2009 Kraft Recovery Course
Product code: 09KROS
Date: 1/12/2009 to 1/15/2009
Venue: Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront
Location: St. Petersburg, FL USA
Contact: Member Connection Team
Course Information: Kristi Ledbetter, 770-209-7319
The Kraft Recovery Course examines key recovery operations in a kraft pulp mill to help participants increase their ability to improve pulp production efficiency while minimizing operating costs and environmental problems.
Who Should Attend?
- This course is designed for pulp mill operations personnel, including:
- Engineers and superintendents new to the area
- Senior operators
- Superintendents looking for a refresher course or new ideas
- Process engineers
- Technical sales and support staff from chemical, equipment, and consulting companies will also benefit.
The course will cover chemistry, physics, and engineering principles relating to kraft recovery. Course participants are encouraged to bring questions and specific problems to the experts!
Topics Included:
- Kiln, Recaustacizing
- Black Liquor Evaporation
- Recovery Boilers
- Recovery Maintenance & Management
The expert faculty will provide practical day-to-day information through traditional workshops and team-based problem solving exercises. Teams will work on real-world problems and present their results to the class. This course also features a panel discussion focusing on new ideas for energy reduction.
Course Faculty:
Course Chairman Honghi Tran serves as Professor and Director of the P&P Centre at the University of Toronto. Tran has authored or co-authored over 200 publications, including chapters 9 and 10 in the TAPPI PRESS book Kraft Recovery Boilers, and has obtained eight U.S. patents. Through his company, Tran Industrial Research, Inc, Tran has served as a technical consultant to many companies and mills on problems related to recovery boilers, lime kilns and borate autocausticizing technology. He was named a TAPPI Fellow in 2000.
The faculty includes experts who are recognized leaders in their field and veteran instructors: Terry Adams, Bob Bartholomew, Jim Brewster, Douglas Foran, James Frederick, Thomas Grace, Mikko Hupa, Ben Lin, Jean-Claude Patel, Dale Sanchez, Sandy Sharp, Thomas Gencarelli, David Clay and Richard Wessel.
Hotel Information:
Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront
333 First Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
800-455-8667
Hotel registration cut-off date is December 12, 2008.
Hotel Room rate is $141 plus 11% tax.
Avis offers special discounts off regular rates for participants. To reserve your car, call 1.800.831.8000 and refer to the code AWD: #U226600.