COURSE OVERVIEW:

This comprehensive course, focusing on Process Technology for Urea - Basics, delves deep into the fundamental concepts of modern urea production technology. Participants will understand the basic urea production process starting from ammonia and carbon dioxide feeds through synthesis, carbamate recycling, concentration, and finishing in prilling or granulation units. The course highlights how major sections of a urea plant are integrated, how operating conditions influence yield, quality, and emissions, and how utilities and offsites support safe and reliable operation. Participants will engage in practical exercises and case studies to apply the concepts learned using simplified process flow diagrams, operating scenarios, and typical trouble situations.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

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

1. Describe the overall urea production route from ammonia and carbon dioxide feeds to final solid product.
2. Explain the basic principles of the urea synthesis reaction, carbamate formation, and carbamate decomposition.
3. Interpret simplified process flow diagrams for a urea plant and identify the main process sections and streams.
4. Recognize key operating variables in the synthesis, recovery, concentration, and finishing sections and their impact on capacity and quality.
5. Identify the major process equipment used in urea plants and describe their basic functions from a process point of view.
6. Understand the role of process Technology for Urea - Basics in supporting plant operation, troubleshooting, and performance improvement.
7. Recognize typical operational problems and constraints in urea plants and relate them to the underlying process technology.
8. Know the integration between ammonia and urea units, including utilities, off gas, and off spec handling.
9. Outline basic health, safety, and environmental considerations specific to urea production, including ammonia and carbon dioxide related aspects.
10. Apply Process Technology for Urea - Basics principles in simple case studies and discussions related to participants’ facilities or similar plants.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

-Engineers new to urea or fertilizer production

-Process Engineers

-Operations Engineers and Panel or Field Operators in fertilizer complexes

-Technical Support and Plant Engineering Staff working with ammonia and urea units

-Maintenance and Reliability Personnel seeking better understanding of urea process technology

-New joiners to fertilizer production and related processing 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 will be provided in PowerPoint, with necessary animations, learning videos, and general discussions.

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 completing a minimum of 80% of the total attendance time requirement.