Hydrocarbon Process Chemicals
From oil & gas extraction, to petroleum products and
petrochemicals production, we at ImproChem work closely
with our Customers to provide integrated Chemical,
Equipment and Operational solutions to overcome
hydrocarbon processing and environmental compliance
challenges. ImproChem’s
im-PROcess hydrocarbon process
treatment solutions provide processing benefits to
upstream Oil & Gas Field operations; Gas-to-Liquid,
Coal-to-Liquid, Crude Oil Refining and downstream
Petrochemical Process Plants.
Our im-PROcess range of best practice technologies,
world-class services and innovative solutions help
improve plant integrity and reliability, conserve
energy, maximise plant efficiency and boost
profitability. These solutions include Emulsion
Breaking; Desalting; Corrosion Control; Foam Control;
Antifoulants; Metals Passivation; Lube Oil De-waxing;
Microbial Control; Sub-sea Pipeline Scale & Corrosion
Control; Environmental Compliance Programmes; Advanced
Chemical Management, and Real-time Monitoring and
Control Systems.
ImproChem’s im-PROcess
range of hydrocarbon processing solutions helps to
improve plant integrity, operational efficiency and
production capacity by performing the following
functions:
Foam Control
Antifoams are used in petroleum and
petrochemical processes to suppress foam
formation in various unit operations,
thereby improving operational control
and allowing increased unit throughput.
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Corrosion Control
Corrosion inhibitors are used to control
corrosion in hydrocarbon process
streams, thereby protecting the
integrity of plant and equipment.
Corrosion inhibitors work by many
different mechanisms, including acid
neutralisation, protective film
formation, metal passivation and oxygen
removal.
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Desalting Aids
Crude oil entering the refinery contains
water, salts and other contaminants.
Crude oil is desalted to reduce
corrosion and fouling in downstream
processing units, maximise plant
throughput, extend run length and reduce
heating energy costs. Desalting
chemicals can make the removal of crude
oil contaminants easier and more
complete, thereby improving plant
integrity, capacity and operational
efficiency.
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Emulsion Breaking
Emulsion breakers and solids wetting
agents are used to aid in the removal of
suspended solids and/or emulsified water
from crude oil (dewatering and desalting
processes) and other petroleum and
petrochemical process streams.
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Fouling Control
Fouling is the formation of deposits in
process equipment which impedes the
transfer of heat, increases the
resistance to fluid flow and may lead to
under-deposit corrosion. Anti-foulant
chemicals are added to the process
stream to help reduce the build up of
insulating deposits on heat exchangers
and furnaces, thereby improving heat
transfer, conserving energy, protecting
system integrity and providing a
favourable return on investment.
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Passivation
Passivation chemicals are used to
deactivate competitive catalysts and
unwanted side-reactions in fluid
catalytic cracking units. For example,
Nickel and Vanadium are the most common
metal contaminants which compete with
the FCC catalyst to react with the
hydrocarbon feed. As they contact feed
hydrocarbon, the metals cause production
of excessive hydrogen and contaminant
coke, at the expense of liquid product
yields.
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Lube De-waxing Aids
Lube de-waxing aids are wax crystal
modifiers designed to affect the
structure of the wax crystal formed in a
refinery de-waxing unit. De-waxing aids
convert normally poor filtering wax
crystals into more desirable shapes that
filter easier for improved oil/wax
separation
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Microbial control
Microbial contamination is controlled
through the use of biocides and single
function bio-dispersants in hydrocarbon
process streams
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Scale Removal Programmes
ImproChem specializes in advanced scale
removal programmes and associated
services for sub-sea gas and oil
extraction pipelines
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