This course provides a fundamental grounding in gasification technology. It communicates sufficient theoretical background to understand why different processes behave the way they do. It also reviews the properties of coals and other feedstock for their suitability for gasification.

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Gasification Technologies for Fuel,
Power and Chemical Products
29 - 30 May 2014 | Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore
Key Learning Outcomes
Who Should Attend
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Gain insight into the thermodynamics of gasification and the
influence of pressure and temperature on syngas quality
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Understand the influence of coal and other feedstock
properties on gasifier operation
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Gain an overview of all major gasification processes with
their strengths and weaknesses for different fuels and
applications
This course is intended for engineers and engineering
management engaged in the development, evaluation, financing,
design, project management and operation of gasification plants.
Job titles include: process engineer, project engineer, operations
manager, researchers who are in the power or chemicals industry
including:
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Learn about the key issues in selecting a gasification process
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Gain an overview of auxiliary processes for gas treatment
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Learn about integration of a gasification unit into a
complete plant
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Understand about availability and RAM issues in gasification
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Understand safety and environmental issues specific to the
gasification process.
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Learn about upcoming developments and new processes in
the gasification industry
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Owners or potential owners of gasification plants for
chemicals production, e.g. ammonia, methanol and
derivatives, hydrogen, CTL, SNG and others.
Power companies
Industrial gas companies
EPCs
Consultants
Banks
Insurance companies
Expert Course Director
Chris Higman is an international expert in gasification and
associated technologies. He has over 40 years’ experience in the
design, development, sale, execution and startup of gasification
plants for ammonia, hydrogen, methanol, Fischer-Tropsch, IGCC
and other applications. He has his own company that specializes
in providing consultancy services and training in the gasification
field to owners, potential owners, licensors, technology developers
and government around the world. He is co-author of the book
“Gasification” and recently published an authoritative overview
of worldwide research and development in “coal-to-chemicals”.
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2. Gasification Technologies for Fuel, Power and Chemical Products
About the Course Director
About the Course
Chris is an acknowledged expert in gasification and allied
technologies. He has over 40 years’ experience in the sale, design,
development, execution and management of capital investment
projects with special emphasis in the fields of gas production,
treatment and synthesis processes as well as Integrated Gasification
Combined Cycle (IGCC) technologies. For the past ten years Chris
has operated his own company providing consultancy services to the
gasification industry.
This course provides a fundamental grounding in gasification
technology. It communicates sufficient theoretical background
to understand why different processes behave the way they
do. It also reviews the properties of coals and other feedstock
for their suitability for gasification.
The course provides a systematic approach to gasifier design
options and their application in all the major gasification
technologies. It demonstrates a logical selection methodology
for developing a short list of processes for any particular
feedstock and end product.
After nine years of professional experience in South Africa, which
includes the start up of an industrial gas producer, Chris joined Lurgi in
1975, where he remained for over 25 years. Positions held included:
Process Engineer, Start up Engineer / Start up Manager, Proposals
Engineer, and Project Manager. He later held management positions
including
• Head of Department, Gas Production and Synthesis
Technologies,
• Vice President, Gas Technology,
• Vice President, Corporate Development
• Managing Director, Lurgi India
• Director, Systems Technology (till retirement in 2000)
A complete gasification project also requires treatment of
the raw gas from the gasifier to meet the specifications of a
specific application. The course provides an overview of the
gas treating processes and their integration into an overall
gasification complex.
Responsibilities in the various positions indicated included a large
number of ammonia, methanol, hydrogen, GTL, Integrated Gasification
Combined Cycle (IGCC) power plants, mostly based on gasification.
This included all the associated gas treatment facilities including acid
gas removal. Chris was responsible for development of IGCC concepts
within Lurgi and managed the design of the complete gas production
train for the combined IGCC/hydrogen plant at Shell’s Pernis refinery
in Rotterdam. He has worked on various aspects of the gas production
for Sasol Secunda, Shell Bintulu and Mossgas (now PetroSA) CTL and
GTL plants.
Since retirement from Lurgi, major activities have included the
following:
• Co-authoring the book “Gasification”, which went into a second
edition in 2008.
• Co-authoring a peer-reviewed article on the current state of
R&D in the coal-to-chemicals field (2013).
• Authoring an EPRI report on availability issues in IGCC power
plants.
• Reliability audit on an ammonia plant based on gasification of
refinery residues.
• Consultation tasks for two IGCC units recently started up or
currently under construction.
• Consultation tasks including HAZOP participation for Shell and
ExxonMobil for an asphalt gasification to hydrogen and power
project in Fujian, China.
• Consulting tasks for a European client currently building a coal
to ammonia plant in China.
• Technical patent review of two Chinese coal gasification
technologies.
• Training seminars for various clients on gasification and
related topics (clients include Sasol, Eni, UOP, Midrex, E.ON
US, Indian Oil Corp., Korean Western Power, University of
Freiberg, Vale, and Korean Southern Power).
• Member of Sasol Syngas and Coal Advisory Board 2006 –
2009.
• Member of Expert Group for EPRI CoalFleet project,
developing user design specifications for IGCC power plants.
• Member of peer review panel for US Department of Energy
sponsored research projects in coal gasification and related
fields.
• Member of Technical Advisory Board, CO2 Capture Project.
Chris is a regular contributor with papers to gasification and
related conferences and has authored many articles in the field
Chris has a B. A. in Mathematics from Oxford University and
an M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of the
Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. He is Member of IMechE, AIChE,
VDI and a Fellow of IChemE. He is a registered Chartered
Engineer in the UK.
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Attention is paid to practical detail with examples from
operating plants.
Issues such as availability, reliability
and maintainability as well as safety and environmental
performance are discussed.
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