Sulfur Recovery and Amine Training
Optimize your plants and empower your teams
April 12 - 15 2027 | San Antonio
With over 100 years of combined experience, the SRE team is excited to offer this in-person training course for optimizing your sulfur recovery and amine units. Our seminars quickly pay for themselves by helping your team mitigate unexpected plant shutdowns, production losses, and the effects of everyday operational struggles. Through a robust understanding of plant equipment, maintenance, and processes, you can enable your team to succeed no matter what is thrown their way. The 4-day course covers Claus sulfur recovery units (SRU), tail gas treating, amine treating and sour water stripping, for operators, engineers and supervisors.
Join us in San Antonio for an informative course that covers the following topics and more while engaging employees.
COST
$2,600 USD
*This price does not include travel, accommodation, or meals
Agenda
Sulfur Recovery
Day 1
Introduction
Claus Process Overview
Sulfur Recovery Unit Equipment
Day 2
Sulfur Recovery Unit Operations
SRU Catalyst, O2 Enrichment, and Sulfur Handling
TGCU Processes, Incineration, and Utilities
SRU Testing
Amine & Sour Water Stripping
Amine Treating
Day 3
Introduction
Amine Chemistry
Amine Unit Equipment
Day 4
Amine Unit Troubleshooting
Foaming
Corrosion
Typical Operating Parameters
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About Our Seminars
At SRE, we know a company's greatest asset is its employees. Our goal is to ensure that your teams are protected through the industry's most up-to-date knowledge, standards, and everyday strategies for navigating your plant's machinery. We make the process fun, interactive, and inclusive of all the resources you need to continue to train, test, and improve your internal processes long after the seminar has concluded. Our courses cover all the details required to navigate your unique plant functions, with expertise and insight across the following areas: sulfur recovery, plant management, amine and sour water strippers, troubleshooting, corrosion, tail gas units, and much, much more. Lost production can cost thousands of dollars a day, and environmental penalties can run into the millions. The SRE Sulfur Recovery and Amine Training Seminar gives your team the knowledge to prevent both.
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Meet your Instructors
The SRE Sulfur Recovery and Amine Training Seminar will be led by Elmo Nasato and Dr. David Engel, two of the most experienced instructors in sulfur recovery and amine treating.
Elmo Nasato is a process engineer specializing in sulfur recovery, amine treating, and sour water processing. He has over 30 years of experience in the sulfur recovery industry, including design, retrofit, start-up, and optimization of sulfur recovery units, sulfur handling units, amine units, sour water stripper units, and tail gas cleanup units. On-site field activities have included construction activities, turnaround assistance, and operator training.
Elmo graduated from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, with a B.A.Sc. in Chemical Engineering (1987) with an option in Management Science. He is currently the lead instructor and moderator for the Brimstone Vail Sulfur Recovery Symposium. He has served on the Board of Directors for Alberta Sulfur Research and the Technical Advisory Committee for the Laurence Reid Gas Conditioning Conference. Elmo has also taught courses in the Chemical Engineering departments of the University of Toronto and the University of Waterloo. He has been awarded eight patents for SRU operation, oxygen enrichment, and sulfur degassing technologies. Additionally, he has published 42 papers on topics across the sulfur recovery industry and has made over 73 presentations at conferences worldwide.
Elmo Nasato
David Engel, Ph.D., is the Managing Director of Nexo Solutions and an organic chemist with more than 25 years of industrial experience spanning chemistry, chemical engineering, process optimization, gas and liquid treating, contaminant analysis, and contaminant separation technologies. His work focuses on solving complex processing challenges to improve operational reliability, efficiency, and profitability.
Dr. Engel is the inventor on more than 20 U.S. patents and has authored or coauthored more than 100 technical papers and presentations. He holds a B.S. in Chemistry and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, is 6-Sigma certified, and serves on several industry committees and corporate boards of directors.
David Engel
TESTIMONIALS
"SRE's training is the best I've seen in some time; I hope the recommendations [made by SRE on Amine Process Operations] are taken seriously."
- SRU & Amine Process Engineer
"The training conducted at our refinery was both informative and interesting. He kept the group's attention and encouraged questions and discussion throughout the session. Our technical and operating personnel were impressed with his knowledge of SRU operations and his ability to communicate in an easy-to-understand manner."
- Refinery Manager
"I thought the training was excellent.
Getting the information from the instructor and then having the senior operators comment on our SRU operation was insightful. Let's have it again in 3 years!"
- Operations Superintendent
THE VENUE
Canopy by Hilton San Antonio Riverwalk San Antonio, TX
Located along the iconic Riverwalk, our hotel blends the city’s vibrant Fiesta culture with modern elegance. We’re just a half mile from historic treasures like The Alamo, La Villita Historic Arts Village, and San Fernando Cathedral. You and your team will be training at the Canopy by Hilton San Antonio Riverwalk a downtown destination with access to any and all amenities.
Why Training?
Problem-Solving Skills
Enables employees to troubleshoot and resolve unexpected plant issues promptly.
Innovation
Introduces new perspectives and creative solutions to longstanding problems.
Employee Engagement
Reinforces commitment to job roles and organizational goals.
Enhanced Productivity
Directly impacts operational efficiency and effectiveness.
Communication
Improves the ability to articulate operational issues to management and engineers.
Maintenance Insight
Deepens understanding of maintenance requirements specific to each plant section.