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Internship Investigating The Differences Between Nen1010 And Nen60204

  • Categorie: Procestechniek
    Bedrijf: SABIC
    Beschrijving: Department Within Manufacturing Europe, CCM developes and implements Best Practices for the SABIC Plants in Geleen based on new and changed directives, laws and (inter)national norms for the SABIC Plants in Geleen. The Challenge On behalf of the design of the electrical installations in Chemical plants two norms are applicable. Until recent NEN 1010 has been used. Related to the Machine directive also NEN 60204-1 can be used. SABIC wants to investigate the differeces between these norms and what impact the use of each of these norms has with respect to safety, engineering and economy. Your Profile We are looking for a Bachelor student with a technical (electrical or process control) background. NEN 1010 is only provided in Dutch language, so a Dutch speaking candidate is required. Preferably English as second language. You have an excellence knowlegde of MS Excel. Further Information If you want more information about this internship you can contact Peter Pieters, Lead Discipline Engineer Electrical, 046-4762283 or contact Malissa Martens, Internship Coordinator, 046-7222285 or malissa.martens@SABIC-europe.com Sharing our futures in leadership SABIC is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of chemicals, fertilizers, plastics and metals. We supply these materials to other companies, who use them to make products on which the world has come to depend. We are the largest and most reliably profitable public company in the Middle East. Our success is the result of our focus on three key areas: investment in local partnerships, outstanding research and technology programs, and an ambitious global growth strategy. And last, but certainly not least, because of our talented employees who have a passion to deliver. In Europe, SABIC employs over 6,000 professionals and is running 6 world-scale production sites and 4 technology & innovation centers. We are present in almost every European country. Major locations within our broad network of innovation, production and marketing are: Teesside (UK), Cartagena (Spain), Gelsenkirchen (Germany), Geleen (Netherlands) Bergen op Zoom (The Netherlands) and Genk (Belgium). Based upon this strong fundament, we are a key producer of olefins, polyolefins, engineering thermoplastics resins, films and sheets in Europe. Further Information For more information about this role please contact Boudewijn de Heer, Recruiter at +31 (0)164 29 1191
    Locatie: Sittard-Geleen
    Uren: Stage / Afstudeeropdracht
    Datum: 04-10-2011

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Internship TechnologyandInnovation/material Development
Beschrijving: Department SABIC’s Technology and Innovation (T&I) network consists of more than 1500 employees across 6 research- and 10 application centers around the world. The T&I organisation supports SABIC’s global businesses in realising its objectives by providing Best-In-Class Technology solutions. In Europe, the SABIC Technology Center (STC) is based in Geleen (The Netherlands). The primary activity of STC Geleen is to define and to work out research projects aimed at the optimization of existing petrochemical processes and development of new ones. The Challenge Simulation of Fractionation Curves for PP impact copolymers from catalyst kinetics, or, how to obtain a maximum of structural information from fractionation experiments. IntroductionPP impact copolymer: basic structure and applications A PP impact copolymer (ICP) essentially is a two-phase system consisting of a semicrystalline Polypropylene homopolymer matrix, and an ethylene-propylene copolymer rubber. Due to the thermodynamic incompatibility of the two phases, they do not mix but form a disperse system with rubber particle size in the range 0.5-2.0 micron. The main driver for producing such a blend is to improve the impact characteristics of the Polypropylene. A Polypropylene homopolymer is a very versatile material for a broad range of (structural) applications due to its high stiffness, however applicability is limited to those applications where a high impact resistance is not required (The glass transition temperature (Tg) of PP homopolymer is ~ 0 °C). By introducing rubbery particles with a low Tg (typically ~ -55 °C) the impact resistance is significantly enhanced while retaining the crystallizability of the homopolymer matrix (and thus stiffness), resulting in a superior balance of impact resistance and stiffness. This renders the material suitable for a broad range of applications like for instance automotive bumpers, dashboards, a broad range of packaging applications from thin-wall up to heavy-duty packaging and crates. Production of PP impact copolymer: Rubber composition distribution Usually PP impact copolymer is produced in a two-reactor sequence, in the first reactor catalyst is introduced together with propylene, and the homopolymer phase is formed, the homopolymer powder with still active catalyst is transferred to a second reactor, in which the rubber phase is produced. During extrusion the typical disperse morphology is formed. The catalyst type used typically is a Ziegler-Natta (ZN) catalyst, a heterogeneous catalyst which exhibits a broad range of different active sites with different ratio’s of propagation and termination rate constants and different relative sensitivity for ethylene and propylene. The result is a broad MWD (typically around 5) and a broad composition distribution in the rubber phase. This broad composition distribution is an important factor determining the morphological details, which, together with chain structure (and MWD) determine the final properties. Characterization and simulation of ICP rubber composition distribution The only method described so far in literature to investigate details of the composition distribution of polymers is TREF/CRYSTAF, so fractionation based on crystallizability. The governing principle is the difference in crystallization characteristics of chains with different composition. For Polyethylene copolymers (LLDPE’s) this has been extensively studied in literature, and several publications address the simulation of the composition distribution (and MWD) as obtained from TREF by a range of active sites with each a specific set of polymerization parameters. It is generally accepted that the compositional distribution formed from one active site can be described by a Stockmeier distribution function. For ICP, however, this method does not work, since the majority of rubber components is too amorphous to be able to be separated by TREF and related methods. Recently we developed a method which potentially circumvents this problem, thus making the detailed structure of the rubber part of an ICP accessible. Potentially this method enables establishing the relations between catalyst characteristics/process conditions and the detailed structure of the rubber phase (so indirectly also product properties). This knowledge is important for two reasons: Conceptual understanding of the relation between catalyst kinetics/process conditions and rubber structure More efficient (more focused) development of production recipes to realize specific product property profiles Proposal During the first half of 2010 some ICP materials with different rubber compositions will be analyzed in detail using the newly developed fractionation method. Thus principally it should be possible, similar to the procedure earlier used for LLDPE’s, to simulate the rubber structural diversity by using the polymerization parameters per active site as parameters, and establish the relations described above. Along main lines the project would develop as follows 1. Extensive literature investigation. 2. Starting with single-site produced rubbers, verify that the product from one active site may be described by a Stockmayer distribution function, and couple the result to a fractionation profile. 3. From the Molecular weight distribution of the commercial ICP homopolymer and copolymer phases, determine the number of active sites necessary to fit the MWD (the MWD per active site is described by a Flory distribution), determine corresponding active site parameters. 4. Using the number of active sites obtained under 1, and using the site reactivity ratio’s for ethylene and propylene as parameters, starting from a Stockmayer distribution function per active site, simulate the obtained fractionation profile. 5. Do this for two or three very different rubber compositions. 6. Interpretation of the results, reporting, and formulation of advice for follow-up research. Assistance of experts in catalysis and polymerization, polymer physics, and fractionation is provided. Your Profile Interest in Polymer Science Interest in mathematics and physical/mathematical models and modelling Adequate level to do the project relatively independently. Further Information For further information regarding this internship please contact Mr. Klaas Remerie, Principal Development Engineer +31 (46) 7223162. General Information about SABIC Europe SABIC is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of chemicals, fertilizers, plastics and metals. We supply these materials to other companies, who use them to make to products on which the world has come to depend. We are the largest and most reliably profitable public company in the Middle East. Our success is the result of our focus on three key areas: investment in local partnerships, outstanding research and technology programs, and an ambitious global growth strategy. And last, but certainly not least, because of our talented employees who have a passion to deliver. In Europe, SABIC employs over 6,000 professionals and is running 6 world-scale production sites and 4 technology & innovation centers. We are present in almost every European country. Major locations within our broad network of innovation, production and marketing are: Teesside (UK), Cartagena (Spain), Gelsenkirchen (Germany), Geleen (Netherlands) Bergen op Zoom (The Netherlands) and Genk (Belgium). Based upon this strong fundament, we are a key producer of olefins, polyolefins, engineering thermoplastics resins, films and sheets in Europe.
 
Internship R&d Catalyst Development
Beschrijving: Department The chemistry & catalysis department is one of three departments (besides our sister departments technology development and material development) located at SABIC Technical center in Geleen (NL). We develop new catalyst systems and support our global production assets in selecting the right catalyst systems and in making the desired products with the right quality and at lowest costs. We participate in troubleshooting activities in the plants and collaboration programs internally and externally. We work in multi-disciplinary teams and support the implementation of new recipes or new catalysts developed by our sister departments. The department is well equipped with the state-of-the-art experimental tools varying from polymerization reactors to small scale extrusion and injection moulding equipment. The Challenge We use several lab-scale (a few litres) reactors for polymerising ethylene, propylene and higher comonomers. Polymerisation catalysts are tested in these reactors, but also new polymer compositions are synthesised in the course of new materials development. The laboratory reactors are highly automated such that accurately defined conditions can be applied to the polymerisation experiments. The catalysts used for polymerization are either proprietary catalysts or commercially available ones. The type of catalysts often determines the properties of the polymeric end products. And development of new catalyst systems helps us to bring polymers with differentiating properties in the market. You will participate in developing a new catalyst system for propylene polymerization. The heterogeneous catalysts to be developed are based on Ziegler/Natta catalyst type. Your assignment will include: review the current knowledge and/or methodological approaches on the said topic, based on the review propose approaches to achieve the desired catalyst system, synthesize and test the catalysts in the experimental polymerization reactors to validate the proposed approaches, test the material properties of the obtained polymers propose a path forward with regard to further research and/or commercialization. You will be supervised and supported by researchers with a profound background in catalyst synthesis, polymerization reactions and material evaluation. Your Profile You are a student of chemistry (academic), preferably in the third, fourth or fifth year. You are strong in conceptual thinking and it is essential that you have a sound understanding and hands-on experience of organo-metallic catalyst preparation. We expect that you can work on your own but do not hesitate to interact with your team or other departments whenever it is necessary. The company language is English. Further Information If you have further questions please contact Aurora Batinas, internship coordinator R&D, +31(0)467223103. General Information about SABIC Europe SABIC is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of chemicals, fertilizers, plastics and metals. We supply these materials to other companies, who use them to make to products on which the world has come to depend. We are the largest and most reliably profitable public company in the Middle East. Our success is the result of our focus on three key areas: investment in local partnerships, outstanding research and technology programs, and an ambitious global growth strategy. And last, but certainly not least, because of our talented employees who have a passion to deliver. In Europe, SABIC employs over 6,000 professionals and is running 6 world-scale production sites and 4 technology & innovation centers. We are present in almost every European country. Major locations within our broad network of innovation, production and marketing are: Teesside (UK), Cartagena (Spain), Gelsenkirchen (Germany), Geleen (Netherlands) Bergen op Zoom (The Netherlands) and Genk (Belgium). Based upon this strong fundament, we are a key producer of olefins, polyolefins, engineering thermoplastics resins, films and sheets in Europe.
 
Internship Centrifugal Compressor Simulation Program
Beschrijving: Department Plants Site Geleen The Site Geleen encompasses 7 plants, including 2 Naphtha crackers, a Logistics unit, a Polypropylene and 2 Polyethylene units. The Naphtha crackers produce 1,250,000 tonnes of ethylene and 675,000 tonnes of propylene which are mainly used as feedstock for the successive poly-olefins plants. Our polyethylene product range includes all of the commodity thermoplastic polymers, linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), low density polyethylene (LDPE), and high density polyethylene (HDPE). The polypropylene product range includes homopolymer, block copolymer, random copolymer and speciality automotive grades. Structure Site Geleen On the site we have a clear split between Running Business (short term) and Site Improvements (long term). As well Running Business as Site Improvements are divided into Polymers and C&I. Site Services supports all these departments. The Running Business is responsible for a safe and maximum production. Site Improvements is responsible for the right suggestions to improve the production process, including process integrity and safety, and for the implementation of the suggestions. The purpose for Site Services is to service all departments in an efficient; transparent en customer friendly way. The Site Management Team consists of the Site Director; Directors of Running Business; Site Improvements and Site Services. For the department Site Improvement Polymers we are looking for an intern. The Challenge The Intern will be employed in the discipline team Rotating Equipment of the Competence Centre Manufacturing. The objectives for this group are : Secure a high level of rotating equipmnet expertise that are key for SABIC production plants. Instruction and training of plant staff and maintenance engineers. Introduction and implementation of legislation ( EC directives), best practices with respect to equipmnet integrity safety and envioronmental aspects. Support plant staff and maintenance engineers in plant optimization, projects and trouble shooting activities. Qualification ,evaluation and specifications of new equipment for expansion projects. Introduction and implementation of Engineering Practices , calculation tools and modelling programs Your assignment is to make an existing modelling program for centrifugal compressors fit for use for application on a charge gas compressor. The assignment requires the gathering and validation of proces data, filling of the calculation model and validation of the calculation results by comparing plant data. If there is an opportunity to improve the modelling program suggestions shall be elaborated. A second aspect of the assignment will be to investigate if the model can be used as trending model in order to compare actual field data with design data. The assigment will give you the opportunity to learn more about thermodynamics and operations of centrifugal compressor systems as well as the use of plant information systems within SABIC. Your Profile We’re looking for a bachelor student, preferable in Mechanical Engineering or Process Technology and you have affinity with rotating equipment You have basic knowledge of Thermodynamics and have well developed experience with Microsoft Excel. You are able to work independent. ;p: Further Information For more information you can contact : Mr. Paul van Stokkom, Equipment Specialist Rotating Site Improvements Competence Center manufacturing. Phone : +31 46 4763994 If you are interested in this internship you can apply via our website or contact : Malissa Martens, Internship Coordinator. Phone : +31 46 7222285 E-mail : malissa.martens@SABIC-europe.com General Information about SABIC Europe SABIC is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of chemicals, fertilizers, plastics and metals. We supply these materials to other companies, who use them to make to products on which the world has come to depend. We are the largest and most reliably profitable public company in the Middle East. Our success is the result of our focus on three key areas: investment in local partnerships, outstanding research and technology programs, and an ambitious global growth strategy. And last, but certainly not least, because of our talented employees who have a passion to deliver. In Europe, SABIC employs over 6,000 professionals and is running 6 world-scale production sites and 4 technology & innovation centers. We are present in almost every European country. Major locations within our broad network of innovation, production and marketing are: Teesside (UK), Cartagena (Spain), Gelsenkirchen (Germany), Geleen (Netherlands) Bergen op Zoom (The Netherlands) and Genk (Belgium). Based upon this strong fundament, we are a key producer of olefins, polyolefins, engineering thermoplastics resins, films and sheets in Europe.
 
Internship T&i Chemistry And Catalysis
Beschrijving: The Challenge Investigation towards new catalysts for polyolefin preparation. In the research group “Advanced Catalysis” of the department Technology And Innovation of SABIC Europe in Geleen, we are continuously looking for enthousiastic HBO trainees with affinity for the challenging interplay of groundbreaking chemistry and its possible application in current or future processes of SABIC. The “Advanced Catalysis Group” monitors the new developments in the area of catalysts for the polyethylene and polypropylene preparation. Besides this, we are also exploring the fundamental processes that take place when using these catalysts. The organic-preparative trainee period will involve the synthesis and testing of new catalysts for the polyethylene and polypropylene preparation. These catalysts consist of a metal centre which can contain a diversity of ligands. The synthesis often involves the interesting combination of inorganic, organic and organometallic synthesis. The prepared catalysts have to be characterized using a multitude of analytical techniques, which in general is performed at the analytical departments of our analytical partners at DSM-Resolve. Testing of the catalysts is performed in collaboration with the SABIC technicians who actually run the high-pressure polymerisation equipment. Whenever possible, we use computational modeling for studying the relation between catalyst structure and its performance in the polymerisation of ethylene and propylene. Additionally, the polymers have to be characterized by GPC, IR and NMR, which again will be performed at the analytical labs of DSM-Resolve. Further Information As you can see, this is a challenging internship, which involves a training in a very broad area, covering (in)organic synthesis, computational modeling, catalyst kinetics and polymer chemistry. The period of the internship is at least 4 months, starting second part of 2011. For further information, please contact: Nic. Friederichs, Project coördinator ‘Advanced Catalysis’ Technology and Innovation +31 46 7223118 or Malissa Martens, Internship Coordinator +31 46 7222285 or malissa.martens@SABIC-europe.com Sharing our futures in leadership SABIC is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of chemicals, fertilizers, plastics and metals. We supply these materials to other companies, who use them to make products on which the world has come to depend. We are the largest and most reliably profitable public company in the Middle East. Our success is the result of our focus on three key areas: investment in local partnerships, outstanding research and technology programs, and an ambitious global growth strategy. And last, but certainly not least, because of our talented employees who have a passion to deliver. In Europe, SABIC employs over 6,000 professionals and is running 6 world-scale production sites and 4 technology & innovation centers. We are present in almost every European country. Major locations within our broad network of innovation, production and marketing are: Teesside (UK), Cartagena (Spain), Gelsenkirchen (Germany), Geleen (Netherlands) Bergen op Zoom (The Netherlands) and Genk (Belgium). Based upon this strong fundament, we are a key producer of olefins, polyolefins, engineering thermoplastics resins, films and sheets in Europe. Further Information For more information about this role please contact Boudewijn de Heer, Recruiter at +31 (0)164 29 1191
 
Internship Global It Service Catalogue
Beschrijving: Department Mission IT Deliver sustainable value through reliable and cost effective technology solutions enabled by a best in class IT organization that partners with the business and contributes to process excellence. IT Roles: Business transformation engine Strategic partner Actively engaging the business Reliable IT services at the right cost The Challenge The assignment is to design and implement a detailed service catalogue starting from the target IT service structure. You will start by refining and validating the global services structure and developing the IT services structure at the most required granular level. You will then define the attributes (i.e. the service overview, service interaction process, service performance management and service charging) of each service and identify the service coverage (i.e. global, regional, country-specific, BU-specific). Next, you will finalize the service catalogue documentation and communicate the new IT catalogue model to all stakeholders and get their feedback. The project will last approximately 6 months, fulltime. You will be based in Sittard. Your Profile We are looking for a Master student in Business Economics or International Management, or a related field, preferably majoring in Finance. You have proven strong analytical, conceptual and communication skills. Furthermore you are pro-active, self managing, accurate and pleasant to work with. The company language is English. It is a fulltime internship for half a year, starting April 1st, 2011. Further Information For more information, you can contact: Ingrid Rhoen, IT Controller Europe Phone: +31 46 7222706 Sharing our futures in leadership SABIC is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of chemicals, fertilizers, plastics and metals. We supply these materials to other companies, who use them to make products on which the world has come to depend. We are the largest and most reliably profitable public company in the Middle East. Our success is the result of our focus on three key areas: investment in local partnerships, outstanding research and technology programs, and an ambitious global growth strategy. And last, but certainly not least, because of our talented employees who have a passion to deliver. In Europe, SABIC employs over 6,000 professionals and is running 6 world-scale production sites and 4 technology & innovation centers. We are present in almost every European country. Major locations within our broad network of innovation, production and marketing are: Teesside (UK), Cartagena (Spain), Gelsenkirchen (Germany), Geleen (Netherlands) Bergen op Zoom (The Netherlands) and Genk (Belgium). Based upon this strong fundament, we are a key producer of olefins, polyolefins, engineering thermoplastics resins, films and sheets in Europe. At SABIC we are pushing the limits further. We are ambitious and striving to become the preferred world leader in chemicals. To achieve this ambition, we strongly invest in our most important asset – our employees. We see it as our task to help you develop a career with us that challenges you in ways that really make you come alive. Make your career happen with SABIC.
 
Internship T&i Polyolefins Reactive Modification
Beschrijving: About Technology & Innovation The Chemistry, Catalysis & Operations (CC&O) department is one of three departments (besides our sister departments Material and Technology Development) located at SABIC’s European Technology Center (STC) in Geleen (NL). We help our European production assets in selecting the right feedstocks and in making the desired products with the right quality and at lowest costs, both for the crackers and polyolefins. CC&O mainly supports production assets in Geleen, Gelsenkirchen (D) and Teesside (UK) in catalyst selection and development and in process improvements through increased understanding of the process chemistry. Additionally, we help in the selection of inhibitors and additives, and in the characterisation of feedstocks for both, olefins and polyolefins production facilities. The Challenge Reactive modification of polyolefins (i. e. polypropylene) in extruders is widely applied. It is a complex interplay between reaction and mixing. If the kinetics of both are not fitting well to each other the targeted product quality will not be reached. We aim for a better understanding of the competing phenomena by means of small-scale experiments. In your study, you will design and build a lab scale set-up for the reactive modification of polyolefins (i. e. polypropylene). Furthermore, you will develop the experimental protocols for modification experiments, and start first experiments. The later course of your assignment will depend on the outcome of these first experiments. If you are interested in a graduation project we can easily expand this assignment by a study on the fundamentals of reaction mechanisms (if you’re a chemist) or reaction and mixing kinetics (for chemical engineers). We can offer this assignment to you as soon as you want, and would appreciate it if you decided to join SABIC as internship student for at least four months, preferably six months. Your Profile You are a student of chemistry or chemical engineering with a preference for preparative lab work, preferably in the third or fourth year. You have understood the basics of organic chemistry and reaction kinetics, and you are interested and skilled in experimental work. We expect that you can work on your own but do not hesitate to interact with your team or other departments whenever it is necessary. The company language is English. Further Information Please contact Christoph Dittrich (intership coordinator T&I/TD, 0031 46 722 3117) or Malissa Martens (internship coordinator HRM, 0031 46 722 2285) if you have further questions. Sharing our futures in leadership SABIC is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of chemicals, fertilizers, plastics and metals. We supply these materials to other companies, who use them to make products on which the world has come to depend. We are the largest and most reliably profitable public company in the Middle East. Our success is the result of our focus on three key areas: investment in local partnerships, outstanding research and technology programs, and an ambitious global growth strategy. And last, but certainly not least, because of our talented employees who have a passion to deliver. In Europe, SABIC employs over 6,000 professionals and is running 6 world-scale production sites and 4 technology & innovation centers. We are present in almost every European country. Major locations within our broad network of innovation, production and marketing are: Teesside (UK), Cartagena (Spain), Gelsenkirchen (Germany), Geleen (Netherlands) Bergen op Zoom (The Netherlands) and Genk (Belgium). Based upon this strong fundament, we are a key producer of olefins, polyolefins, engineering thermoplastics resins, films and sheets in Europe. At SABIC we are pushing the limits further. We are ambitious and striving to become the preferred world leader in chemicals. To achieve this ambition, we strongly invest in our most important asset – our employees. We see it as our task to help you develop a career with us that challenges you in ways that really make you come alive. Make your career happen with SABIC.