Abstract: For the purpose of a petrochemical facility located at Indorama Eleme Petrochemical, Nigeria, a dynamic simulation framework was designed, calibrated, and validated. The mathematical model was validated and calibrated based on plant monitoring results that spanned a period of three years. As a result, the model achieved an accuracy of 11.7 mg/L for effluent chemical oxygen demand (COD), 0.52 mg/L for the concentration of ammoniacal nitrogen (NH3-N), and 3.27 mg/L for the total amount of suspended solids (ASS), respectively. Since then, the simulation model has been put to use for troubleshooting throughout operational upsets, planning plant transformations, and developing possibilities for improvement. In this case study, the simulation model was utilized to help in troubleshooting and rectification of a plant upset caused by the entrance of a surfactant compound, which resulted in excessive effluent TSS and COD levels. During the resulting troubleshooting actions, the model was effectively utilized, and it gave crucial insights that supported the plant operators in promptly responding and restoring the equipment to a normal functioning state.

Works Cited:

TITUS OKPANACHI, NNADIKWE JOHNSON, ONUABUCHI AZUNNA,GILLOW, TARE CAROLINE" EXPLORING THE EFFICIENT TREATMENT OF PETROCHEMICAL WASTE WATER USING ADVANCED SIMULATION SOFTWARE FOR WASTE WATER PLANT", IARJSET International Advanced Research Journal in Science, Engineering and Technology, vol. 10, no. 7, pp. 198-212, 2023. Crossref https://doi.org/10.17148/IARJSET.2023.10727

| DOI: 10.17148/IARJSET.2023.10727