Desalting

Refiners need greater operation flexibility to support the many opportunity and difficult-to-process crudes that are most affordable in today’s market. With all of the issues impacting operating costs and refinery profitability, the last thing you need is a crude unit desalter bottleneck. Instead, you need advanced technology to ensure stable operations and improved performance with any feed.

Heavy crudes present challenges:

• Crude conductivity that is orders of magnitude higher than typical refinery crude blends
• Small micron particulates and high solids loads
• Crystalline salt

• Substantial asphaltene precipitation

Dual Frequency® technology brings the strongest electrostatic field available in the industry to battle the toughest heavy crudes and refinery blends. DF technology can preserve the electrostatic field, even in the presence of high conductivity, to maintain strong coalescence. The improved flexibility and control, even in unstable and upset conditions, is made possible with the patented Load Responsive Controller (LRC®). With the improved mixing you can even effectively manage crystalline salts to protect your downstream equipment.

Get a handle on your crude desalting with advanced NATCO technologies:

• Improved electrostatic performance to reduce the use of chemicals and lower your operating costs
• Stable, predictable operations with changing crude blends
• Lowest risk of desalter upsets with the strongest electrostatic field available in the industry
• Protect your downstream equipment with better salt removal

• Improved brine effluent quality — prevent upsets to your wastewater system

Other premier NATCO desalting technologies include: Dual Polarity®, Electro-Dynamic® Desalter, and TriVolt™ or TriVolt Max™.

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