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Park, G. W.

Kuwait Oil Co., Kuwait

Gi Won Park works for Kuwait Oil Co. and has 24 yr of experience in process design and operations. He has served as Senior Process Engineer and Engineering Team Leader for various projects and revamp tasks, including three billion-dollar projects of grassroots plants, such as FCC and PDH in the Korean refining (SK Energy) and petrochemicals industries. He holds two U.S. patents and an international patent for process technologies. He earned a BS degree in chemical engineering from Dong-A University in Busan, Korea.

Prevent corrosion failures at each stage of design, construction and normal operation

Hydrocarbon Processing / June 2022
Park, G. W., Kuwait Oil Co.

Each year, significant economic losses due to corrosion failures occur in the refining and petrochemical industries; unfortunately, many of these losses could have been prevented.

Optimize the selection of sulfur unit blocks and process technology combinations

Hydrocarbon Processing / December 2020
Park, G. W., Kuwait Oil Co.

Since the 1940s, the present form of the Claus sulfur recovery unit (SRU) has been successfully applied in the refining and gas processing industries.

Optimize the design of amine treatment and sulfur recovery

Hydrocarbon Processing / May 2020
Park, G. W., Kuwait Oil Co.

Sour gas amine treatment and sulfur recovery facilities are required for most integrated refineries that are treating high- or medium-sulfur crudes.