, and safety of amine gas treating units.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

-Process Engineers involved with gas treatment operations

-Operations Supervisors responsible for amine units

-Control Room and Field Operators, including EPEs, working on amine plants

-Maintenance and Reliability personnel supporting amine systems

-Junior Process or Chemical Engineers new to gas treating facilities

TRAINING COURSE METHODOLOGY:

A highly interactive combination of lectures and discussion sessions, as well as case studies, will be managed to maximize the amount and quality of information, knowledge, and experience transfer. The course will be intensive but practical and highly interactive. The sessions will start by raising the most relevant questions and motivating everybody to find the right answers. The attendants will also be encouraged to raise more of their questions and to share in developing the right answers using their analysis and experience. There will also be some indoor experiential activities to enhance learning. Course material through PowerPoint equipped with necessary animation, learning videos, and general discussions will be provided.

The course participants shall be evaluated before, during, and after the course.

COURSE CERTIFICATE:

National Consultant Centre for Training LLC (NCC) will issue an Attendance Certificate to all participants who complete at least 80% of the total attendance time requirement.