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Ibrahim Kolawole Muritala

Ibrahim Kolawole Muritala

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Email: adzg1p@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER SUMMARY

Process Engineer with 15 years of international project management experience in petroleum refineries, gas treatment plant processes, gasification plants, power, and petrochemical/ chemical process plants, process heat integration, decarbonization strategies of energy intensive industrial processes, circular and hydrogen economy. Other expertise includes technology scouting and assessments, conducting flow sheet simulations, detailed engineering, equipment sizing studies, costing reduction strategies, techno-economic analysis, process evaluation and modification, pilot plant commissioning, process analysis, process intensification for new development, plant operations optimization, safety and risk analysis of process plants, implementing sustainable solutions, and successfully managing projects from inception to completion.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Process Engineering Consultant 04/2023 – current

Support companies, think tanks and different development corporations in conducting process engineering studies and technological analysis for various projects in the areas of: Hydrogen Production and Refinery Network Management:

● Conducting process analysis studies on hydrogen network balance in petroleum refineries and evaluation of different process flow diagrams (PFDs) for process modification to have lean operation.

● Optimised hydrogen production processes and hydrogen network management to enhance overall refinery efficiency through hydrogen off gas recovery by 35%.

● Developing hydrogen economy strategies through the designs of new process units / retrofits of existing assets in the implementation for green hydrogen safety, concept of power2X, sector coupling, power systems integration of green hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell technological systems, hydrogen storage technologies, environmental standards for natural gas blending with hydrogen

(at 15% and 25%) in network supply.

Flow Sheet Simulation Development:

● Utilising ASPEN Plus®, ASPEN Hysys® and other tools for flowsheet simulation activities to support process chain development and analysis for basic concept development, cost reduction and process optimization form ammonia, methanol, and other commodity chemicals processes. Project management support, Market Assessment and Technical Report Writing:

● Providing project management supports

● Assessing market gaps for various technologies and preparing technical reports to facilitate informed decision-making and technology adoption.

● Technical report writing and projects proposal development expertise. Hydrogen Economy Specialist - Global 01/2023 – 04/2023 H2scan Corporation – Safeguard Global Consulting GmbH. Berlin, Germany Represent H2scan’s interest by serving on various stakeholder committees and assisting in strategic functions during European Union and Federal rulemaking procedures associated with transmission and interconnection issues, hydrogen economy market and infrastructure issues, state Renewable Portfolio Standards, siting/permitting, and land use. Daily responsibility includes: 2

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● Develop decarbonization strategies for new customers, aligning with the global transition to low- carbon energy systems and ensuring customer expectations are met.

● Provide strategies training and market insights on key areas like Power-to-X, electrolyzer systems, fuel cells, gas-to-power, hydrogen refuelling stations, hydrogen safety, and regulations.

● Expand business development efforts to capitalise on hydrogen economy opportunities for the company.

● Site visits to gas sensor measurement and testing facilities to support hydrogen economy and infrastructure initiatives in Hydrogen Hubs and Valleys.

● Support project management efforts through monitoring costs, schedules, and quality.

● Collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary teams, offering technical guidance to engineering disciplines during project execution.

Process Engineer and Project Manager 02/2020 – 12/2022 German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Low-Carbon Industrial Processes, Department of Low Carbon Reducing Agents. Zittau, Germany

Daily task and achievements include:

● Developing new projects and leading project management activities in reducing anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions and technology scouting through collaboration with international experts and organisations.

● Monitoring and evaluating new trends and progress in electricity generation from renewable energies, as well as innovative technologies for electro-mobility and the de-carbonization of energy-intensive industrial processes (e.g., steel, aluminium, chemical, petrochemical, and cement industries).

● Conducting detailed engineering, equipment sizing, costing, process evaluation, and commissioning activities for demonstration pilots and semi-industrial scale plants to develop new technologies.

● Integration of existing process plants with new technologies and renewables for CO2 utilisation in fuels and chemicals production, power generation, and process heat (cooling and heating) across refinery and petrochemical units. Enabling climate impact mitigation, sustainability, sector coupling, and circularity of resources in the process industries.

● Analysis and modelling the reduction of iron oxide with hydrogen and synthesis gas, implementing the model in reaction-kinetic simulation processes.

● Provide support for implementation and maintenance of HSSE critical work processes, including design reviews, safety/risk assessments, and functional value analyses as needed. Achievements

● Setting up iron ore reduction test laboratory facilities for green steel manufacturing and decarbonization experiments for the cement industry in Zittau.

● Developing project proposal, winning 1.9 million euros grant budget and managing the innovative project implemented on “Central Data Model for Energy Systems and Applications”. Process Engineer 04/2018 – 01/2020

German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Solar Research, Department of Solar Chemical Engineering Cologne, Germany Daily task and achievements include:

● Support the process engineering team in modelling of solar-specific components like solar reactors, concentrated solar systems.

● Developing steady-state and transient process models, including calculation and evaluation of energy and mass balances of solar processes with energetic and economic optimization of processes.

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● Conducting potential analysis of solar technologies through market studies.

● Leading feasibility studies and concept development for component design.

● Providing guidance in preparing procedures for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to assess the environmental impact of processes.

● Project management and support for various strategic projects, such as hydrogen metal hydride storage, power-to-liquids, solar-to-fuels, chemicals, and energy initiatives.

● Creating roadmaps and developing proposals for new technologies and research projects and market penetration.

● Engaging in lectures and supervising student theses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Presenting at conferences and business meetings.

● Providing process engineering representation for the engineering team in Process Hazard Analysis and Incident Investigations within the assigned areas of process unit operations.

● Technical report writing for industrial project partners on new technological development, market trends and research for state-of-the-art technology interventions. Achievements

● Optimising sun-to-liquid plant to produce wax by solving the problem of water production issues in the Fischer-Tropsch unit for syngas conversion to syncrude and CO2 utilisation.

● Publication of research findings.

● Support process simulation and complete model development, process improvement, optimization, and process design work for the following project:

Project ATLAS-MHC: Advanced Metal Hydride Hydrogen Compressors - Pilot Development and Market Penetration (grant budget: 2.6 million Euros).

Project SOLPART: High temperature Solar-Heated Reactors for Industrials Production of Reactive Particulates (grant budget: 4.5 million Euros).

Project SUN-to-LIQUID: High temperature Solar-Heated Reactors for Industrials Production of Reactive Particulates (grant budget: 6.1 million Euros).

Project MENA-Fuels: Roadmaps for the Generation of Sustainable Synthetic Fuels in the MENA Region for the De-carbonization of Traffic in Germany.

Project INDIREF: Indirectly solar heated reformer for methanol production from CO2 and natural gas.

Chemical Process Engineer 11/2012 – 11/2017

Institute of Energy Process Engineering and Chemical Engineering, Technische Universität Bergakademie. Freiberg, Germany. Daily task and achievements include:

● Conceptualization of waste heat harvesting and utilisation in petroleum refineries, gasification plants, power, and chemical process plants (power-to-liquids).

● Investigation of hot gas trace components from autothermal reforming (ATR) and partial oxidation

(POX) gasification process via quench water system.

● Carrying out detailed engineering, equipment sizing, costing, process evaluation, and commissioning activities on demonstration pilots and semi-industrial scale plants for new technology development.

● Studies of petroleum refinery hydrogen production and network management, including evaluation of PFD's and P & ID's. Operating experimental chemical or petrochemical pilot plants and interpreting analytical results.

● Evaluation of Fischer-Tropsch syncrude to fuel process chains from Gas-to-Liquids (GtL) and utilisation of stranded gas for various fuels production (gas flaring/CO2 reduction).

● Conducting cost estimation studies of different modular GtL plants and technical process routes.

● Assisting teams in various research, experimental, and flowsheet simulation activities using ASPEN Plus® and ASPEN Hysys®.

● Maintaining basic data and plant constraint information, contributing to the development of monthly production plans.

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● Supporting the implementation and maintenance of HSSE (Health, Safety, Security, and Environment) critical work processes.

● Assisting in design reviews, safety/risk assessments, and functional value analyses as applicable.

● Ensuring process engineering activities comply with Asset Integrity - Process Safety Management Standards and Recommended Practices.

● Conducting research on process technology trends and developing economic models of capital and operating costs for industrial plants.

● Collaborating with other process engineering disciplines and design team(s).

● Assisting in the development of a process knowledge database for studies, projects, and/or operations, including capturing and reporting events and experiences and writing technical notes.

● Preparing technically correct, safe, environmentally friendly, cost-effective, and timely discipline engineering analysis and solutions for approval.

● Providing project management and support, writing technical reports and proposals. Achievements

● Development of new quench water management and wastewater reduction by 40% in hot gas cooling of partial oxidation of natural gas processes for syngas production.

● Support process simulation and complete model development, process improvement, optimization, and process design work for the following project:

PyroConvert: the goal is to exploit the so-called low-temperature waste heat.

PYROGEN: Heat-to-Hydrogen.

Process Chain Development: Energetic carbon utilisation (e.g., for conventional plants and IGCC plants with and without CO2 capture). Syngas Technologies: Generation of synthesis gas through high-pressure partial oxidation and the synthesis of high-quality feedstock are important process steps of modern XtL routes.

● Development of some new process integration approaches to steam methane reforming processes for hydrogen and syngas generation through cost reduction by 10% & 25%.

● Contribution to the World Bank Group, Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership (GGFR) 2014 Report Contribution. Associated Gas Monetization via mini–GTL Conversion of flared gas into liquid fuels & chemicals, Update January 2014.

● Publication of research findings and patents.

EDUCATION

PhD. Process Engineering 11/2012 – 11/2017

Freiberg University of Mining and Technology (Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg), Freiberg, Germany.

M.Sc. Process Engineering and Plant Design 10/2009 – 05/2012 Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus–Senftenberg, Germany.

B.Sc. Chemical and Polymer Engineering 10/2002 – 02/2007 Lagos State University, Lagos, Nigeria.

Advanced application of engineering and computer-aided software tools such:

● Aspen Plus, Aspen Hysys, Aspen Simulation Workbook (ASW), Aspen DER/HTFS, HTRI, Aspen Flare System Analyzer/Aspen Flarenet, Korf Hydraulik, Pipesys, KG-TOWER, CHEMCAD, DARS

(Digital Analysis of Reactive Systems), Qti-Plots, OKular, g3data for extracting data from graphs. Link to publications, patents and others: Google scholar, LinkedIn, ORCID iD & ResearchGate References: Provided on request.

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