A common problem in refineries and petrochemical facilities worldwide is the drop in heat exchanger efficiency in between turnarounds. Operators traditionally must make the difficult decision to run at low efficiency or stop production to clean the heat exchangers. Sage Chemical Cleaning Solutions and Decontamination offers an alternative approach to keep the processing unit online and operating efficiently.

Sage Chemical Cleaning Solutions and Decontamination’s Entry Safe™ Heavy Oil Penetrator (H.O.P.) fluidizes/dissolves hydrogen-deficient hydrocarbon deposits, such as those found in heat exchangers. Our team can either segment larger or smaller exchanger groups that can be temporarily bypassed during normal operations or clean the entire train together. An LCO or diesel circulation is performed with the added chemistry (Entry Safe ™ H.O.P.), then circulated for up to eight hours (based on pre-engineered planning and testing). The exchangers can then go back into service without the need for mechanical cleaning.

Normal results from this treatment have shown between 70-80% regained heat efficiency. Additionally, our experts can put a preventative cleaning schedule together for your location. The cleaning schedule can help to avoid a full unit slowdown or shutdown until the actual planned turnaround event is scheduled.

Contact a Sage Chemical Cleaning Solutions and Decontamination expert today! To learn more, please call (833)SAGECLN (833)724-3256 or email us at info@sageccs.com.