May 8, 2019
We are pleased to announce that Yara has recently joined FIORDA as the founder member and key contributor to fertilizer industry process safety. FIORDA is the […]
May 8, 2019
Bracknell, United Kingdom – May 7, 2019 – AmmoniaKnowHow.com and Protomation, today announced a partnership of joint effort to strengthen their next generation business portfolio and capabilities. […]
May 6, 2019
Following the previous article Equipment Basic Care Program for Fertilizer Operating Facilities, a checklist similar to the table below should be used to determine and track the level of […]
May 6, 2019
Introduction Basic care refers to the housekeeping, cleaning, informal monitoring, preservation and ad-hoc simple maintenance of equipment and is typically carried out by operators but can […]
April 12, 2019
The Tassie Shoal Methanol Project (“TSMP”) is two offshore methanol production plants that are designed to produce methanol from high CO2 feedstock gas. The locating of the plants on Tassie […]
April 3, 2019
During the next 2019 IFS Technical Conference on 4 & 5 June 2019 in Brussels, UreaKnowHow.com will present “The principles and applications of a directory of […]
April 2, 2019
Corrosion problem is found in the section for CO2 removal. Where sour gas is removed by absorption in media-like aqueous aminé (DEA/MEA), sulfinol or potassium carbonate […]
April 2, 2019
No: 14 Date 04/02/2019 Plant Code GDQ Incident Code GDQ-HHT-A Technology Ammonia Plant section Primary Reforming Main Equipment Primary Reformer Sub-Main Equipment Primary Reformer Catalyst […]
April 2, 2019
Tube failures of waste heat boilers in the synthesis loop of ammonia plants are a frequent failure have been reported often from several plants throughout the […]
March 26, 2019
Author: Angus Keddie Process Safety Matters We all know that drinking gallons of soda is bad for us. It’s been proven. Researchers at the University of […]
March 24, 2019
Plant section: Ammonia Storage Equipment affected: Ammonia Spherical Storage Tank Operation Phase during Event: Maintenance / Testing the equipment (purging) Medium / Stream: Nitrogen (assumption based […]
March 15, 2019
The long-term future of Orica’s Kooragang Island ammonia plant is uncertain with the high price of gas making the operation uncompetitive. Orica chief executive Alberto Calderon […]
March 15, 2019
Dangote Fertilizer Limited has entered into a long-term agreement with Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) for the delivery of Natural Gas from Chevron’s supply portfolio to the […]
March 15, 2019
Morocco’s OCP Group, expects to reach a deal this year to build a Nigerian ammonia plant and to start production at a $3.7 billion chemical plant […]
March 3, 2019
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March 2, 2019
Global ammonia capacity is on the path to considerable growth over the next nine years from 233.85 million tpy in 2018 to 280.36 million tpy in […]
February 19, 2019
Leigh Creek Energy (LCK) has achieved the monumental feat of extracting commercial quantities of syngas at its former Leigh Creek coal mine site in South Australia […]
February 14, 2019
No: 12 Date 02/14/2019 Plant Code JXH Incident Code JXH-LCS-A Technology Ammonia Plant section Ammonia Synthesis Main Equipment SynGas Steam Superheater Sub-Main Equipment Heat-exchanger head cover […]
February 13, 2019
Author: Giovanni Luca Baratti Penetrant test performed by: Emanuele Sala In-situ metallography replicas performed by : Arnaldo Conte Site condition: Location: The Steam Reformer furnace (with […]
February 1, 2019
Author: Angus Keddie Process Safety Matters The gut has a mind of its own, the “enteric nervous system”. Just like the larger brain in the head, researchers […]
February 1, 2019
Kemerovo Azot (included in SBU Azot) began ammonium nitrate plant upgrading. General Design Contract for technical re-equipment project of both AC-72 units for prilled ammonium nitrate […]
February 1, 2019
According to data and analytics company GlobalData, India’s ammonia plant capacity is forecasted to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.3% from 15.6 […]
