Pre-Conference Seminar

Pre-Conference Seminar: Energy Recovery & Emissions Abatement in Carbon Black Manufacture

Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Seminar Leader: C.P. Natarajan, GANPADS CONSULTING

Learn the latest about Energy Recovery to improve your bottom line and Emissions Abatement for a Greener environment. Attendees will discuss and examine the construction of state of the art energy equipment used in plants, how to keep equipment functioning when they show problems and how to identify operational problems before they occur. The discussions will continue about commercially available emissions abatement technologies and their adaptation to the carbon black industry.

Key topics to be covered:
-Basics of carbon black energy recovery, equipment and comparison of available designs
-Corrosion and material selection
-Operation, maintenance and safety
-Field problems and repair
-Emissions from carbon black plants and their effects on humans, livestock and plant life
-Emission control technologies and their adaptation to the Carbon Black Industry

Who should attend:
-Plant operation personnel
-Engineering personnel
-Plant designers and managers
-Carbon Black Executives

 

Meet your instructor:

C.P. Natarajan, Ganpads Consulting

CP Natarajan worked for 28 years for ALSTOM Power Energy Recovery, USA, retiring as their President in 2001. During his tenure, he developed high temperature air preheaters and energy recovery systems for the American Schack Company division. Today, he is an independent consultant on industrial energy recovery. CP holds a US Patent on "Radiation Shields for Heat Flux control" and was the recipient of "LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD" at the Carbon Black Asia Pacific 2003 Conference. He has presented papers at international conferences throughout North America, Asia and Europe. Between 1996 and 2000, he organized Schack Carbon Black Conferences in the US