Case Studies
Client: Petrochemical Refinery
Location: Port Arthur, Texas
Project Type: Vapor Control/Tank Degassing – Sludge Processing
Project Description :
Provided mobile vapor control to support the sludge removal from an aboveground storage tank, subsequent on-site sludge processing and the eventual degassing of the target tank. GEM MTS provided mobile vapor combustor technology to the petro-chemical refinery to control vapors from the source tank, centrifuge and mix tanks during the entire term of the project. Over 1-million cubic feet of vapors were processed and mitigated to provide a vapor free-working environment and minimal fugitive emissions to the surrounding area. The portable thermal oxidizer used on this project possessed the thermal capacity sufficient enough to control all vapors emitted from the sludge processing units and transfer equipment.
Permitting: TCEQ
Vapor Source(s): BTEX and other related volatile organic compounds
Equipment Used: 1.5 MBtu/hr MVCU
Cost Benefits: 50% reduction in cost, reduced degas time by at least 4 days compared to competition
Advantage: Proper equipment capacity to match sludge processing operations