Using innovative training techniques like theoretical lectures and/or open discussions to exchange opinions and experiences, scenarios, and creative thinking brainstorming, this training course methodology relies on allowing participants to interact and exchange experiences, explore their competencies, and realize their career aspirations. An agenda with reference training materials, along with a few additional notes and booklets, will be provided to participants.

Course Objectives:

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

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.

Who Should Attend?

The course is designed for graduate engineers and supervisory staff involved in process technical departments of refineries, petrochemical plants and production oil companies.

Course Outlines:

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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