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Amine Gas Sweetening and Sulphur Recovery

Understanding acid gas removal chemistry and troubleshooting amine and sulphur recovery processes

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Why Choose This Course

The Amine Gas Sweetening and Sulphur Recovery training course provides practical knowledge of gas treatment technologies used in gas plants, refineries and petrochemical facilities. It addresses processes essential for meeting increasingly demanding product specifications and environmental regulations. The course connects chemistry, design principles and operating practices across amine treatment units and Claus-based sulphur recovery systems. Participants learn to operate, optimise and troubleshoot these critical systems effectively.

Participants examine contaminant removal, efficient sulphur recovery and the role of tail gas treatment in achieving compliance with emission standards. Operational challenges include solvent degradation, corrosion, foaming and process inefficiencies, together with practical methods for resolving them. Real-world case studies, interactive exercises and practical applications support the confident use of these concepts within participants’ own facilities. This knowledge contributes to greater operating reliability, improved energy efficiency and stronger environmental performance.

This Amine Gas Sweetening and Sulphur Recovery training course will highlight:

  • Understanding amine gas sweetening and sulphur recovery technologies
  • Integrating amine treatment with Claus-based recovery and tail gas systems
  • Applying chemistry and design principles to gas treatment processes
  • Selecting suitable solvents and process configurations
  • Troubleshooting operational challenges and performance issues
  • Improving efficiency, reliability and environmental compliance
Why Choose Amine Gas Sweetening and Sulphur Recovery
Course Goals

What are the Goals?

The purpose of this Amine Gas Sweetening & Sulphur Recovery Training Course is to build the robust technical understanding and hands-on capabilities needed to effectively manage and optimise gas treatment and sulphur recovery systems.

Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:

  • Explain the fundamentals of amine sweetening and sulphur recovery
  • Recognise system configurations and the criteria for selecting solvents
  • Evaluate thermodynamic and chemical process constraints
  • Use design principles for amine and Claus units
  • Track and troubleshoot operational performance problems
  • Manage challenges involving degradation, corrosion, and emissions
  • Enhance efficiency, reliability, and overall plant performance

Who is this Training Course for?

This Amine Gas Sweetening and Sulphur Recovery (OG910) training course is designed for:

  • Process Engineers
  • Chemical Engineers
  • Gas Processing Engineers
  • Operations Engineers
  • Production Engineers
  • Plant Operations Personnel
  • Amine Unit Operators
  • Sulphur Recovery Unit Operators
  • Process Control Engineers
  • Maintenance Engineers
  • Technical Support Engineers
  • Process Safety Engineers
Learning Approach

How will this Training Course be Presented?

This Wallstreet Development Academy Course uses a practical, highly participative delivery method to build a strong understanding and support real-world application. Technical instruction is combined with hands-on learning to tackle genuine operational challenges.

Participants will benefit from:

  • Instructor-led sessions enhanced by process flow diagrams and technical illustrations
  • Participative discussions examining real-world operational challenges and their solutions
  • Case studies involving plant upsets, troubleshooting, and optimisation situations
  • Group activities centred on identifying problems and enhancing system performance
  • Calculation-based activities covering design assessment and performance analysis

Participants are encouraged to connect the course concepts with their own facilities, allowing for immediate application. Through this approach, professionals can strengthen their ability to manage gas treating and sulphur recovery systems safely, efficiently, and effectively.

The Course Summary & Outline

  1. Day 1
    Gas, contaminants and treating fundamentals
  2. Day 2
    Amine sweetening chemistry, solvents and configuration
  3. Day 3
    Amine unit design, operation and troubleshooting
  4. Day 4
    Sulphur recovery fundamentals and Claus technologies
  5. Day 5
    Tail gas treating, environment and integrated troubleshooting
Recognition

Certificate

Delegates who successfully complete the Amine Gas Sweetening and Sulphur Recovery training course are awarded the Wallstreet Academy Certificate of Completion, recognising their achievement and commitment to professional development. Participants receive 25–30 credits, with the final allocation based on their verified attendance throughout the course.

Each Guided Learning Hour represents 60 minutes of attendance. Attendance is documented in line with the quality management principles of ISO 9001:2015, supporting accurate and consistent record-keeping.

Frequently Asked Questions

The course covers amine gas sweetening, sulphur recovery, and the chemistry of acid gas removal processes. It also addresses troubleshooting within these process areas. The focus is on understanding the relationship between process chemistry and operational problems.

The Amine Gas Sweetening and Sulphur Recovery training course begins with the composition and characteristics of sour gas, acid-gas specifications and the selection of suitable sweetening processes. The programme covers Gas, contaminants and treating fundamentals, Amine sweetening chemistry, solvents and configuration, Amine unit design, operation and troubleshooting, Sulphur recovery fundamentals and Claus technologies and Tail gas treating, environment and integrated troubleshooting.

Key outcomes of this course include: use design principles for amine and Claus units; track and troubleshoot operational performance problems; manage challenges involving degradation, corrosion, and emissions. Participants learn to operate, optimise and troubleshoot these critical systems effectively.

The course treats amine gas sweetening and sulphur recovery as related subjects within acid gas removal. It links both areas through their underlying chemistry and troubleshooting needs. This provides a combined process perspective rather than presenting the topics as unrelated operations.

Key outcomes of this course include: explain the fundamentals of amine sweetening and sulphur recovery; recognise system configurations and the criteria for selecting solvents; evaluate thermodynamic and chemical process constraints. The course connects chemistry, design principles and operating practices across amine treatment units and Claus-based sulphur recovery systems.

Yes, the chemistry of acid gas removal processes is a central focus of the course. This chemical foundation is connected to both amine gas sweetening and sulphur recovery. The course uses chemistry as a basis for understanding and investigating process issues.

This course is designed for Process Engineers, Chemical Engineers, Gas Processing Engineers, Operations Engineers, Production Engineers and Plant Operations Personnel. The course connects chemistry, design principles and operating practices across amine treatment units and Claus-based sulphur recovery systems.

Yes. Technical instruction is combined with hands-on learning to tackle genuine operational challenges. Sessions include instructor-led sessions enhanced by process flow diagrams and technical illustrations, participative discussions examining real-world operational challenges and their solutions, case studies involving plant upsets, troubleshooting, and optimisation situations and group activities centred on identifying problems and enhancing system performance.