• Experiencing the world of industrial gases on the technical, scientific, and corporate levels
• Developing participants’ knowledge of the range of industrial gases and their practical applications
• Gaining a better understanding of the different industrial processes used for manufacturing industrial gases.
• Describing the design and processes of ASUs, with a focus on knowledge of the operations routine and fundamental process steps
• Exploring the theoretical and operational challenges of air separation, and implicitly, cryogenic distillation, including the main tower, and crude and pure Argon columns
• Providing insight into ASU operational safety and the risks of high-purity and hydrocarbon content
• Explaining cryogenic liquid storage, transport, and temporary installations for the purposes of system choice and/or maintenance

• Industrial gases plant operators
• Fresh mechanical and chemical engineers
• Engineers from nearby industries
• Customers with in-house ASUs

Day 1

• The world of industrial gases
• Practical applications and multi-industry uses of individual gases
• Methods of industrial gases production: O2, N2, AR, CO2, C2H2, CnHm, N2O, and others 
• Industry leaders like Air Liquide, Linde, BOC, etc.
• Industrial gases global market and corporate structure

Day 2

• Chemical and physical properties of atmospheric gases
• Chemical and physical properties of fuel and specialty gases
• Air separation technology and equipment
• ASU processes: Compression, demoisturization, expansion/refrigeration, etc.
• The cold box and its multi-stream heat exchangers

Day 3

• Basic and cryogenic distillation: the double-column concept
• LOX bath operation and hydrocarbon risks 
• Design and operation of the O2/N2 and Argon towers.
• Liquefier and LIN assist systems
• Main ASU parameters and controls

Day 4

• Troubleshooting ASU failures/shutdowns
• Hydrocarbon content and the deriming process
• Gas products quality consistency and high-purity difficulties
• Gas analyzer types and issues 
• Critical operating parameters (COPs) and operational safety

Day 5

• Cryogenic liquids and specialized storage tanks
• Multi-stage and backup cryogenic pumps
• Transport of cryogenic liquids and gases: semi-trailers and tube-trailers
• Temporary gas installations and vaporizer solutions 
• Future of industrial gases – production and applications

Rectus attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.