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INTRODUCTION
The TECNICELPA/ Kraft Recovery Course is a comprehensive review of the important recovery operations in kraft pulp mills with the objective of helping improve pulp production efficiency, minimize operating costs and reduce environmental impact.
The lecturers, Honghi Tran, Thanh Trung, Andy Jones, Jarmo Kaila, Danny Tandra, Martin Beddows, Vitor Lucas, are internationally recognized experts. They will provide practical day-to-day information through presentations, Q&A sessions and workshops.

GUIDELINES
Course participants will learn the chemistry, physics and engineering principles related to kraft recovery, and after successfully completing the course, be able to:
• Describe the kraft recovery process
• Describe individual unit operations in the process
• Identify causes and solutions for various recovery operating problems

ADDRESSED TO
The course is designed for pulp mill operations personnel, including:
i) engineers and superintendents working in the kraft recovery area,
ii) process engineers, senior pulp mill operators, superintendents looking for new kraft recovery ideas or a refresher course,
iii) technical sales and support staff from chemical, equipment and consulting companies, and
iv) University researchers and graduate students doing research projects on energy and chemical recovery in pulp mills

COURSE PROGRAM (All presentations will be in English)

1    Introduction to the Course
1.1    RECOVERY CYCLE ENERGY EFFICIENCY
1.2    KRAFT RECOVERY PROCESS
2    Recausticizing / Lime Reburning
2.1    RECAUSTICING PRINCIPLES
2.2    CAUSTICIZING PLANT CONTROL AND OPTIMIZATION
2.3    LIME KILN: PRINCIPLES AND OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS
2.4    LIME KILN: COMBUSTION AND PROCESS OPTIMIZATION  
2.5    LIME KILN: EQUIPMENT AND MAINTENANCE
3    Black Liquor Evaporation
3.1    BROWNSTOCK WASHING PRINCIPLES AND OPERATION
3.2    BLACK LIQUOR PROPERTIES
3.3    EVAPORATOR PRINCIPLES & EQUIPMENT 
3.4    EVAPORATOR TROUBLESHOOTING & OPTIMIZATION
3.5    TALL OIL SOAP RECOVERY
3.6    FOUL CONDENSATE STRIPPING
3.7    NCG HANDLING
4    Recovery Boilers
4.1    RECOVERY BOILER EQUIPMENT AND ISSUES
4.2    BLACK LIQUOR BURNING
4.3    BLACK LIQUOR AND AIR DELIVERY 
4.4    RECOVERY BOILER CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES
4.5    DEPOSIT FORMATION, IMPACT AND CONTROL
4.6    RECOVERY BOILER OPTIMIZATION
4.7    SOOTBLOWER OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND OPTIMIZATION
5    Recovery Process Issues
5.1    RECOVERY BOILER CORROSION AND CRACKING
5.2    JELLYROLL SMELT FORMATION AND PREVENTION
5.3    ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR OPERATION AND OPTIMIZATION
5.4    SCALE FORMATION IN CAUSTICIZING PLANTS
5.5    RECOVERY PROCESS OPTIMIZATION 
5.6    NON-PROCESS ELEMENTS - ACCUMULATION, IMPACT AND CONTROL

COURSE INSTRUCTORS 
Principal Instructors:
HONGHI TRAN, Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
THANH TRUNG, FITNIR, Vancouver, Canada
JARMO KAILA, Andritz Inc., Atalanta, GA
ANDREW JONES, SHB Power Plant Engineering, Cincinnati, OH
ANN PLANK, Lundberg Jansen, Redmond, WA, USA
IVAN SRETENOVIC, Process Barron, Toronto, ON, Canada
DANNY TANDRA, Clyde Industries, Atlanta, GA, USA
VITOR LUCAS, Biotek, Ródão, Portugal