Process and ChemicalAmmonia Manufacturing and Process Troubleshooting
An ammonia plant is a long chain of catalytic and separation steps where a problem in one bed appears as a symptom several units downstream. This course covers the whole train. Delegates work through feed preparation and reforming, shift conversion, carbon dioxide removal and methanation, then synthesis loop operation and refrigeration. Catalyst behaviour, deactivation and poisoning are treated as the central operating concern they are. Energy consumption and its distribution across the plant are analysed, since ammonia economics are dominated by it. The course closes on structured troubleshooting across the train and on the safety hazards specific to ammonia service.
Course objectives
- Describe the ammonia process train and each step's function
- Operate reforming, shift conversion and carbon dioxide removal
- Run the synthesis loop and its refrigeration
- Manage catalyst activity, deactivation and poisoning
- Analyse energy consumption across the plant
- Troubleshoot a symptom back across the train to its cause
- Control the safety hazards specific to ammonia
Who should attend
- Ammonia and fertiliser plant process engineers
- Panel operators and shift supervisors
- Catalyst and technical services staff
- Maintenance engineers on ammonia plant
- Graduate engineers entering the industry
Course outline
- 01The ammonia train and its coupling
- 02Feed preparation and reforming
- 03Shift conversion
- 04Carbon dioxide removal and methanation
- 05Synthesis loop and refrigeration
- 06Catalyst activity, deactivation and poisoning
- 07Energy consumption and distribution
- 08Troubleshooting across the train and ammonia hazards
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September to 2 October 2026 | Online | Online | R8,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 19 to 23 October 2026 | Lagos, Nigeria | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |
| 14 to 18 December 2026 | Accra, Ghana | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |
| 8 to 12 March 2027 | Harare, Zimbabwe | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |