Expert Details
Sulphuric Acid Plants, Sulphur, Phosphatic Fertilizer Complex, Cogeneration
ID: 728776
Canada
Also worked on other related products such as Sulphonation, Oleum production, Chlorosulphonic Acid, waste heat recovery.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1976 | Degree: Bachelor of Technology | Subject: Chemical Engineering | Institution: IIT Kanpur India |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2010 to 2010 | Employer: (Undisclosed) | Title: Senior Technology Specialist | Department: Process Engineering |
Responsibilities:Responsible for developing waste heat recovery system in a large metallurgical gas based acid plant. Improvements in technology of Sulphuric Acid Plants based on Sulphur or metallurgical gas. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2009 to 2009 | Employer: (Undisclosed) | Title: Senior Engineer | Department: Project |
Responsibilities:Engineering related to 3 x 5000 tpd sulphuric acid plants for Maaden Fertilizers Saudi Arabia. This is world's largest phosphatic fertilizer complex which will produce 10% of world's DAP in 2011. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2006 to 2009 | Employer: (Undisclosed) | Title: Lead Process Engineer | Department: Engineering |
Responsibilities:Worked as owner's technical expert for Sulphuric Acid & power plants. Also involved with process issues related to entire DAP complex. This is world's largest phosphatic fertilizer complex which will produce 10% of world's DAP in 2011. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1996 to 2006 | Employer: (Undisclosed) | Title: Senior Process Engineer | Department: Process Engineering |
Responsibilities:Lead Process Engineer on number of projects around the world including Ravensthorpe Nickel plant in Australia which was world's biggest acid plant at that time. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1995 to 1996 | Employer: (Undisclosed) | Title: Marketing Manager | Department: Fertilizer |
Responsibilities:Responsible for liaison with technology suppliers for Phosphoric acid and DAP plants and preparing technical / commercial proposals for plants coming up in India. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1981 to 1995 | Employer: (Undisclosed) | Title: Project Manager | Department: Project |
Responsibilities:Responsible for design of several plants of Sulphuric Acid, Phosphatic fertilizers, oleum, liquid SO3, Chlorosulphonic Acid, waste heat recovery and utilization. Revamp and troubleshooting of number of such plants supplied originally by leading technology suppliers such as Monsanto, Lurgi, Chemiebau, etc. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1976 to 1981 | Employer: (Undisclosed) | Title: Process Engineer | Department: Process Engineering |
Responsibilities:Assimilation of Sulphuric Acid plant technology package provided by leading technology suppliers for Indian environment. Design and revamp of several acid plants. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2014 to 2018 | Employer: (Undisclosed) | Title: Principal Process Engineer | Department: M & M Div |
Responsibilities:Design, start up and trouble shooting sulphuric acid plants including 3x5050 tpd (world's largest) acid plants in world for Maaden. |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 1976 to 1996 | Country / Region: India | Summary: Has designed, revamped, commissioned and carried out trouble shooting of number of Sulphuric Acid and phosphatic fertilizer plants during this period. Many of these plants were originally supplied by leading technology suppliers such as Monsanto and Lurgi. |
| Years: 2006 to 2007 | Country / Region: Germany | Summary: Was deputed to Outotec Frankfurt Germany as owner's representative for 3 x 5000 tpd acid plants. Responsible for reviewing and approving designs of EPC contractor on behalf of Maaden Phosphates. |
| Years: 2007 to 2009 | Country / Region: Saudi Arabia | Summary: Was responsible for ensuring that Sulphuric Acid plant was properly integrated with other plants in the complex to ensure safety and maximum energy efficiency. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Member of Professional Engineer Ontario. |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| P. Eng. certification in state of Ontario. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Two papers in World Sulphur Conference. |
Additional Experience
| Training / Seminars |
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| Conducted seminars on safety in Acid Plants. He has delivered some interesting presentations regarding real life accidents that have taken place in Sulphuric Acid Plants. |
| Vendor Selection |
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| He has a depth of experience and knows nearly all the vendors in this field. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| He has many contacts in this field and keeps track of developments around the world. He has extremely good insight on all the technologies available in field of Sulphuric Acid plants. He is the ideal person to make a bid evalution for a new project and work as owner's representative dealing with contractor. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Capable of designing, comissioning, troubleshooting and operating Sulphuric Acid Plants. Qualified HAZOP facilitator. Integration of different units in a phosphatic fertilizer complex to ensure safe and energy efficient operation. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| English | |
| Hindi |
Fields of Expertise
fuming sulfuric acid, sulfur, sulfuric acid, cogeneration boiler, sulfur trioxide, sulfuric acid corrosion, high-temperature furnace, chlorosulfonic acid, waste-heat recovery boiler, sulfuric acid handling, sulfuric acid environmental effect, process-heat transfer, steam, steam system, sulfonation, steam turbine, fertilizer, cogeneration, boiler