Battling Corrosion in Refineries With the Power of In-line Analysis
08/02/2011 Mettler Toledo Ltd
Corrosion in refinery operations has been, and still is, the subject of many studies, papers, courses and web forums. Although significant progress in understanding corrosion has been made, it is clear that the problem continues to exist. In fact it is estimated that the global cost of refinery corrosion is $15 billion annually.METTLER TOLEDO's new White Paper investigates the global costs of corrosion, the extent of corrosion problems and the legislative requirements that refineries face.
The problem with petroleum refining is that there are many sources of corrosion. To add to the problem, some of the corrodents might interact and increase or inhibit each other's corrosivity. Also, physical process conditions play a role: so temperature, flow and Reynolds number have to be taken into account too. Of no less importance is the refinery infrastructure itself. Pipes, vessels, welding, instruments, etc. are obviously also part of the equation. Given the number of variables, it then becomes clear that corrosion is a complex problem.
This White Paper covers these issues as well as some of the more typical causes of corrosion in refinery processes including distilling, catalytic cracking, hydrocracking, hydrotreating, coking and sour water treating.
It also discusses some of the new measurement technologies which are helping reduce plant wide corrosion, even in the most challenging refinery sour water environments.
Find out how you can combat corrosion as well as minimise profit loss and maximize production uptime by downloading a complete copy of this White Paper today: www.mt.com/uk-battlingcorrosion-whitepaper
To find out more on METTLER TOLEDO's in-line analytical solutions for the Petrochem industry go to: www.mt.com/pro-refining or call 0116 2357070.
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