Hydrocarbon Processing - Case Studies

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ATOFINA Italia Uses Zimpro® Wet Air Oxidation to Treat MMA Waste Stream

ATOFINA Italia's methyl methacrylate production facility in Rho, Italy, needed to treat blow down from an ammonium sulfate crystallizer. After a thorough investigation of available treatments, wet air oxidation by Siemens Water Technologies was chosen to treat the crystallizer blowdown stream.

Boiler Feed Water Treatment Facility Optimized For A Kentucky Refinery

A refinery in Kentucky was experiencing difficulties with the quality and quantity of water from their existing water treatment system.

Brazilian Refiner Uses Zimpro® Wet Air Oxidation to Treat Caustic From Gasoline Sweetening Processes

Refinaria de Petroleos de Manguinhos (RPDM) is a producer of liquid fuels located near residential areas within Rio de Janeiro. RPDM needed to dispose of spent caustic generated from its gasoline sweetening, gasoline and LPG prewashing, and from gasoline and LPG mercaptans extractions.

Chemical Plant Approaches Zero Discharge

A Gulf Coast chemical plant was faced with an unreliable demineralizer system to meet a proposed expansion of boiler feedwater requirements. In addition, the plant had a wastewater goal of zero liquid discharge.

Chinese Petroleum Corporation Turns to Zimpro® Wet Air Oxidation to Treat Spent Caustic

Chinese Petroleum Corporation (CPC) in Taiwan, People's Republic of China, needed to treat spent caustic liquor from different sources at various refineries. They chose the Zimpro wet air oxidation system.

Chlorine Dioxide Improves Operating Efficiency in Process-Contaminated Tower

A processing unit in this petrochemical plant utilized a cross flow cooling tower with conventional wood slat fill, and a recirculation rate of 45,000 gallons per minute for process cooling.

Emergency Mobile Clarification Trailers Keep Midwest Refinery Up and Running

Timing is everything when it comes to a scheduled plant outage. But sometimes even the best plans are derailed when a piece of water treatment equipment fails. That's what happened at a Midwest refinery when its conventional clarification system broke down before the plant's scheduled shutdown.

Formosa Petrochemical Co. Relies on Innovative Technology for Spent Caustic Treatment

Located in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, Formosa Petrochemical (FPCC) refines crude oil, sells refined petroleum products, and produces and sells olefins (including ethylene, propylene, butadiene and BTX) from its naphtha cracking operations. The company also sells electricity, steam and other products generated from its co-generation power plants. To satisfy environmental initiatives, Formosa is using Zimpro wet air oxidation to treat ethylene spent caustic.

High-Purity Water Treatment System Saves Refinery $160,000 Per Month

A West Coast refinery was experiencing a variety of problems with their aging water treatment system. With a high-purity waster treatment system, the refinery saved over $160,000 per month, while improving waterside cleanliness and boiler operation.

Installation of OMNIFLO® SBR at Tank Terminal

International-Matex Tank Terminal in Louisana installs OMNIFLO® SBR for treatment of vegetable oil residue

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