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General refinery processes

Saudi Arabian refinery has solved a difficult cooling issue by using Alfa Laval Wet Surface Air coolers for its closed loop cooling water. Open for closed loop cooling - complete solutions from Alfa Laval. How refinery reliability, availability and maintenance is improved by using Alfa Laval Compabloc exchangers. How refinery energy efficiency is maximized and emissions reduced using Alfa Laval Compabloc exchangers.

Crude distillation

Russian refinery has improved reliability in its CDU PHT by replacing the welded plate heat exchangers with Alfa Laval Compabloc exchangers. Petronas has increased uptime and maximized energy efficiency in its CDU PHT by replacing most exchangers with Alfa Laval Compabloc exchangers. Preem has increased gasoil yield and energy efficiency in its CDU by installing one Alfa Laval Compabloc exchanger in the PHT. API Falconara has improved energy efficiency and reduced emissions by recovering energy from CDU OVHD vapour into crude oil preheat. Tamoil has maximized energy recovery from CDU OVHD vapour, at minimal CAPEX and plot space availability. Preem has reduced fuel cost and emissions from its Lysekil refinery using Alfa Laval Compabloc in the CDU PHT. Hengli has cut energy consumption in its grassroot CDU with 30% by using Alfa Laval Compabloc exchangers in the PHT.

Crude oil desalting

US refinery has eliminated fouling problems in desalter effluent cooling by installing Alfa Laval Spiral exchanger. Texan refinery has maximized cooling of its effluent water using an Alfa Laval Wet Surface Air Cooler. How to use Alfa Laval Spiral heat exchangers in desalter effluent services to reduce fouling issues.

Catalytic reforming

US refinery has increased capacity in its catalytic reformer by a record fast upgrade of the Alfa Laval Packinox exchanger. European refinery has optimized the recycle gas flow in its catalytic reformer with Alfa Laval Lifting Controller tool. Unipetrol has improved energy efficiency and long-term reliability in its catalytic reformer using Alfa Laval Packinox exchanger. Japanese refinery has maximized efficiency of its catalytic reforming unit using Alfa Laval Packinox exchanger for 27 years and counting. Valero has cut energy cost and emissions from its refinery using Alfa Laval heat exchanger solutions.

Aromatics

Asian plant has increased capacity in its Sulfolane plant by using Alfa Laval Compabloc as interchangers and reboilers. Asian paraxylene producer has maximized waste heat recovery in its Axens unit by replacing air cooled condensers. Asian paraxylene producer has maximized waste heat recovery in its UOP unit by replacing air cooled condensers. PTTGC has reduced energy consumption in the feed fractionation unit of its aromatic complex. How IRPC uses waste heat from the xylene OVHD vapour to run the Sulfolane stripper reboiler reducing steam consumption. Unipetrol has reduced project CAPEX in its new Toluene production unit.

Renewable fuels production

SunPine has increased capacity and reduced fouling issues in its tall oil biofuels plant.

Catalytic hydrotreatment

How to maximize efficiency in your naphtha hydrotreater using Alfa Laval Compabloc exchangers. US refinery has maximized energy efficiency in its new Naphtha HDT using Alfa Laval Compabloc exchangers as CFE.

Fluid catalytic cracking

Petrobras has solved corrosion problems in its SWS and debottlenecked the FCC OVHD system to increase capacity. Shell has maximized waste heat recovery from its FCC OVHD vapour to minimize CO2 footprint of new grassroot unit. US refinery has cut emissions from its FCC unit, using Alfa Laval Compablocs in the BELCO scrubber and as reboilers in the CANSOLV unit. Total has eliminated cleaning needs in its FCC slurry cooler by installing Alfa Laval Spiral exchanger. Texan gas processor has improved NGL production and reduced operating cost using Alfa Laval Wet Surface Air Coolers in the fractionation process. US refinery has cut emissions from its FCC unit, using Alfa Laval Compablocs in the BELCO scrubber and as reboilers in the CANSOLV unit. Shell has maximized waste heat recovery from its FCC OVHD vapour to minimize CO2 footprint of new grassroot unit.

Lube oil extraction

MRD has maximized efficiency in its spent lube oil extraction process by utilizing Alfa Laval heat exchanger solutions throughout the plant.

Thermal processes

How refinery costs are reduced using Alfa Laval Spiral heat exchangers Visbreaking East European refinery has increased uptime and reduced maintenance cost by minimizing fouling issues in its VBU residue coolers. Bitumen oxidation Scandinavian bitumen refinery has reduced maintenance and inspection needs by installing eleven Alfa Laval Compablocs in its plant.

Sulphur recovery processes

Amine treatment Rosneft has minimized project CAPEX in its Syzran Adip unit by using Alfa Laval Compablocs as condenser and reboilers. US refinery has increased capacity and reduced fouling problems in its Selexol plant used to clean gasified petcoke. How to optimize your reboiler solution using Alfa Laval Compabloc exchangers. Sour water stripping ENI has reduced energy consumption and emissions from its GELA refinery using Alfa Laval heat exchanger solutions.

Carbon capture

Carbon capture with least opex and capex