(140b) Operation Challenges of Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemical Wastewater Treatment Plants
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
2020
2020 Virtual Spring Meeting and 16th GCPS
23rd Topical Conference on Refinery Processing
Water & Wastewater Management in Petroleum and Chemical Process Industries II
Thursday, August 20, 2020 - 11:15am to 11:30am
We have summarized our 70+ years of experience in troubleshooting petroleum and petrochemical wastewater treatment plants into a concise presentation; where various technical as well as managerial deficiencies are emphasized. They can be divided into several categories:
- Spill Events and Responses
- Soilds/Oil/Water Separation Issues
- Biological Process Stoichiometry and Kinetics
- Acid/Base Production Within the Treatment Process
- Problems Involves Final Polishing Ponds
- Deficiencies in Process Designs
- Mis-operations and Needs for Operator Training
Each items will be illustrated with case histories and solutions.