GAT Liquid Yield Increase Technology
Increase Liquid Yield in Thermal Conversion Units
New GAT Liquid Yield Increase Techonogly from Cestoil Chemical increases thermal conversion unit profitability by significantly increase the liquid yield and reducing heater tube fouling rates.
GAT technology is a multi-component fouling control solution that effectively interrupts the key fouling mechanisms identified for specific crude oil residual heater operations and feedstock characteristics.
MILESTONE Technology Benefits
Recent applications of GAT technology in delayed cokers have significantly extended heater run lengths and increased unit throughputs, while reducing the frequency and cost of coil decoking procedures.
By controlling heater fouling rates, customized GAT technology programs can significantly improve refinery profitability by:
- Increasing Liquid Yield of Plant significantly
- Increasing thermal conversion unit throughput where unit capacity is heater limited
- Allowing unit to maintain maximum conversion, where heater outlet temperatures are reduced to maintain target throughput during a run
- Allowing upstream crude units to process higher rates of lower cost heavy crude oils
- Reducing coil de-coking costs
- Reducing heater fuel consumption
Economic benefits provided through application of GAT technology are calculated and tracked using a proprietary Cestoil Chemical heater fouling economic analysis tool.
A Unique Approach to Heater Fouling Control
Beside increasing Liquid Yields, GAT additives developed by Cestoil Chemical technologists can also control heater fouling due to:
- Thermal degradation of oils
- Asphaltene destabilization
- Catalytic effects of feed metals and equipment surfaces
- Precipitation of organic and inorganic solids
These additives have been proven effective in commercial applications in thermal conversion units worldwide.
Customized GAT fouling control additive solutions are developed using proprietary feedstock characterization and additive selection and dosage testing protocols.
Cestoil Chemical Served the downstream industry for many years, we provide chemicals and technical support to enhance plant processes, improve productivity, manage water treatment and resolve environmental issues
