2024 BRIMSTONE SULFUR SYMPOSIUM
DETAILED AGENDA
Monday, September 9th
| 6:30 – 8:30 pm | Evening Sign-in and Mixer, sponsored by Vail Vendors (King’s Club and Library) |
Tuesday, September 10th
| 7:30 – 8:00 am | Morning Registration (Downstairs Conference Room) |
| 8:00 – 8:30 am | Welcome and Introductions |
| 8:30 – 9:30 am | SULFUR PRODUCTION REFERENCE NOTE SET AND Q&A INTRODUCTION Jay Davis (Chevron), Tami Lipscomb (CountryMark) and Elmo Nasato (Nasato Consulting) |
| 9:30 – 10:30 am | “CO2-REACTIVE AMINES IN SCOT* SOLVENT: OPERATING INSIGHTS FROM NORCO’S SCOT UNITS” Jim Critchfield (Consultant), Farhang Abdollahi (Shell Catalysts and Technologies), Ganesh Kidambi (Shell Projects and Technology), and Jason Lowry (Shell Norco) |
| 10:30 – 10:45 am | Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 11:45 am | “UNLOCKING ADDITIONAL CAPACITY IN THE TGTU” Rodolfo Gonzalez (BASF) |
| 11:45 am – 12.00 pm | ANNUAL ‘CLOSE CALLS’ SURVEY INTRODUCTION AND REVIEW |
| 12:00 – 1:30 pm | Lunch (Ludwig’s Restaurant, plated) |
| 1:30 – 2:00 pm | CAMEO PRESENTATION: “SECOND GENERATION SRU FEED FORWARD CONTROL: ANALYZER AIR CONTROL TECHNOLOGY, 2ACT” Michael Gaura, Rod Merz (Ametek), and Marco van Son (Worley Comprimo) |
| 2:00 – 3:00 pm | “SULFIDING LOW TEMPERATURE TGTU CATALYST” Ron Pitman (Motiva Enterprises) |
| 3:00 – 3:30 pm | Coffee Break |
| 3:30 – 4:30 pm | “LOW TEMPERATURE ACTIVATION OF 934 CATALYST AT MOTIVA PORT ARTHUR: STAGED ADDITION OF H2S AND H2” Michael Huffmaster (Consultant), Ron Pitman (Motiva Enterprises), Rob Marriott (Alberta Sulphur Research Ltd.), and Hans Wijnbelt (Shell Catalysts and Technologies) |
| 6:00 – 7:30 pm | Evening Mixer, sponsored by Vail Vendors (King’s Club and Library) |
Wednesday, September 11th
| 8:00 – 9:00 am | ANNUAL AMINE BEST PRACTICES GROUP (ABPG) TECHNICAL PAPER: “INDUSTRY SURVEY OF SAFETY AND OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR SULFUR COMPLEX THERMAL OXIDIZERS” Jacob Lundmark (Flint Hills Resources) |
| 9:00 – 10:00 am | “THE FORMATION AND DISPOSITION OF CYANIDE ION DEGRADATION PRODUCTS IN REFINERY DEA SOLUTIONS” Al Keller (Al Chem. E. LLC) |
| 10:00 – 10:15 am | Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 11:15 am | ANNUAL ALBERTA SULPHUR RESEARCH (ASRL) TECHNICAL PAPER: “MITIGATING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT DURING UNEXPECTED LOSS OF CLAUS TAIL GAS REHEATERS” Amber Hans, Craig Moody, Philip Oberbroeckling (LyondellBasell Houston Refining), and Chris Lavery, Connor Deering, Rob Marriott (Alberta Sulphur Research Ltd.) |
| 11:15 – 11:45 am | CAMEO PRESENTATION: “AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND EMISSION MINIMIZATION” Abdulaziz Alswailem (Saudi Aramco, Haradh Gas Plant) |
| 11:45 am – 12:15 pm | ANNUAL MR. / MS. SULFUR CLUB AWARDS Philip Oberbroeckling (LyondellBasell Houston Refining) |
| 12:15 – 1:45 pm | Lunch (Ludwig’s Restaurant, buffet) |
| 1:45 – 2:45 pm | “RENEWED CHALLENGES IN SULFUR PROCESSING” Jennifer Ewanich, Jacob Schmidt (Phillips 66 Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex), and Nate Hatcher (Phillips 66 Refining Business Improvement) |
| 2:45 – 3:30 pm | OPEN FLOOR Q&A SESSION |
| 3:30 – 4:00 pm | Coffee Break |
| 4:00 – 5:00 pm | “TECHNICAL SERVICE AGREEMENTS – WORTH IT OR NOT” Marco van Son (Worley Comprimo) |
| 6:30 – 9:30 pm | Goldrush at The Brimstone Club, Speakeasy Cocktail Party (Secret Location TBD) |
Thursday, September 12th
| 8:00 – 9:00 am | “EFFECT OF MALDISTRIBUTION ON TGTU ABSORBER PERFORMANCE” Daryl Jensen, Prashanth Chandran, Simon Weiland, and Ralph Weiland (Optimized Gas Treating) |
| 9:00 – 10:00 am | “AMMONIUM THIOSULFATE PRODUCTION AT REFINERIES” Ken McIntush, Duane Myers, and Darryl Mamrosh (Trimeric Corporation) |
| 10:00 – 10:15 am | Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 11:30 am | OPEN FLOOR Q&A SESSION |
| 11:30 am – 12.00 pm | CAMEO PRESENTATION: “FINDING NiMo: DIVING INTO A TAIL GAS TREATMENT ALTERNATIVE” Johann Le-Touze (Axens, France) and Jamie Maddie (Axens, Houston) |
| 12:00 – 1:30 pm | Lunch (Ludwig’s Restaurant, plated) |
| 1:30 – 4:30 pm | WAR STORIES FORUM: “A SERIES OF BRIEF PRESENTATIONS AND OPEN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT NOVEL AND/OR INTERESTING EXPERIENCES RELATING TO SRU OPERATIONS AND EQUIPMENT” Facilitated by Dominica Misale (Industrial Ceramics Ltd.) and Angie Slavens (UniverSUL Consulting) with short presentations by various delegates [includes Coffee Break around 3 pm] |
| 6:00 – 7:30 pm | Evening Mixer, sponsored by Vail Vendors (King’s Club and Library) |
Friday, September 13th
| 8:30 – 9:00 am | CAMEO PRESENTATION: “RESULTS FROM IN-FIELD RECOVERY OF HYDROGEN FROM HYDROGEN SULFIDE AND WATER” Ryan Gillis (Thiozen) |
| 9:00 – 9:30 am | “A VIEW OF THE GLOBAL SULFUR INDUSTRY” Angie Slavens (UniverSUL Consulting) |
| 9:30 – 10:00 am | Coffee Break (a great time to check out if you are leaving today) |
| 10:00 – 11:15 am | OPEN FLOOR Q&A SESSION |
| 11:15 – 11:30 am | Closing Remarks |
END OF SYMPOSIUM