PROCESS CHEMICALS

Foaming can influence refinery processes and reduce throughput capacity. Foaming happens in different locations in refineries: crude unit, coker unit, acid gas stripper, or propane de-asphalting unit. Each application requires a different chemical solution. In the coker unit, a higher molecular weight silicon fluid will be more efficient. In a propane de-asphalting unit, a much less MW product functions better.

Our calcium/ iron remover CC827494 is only water soluble, which can minimize the acid content in the crude. Further, its decalcified chelate components are soluble in water and can be separated easily.

Crude pretreatment is crucial for refineries processing opportunity crude. Crude pretreatment additives consist of high-efficiency demulsifiers and wetting aids. It is usually injected into the tank farm at least 24 hours before processing the crude. An efficient crude pretreatment additive can remove more than 60% salt and water from the crude.

Cestoil’s GAT Visbreaker/Coker Liquid Yield Booster has proven to be a very successful additive. The anti-fouling, coking-inhibiting liquid yield booster contains high-temperature resistant surfactants, dispersants, an anti-polymerant, and organic metal salts. It has proven reliable in effectively increasing the liquid yield of Visbreaker/Coker units.

Salt water which is associated with crude oil, is emulsified due to high pressure caused by being trapped within oil. The natural separation process reduces the production efficiency and increases costs. By adding a demulsifier to the crude oil, the water extracting process is accelerated. Our Demulsifier NorthShore CC8290 is an oil -soluble, complex organic compound to improve the efficiency and performance of crude oil desalting equipment.

The frictional pressure between the flow and the pipeline wall can cause energy loss and a large pressure drop through turbulence formation. The long-chain hydrocarbon polymers of a drag reducer absorb turbulent bursts and other energy, improving pump efficiency, saving energy, and increasing the flow rate of the pipeline.

Our antifoulant additive finds is perfect for crude units, vacuum units, and visbreaking units. Antifoulant can prevent asphaltenes from agglomeration and deposition. It can destabilize asphaltenes that have already laid down on the pipeline. Since Cestoil antifoulant inhibits the heaviest fraction of the stream from fouling the pipeline, the process heat transfer efficiency can be well maintained and even improved.

In the process of cracking heavy petroleum fractions to produce light fractions, catalyst is continually added to the FCC unit to replace the deactivated catalyst. To make room for the fresh catalyst, the slurry oil that contains deactivated catalyst and finely divided solids is removed from the FCC unit. Adding slurry settling aids to the slurry oil that contains finely divided solids can accelerate its settling rate and directly increase profitability.

Refiners have been forced to process lower quality 'opportunity crude' to remain profitable. High-temperature corrosion caused by naphthenic acid is a growing concern in refineries. A chemical inhibitor is critical to control naphthenic acid corrosion. Different monitoring methods have proven the effectiveness of Cestoil’s chemical program to control high-temperature corrosion.

Hydrotreating antifoulants are designed to prevent hydrocarbon stream fouling in hydrotreating heat exchange process operation. Cestoil's hydrotreating antifoulants are ashless and oil soluble dispersants, not contain any harmful ingredients to catalysts. They can effectively disperse both inorganic and organic contaminants that are formed or are present in the process stream, and also are powerful dispersant for polymers.
Northshore HP1608 can effectively maintain clean heat exchanger surfaces, reduces downtime and lost production and minimizes energy costs

An innovative solution engineered to counteract the adverse effects of nickel on FCC catalysts. Our antimony-based formula optimizes FCC operations by increasing throughput, reducing catalyst consumption, and enhancing refinery and feedstock flexibility. Experience the remarkable performance benefits provided by Cestoil's nickel passivator for your refinery.

Discover Cestoil's vanadium inhibitor, designed to protect FCC catalysts from vanadium damage. Improve feedstock flexibility and efficiency while reducing operational costs with our advanced solution.

Neutralizers help control crude unit corrosion by reducing the concentration of the most aggressive corrosive species. Use of certain neutralizers result in the formation of higher levels of salt, especially for organic neutralizers. Keeping salts in liquid forms is vital to minimize fouling and corrosion problems. Cestoil’s neutralizing amines are selected to have a lower salt melting point temperature and higher solubility in hydrocarbons.

Our Corrosion Inhibitor CK356C is miscible in water and has no effect on downstream devices. After adding CK356C to the top of the refinery system towers, emulsification can be eliminated by forming a thin and stable film with strong corrosion resistance.