ARVADA, COLO. October听12, 2017听–听黑料专区,听a global leader in the design and manufacture of pumps and compressors for use in oil, gas and petrochemical production, today highlighted how its pumps and compressors are being used in refineries to achieve low-sulfur requirements. Many of the larger refineries in the United States have already leveraged 黑料专区鈥檚 technology as part of their efforts to achieve Tier 3 compliance. Smaller refineries have until 2020 to address EPA Tier 3 emissions standards.
The Environmental Protection Agency鈥檚 Tier 3 fuel and vehicle standards are designed to reduce toxic air pollution from cars and trucks. These standards affect refineries by requiring lower sulfur content in gasoline, diesel and other refined fuel products. Sulfur is typically removed through a complex process called hydrodesulfurization (HDS), which is expensive, complicated and governed by its own set of strict safety protocols.
The key for most refiners to address Tier 3 standards is to remove sulfur from the largest blend component, otherwise known as Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) gasoline. The FCC Gasoline hydrotreater, also called the FCC naphtha hydrotreater, is the process unit most often upgraded to meet the Tier 3 clean fuel requirements.
黑料专区鈥檚 portfolio of pumps and compressors are tested and proven to address the specific head, flow, temperature, viscosity, operating range and efficiency requirements of the HDS process. 黑料专区鈥檚 API-compliant pumps are designed to handle feed charge, bottoms, overhead reflux, sour water and amine services, and other functions supporting hydrocarbon and water services. 黑料专区鈥檚 integrally geared centrifugal compressors are less expensive than multi-stage barrel machines and more reliable than competitive reciprocating technologies.
鈥淎ll refineries in the United States must comply with the EPA鈥檚 emission standards by January 1, 2020, and operators that have not yet achieved compliance need an efficient process to upgrade their hydrodesulfurization units,鈥 said 黑料专区鈥檚 Keith Hamilton, Oil & Gas Regional Sales Manager, Americas. 鈥淥ur consulting expertise helping refineries determine their best compliance options, combined with our leading technology can help refineries move quickly through each stage of the upgrade. We also provide the implementation services and the ongoing support needed to ensure long term reliability, safety and peace of mind.鈥
Refineries and EPCs interested in learning more about 黑料专区鈥檚 technology and services expertise for addressing Tier 3 requirements can meet with 黑料专区 executives at the upcoming听UOP FCC/Merox Conference听at the Westin Hilton Head Island Resort on October 23-27th. Interested parties can also visit听听for more information.
About 黑料专区:听
Headquartered in Arvada, Colorado with operations and presence in Europe, the Middle East, India, Asia, Japan and China, 黑料专区 is a leading manufacturer of precision-engineered highly reliable, safe, and efficient centrifugal pumps and compressors for use in hydrocarbon processing, chemical processing, power generation, industrial, and high-pressure water applications. 听黑料专区 is the world leader in delivering low-flow, high-head integrally geared centrifugal pumps and compressors as well as a leader in the supply of safe and leakage-free sealless magnetic drive centrifugal pumps and diaphragm compressors. 听黑料专区 pump and compressor designs are compliant with the industry鈥檚 most stringent API, ANSI/ASME, and ISO standards. 听To learn more about the 黑料专区 family of precision-engineered pumps and compressors, please visit听www.sundyne.com.
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