Refinery, Australia

• Identified flow reductions of 40 percent, resulting in lower capital expenditures for new WWTP
• Bench study nitrification/denitrification kinetics
• Pilot test liquid/liquid hydrocyclone on desalter water for oil/water separation
• Hydrocarbon loss control

Refinery, Louisiana, United States

• Benzene NESHAP (National Elimination Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants) compliance, identified benzene reductions of approximately 90 percent
• Developed RCRA (Resources Conservation and Recovery Act) impoundment closure plans

Plastics Company

• Determined acrylonitrile and Styrene balance (losses) for SARA (Super Fund Amendments and Reauthorization Act) reporting – 88 percent and 39 percent reduction of calculated losses – minimized VOC (volatile organic compounds) emissions
• Source stream control, recycle and reuse of intermediate wastewater streams
• Determined plant effluent to be 25 percent less than historical value reported to EPA for five  to seven years, leading to lower capital expenditures for filtration plant

Refinery, Ohio, United States

• Source control leading to benzene reductions and compliance at aeration basin of < 0.5 ppm
• Source control of coke fines to minimize hazardous wastes generation
• Developed water recycle and reuse options leading to more than 750 gpm wastewater reduction through source stream reuse
•  WWTP performance evaluation and optimization

Chemical Plant, Belgium

• Existing WWTP near capacity, identified organic load reductions of approximately 45 percent, primarily MeOH

E&P Facilities, Major Alaskan and South American Oilfields

• Pilot test of desanding hydrocyclones at wellheads
• Developed recycle and reuse of sanitary effluent for process uses
• Developed methods for the treatment and disposal of drill fluids and cutting
• Developed zero discharge of liquids at remote exploration and production sites

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