Chemical Cleaning & Steam/Air Blowing services

INDEX

A Introduction
B Activities
B1 New Plant Precommissioning Chemical Cleaning
B2 Maintenance Chemical Cleaning
B3 Air & Steam Blowing
B4 Decontamination
B5 Pigging and Drying
B6 Hydrotest and Preservation
B7 Water & Oil Flushing
B8 Engineering

C International References
 A. Introduction/ Solarca Group Presentation
Spain
France
UK
Portugal
Italy
USA
Morocco
Singapore
Malaysia
Qatar

Solarca Group Experience Objectives

• 30 years of Experience
• Specialists in Chemical Cleaning,
Decontamination, Steam
Blowing, Air Blowing, Pigging ,
Line Drying.
• Excellent Safety Track Record.
Spain, Algeria, Romania, Latvia,
France, Portugal, Italy, Saudi Arabia,
UK, Greece, Ireland, Qatar, USA,
Denmark, Russia, Egypt, Lithuania,
Holland, Indonesia, India, Thailand,
China, etc.
• Great Efficiency in our procedures based on
Experience and know how .
• Shutdown chemical cleaning time minimization
• Successful result guaranteed
• Very demanding safety standards
 A. Introduction / Facilities and Equipment

Our Headquarters

Our Facilities:

• Offices.

• Workshop.

• Laboratory.
Singapore
Office & Workshop

Headquarters
La Selva del Camp
Barcelona - Spain
A. Introduction / Facilities and Equipement

Our Singapore Facilities

Our Facilities:

• Offices.

• Workshop.

• Laboratory.
A. Introduction / Facilities and Equipment

Our Laboratory

Our Facilities:

• Offices.

• Workshop.

• Laboratory.

Specialists in Chemical Cleaning Procedures,

Research and optimization :
- Chemical Cleaning Procedures Optimization
- Corrosion Monitoring.
- Fluid Dynamics Studies.
- Chemical Treatment Development.
- Solubility Tests and solution formulation for
Cleaning of Fouling Deposits.
 A. Introduction / Facilities and Equipment

Our Equipment

•Electrical Centrifugal Pumps (pumps from 20m3/h to 1.500 m3/h)

•High pressure pumps (up to 500 bars)
•ATEX Pump Skids max. 250m3/h
•Oil flushing pumps
•Oil & water flushing skids filtration
•Headers and Manifolds up to 20’’
•Steam Blowing Silencers, Quenchers and Target Insertion Equipment
•Air Blowing Silencers and Target Insertion Equipment
 INDEX

A Introduction
B Activities
B1 New Plant Precommissioning Chemical Cleaning
B2 Maintenance Chemical Cleaning
B3 Air & Steam Blowing
B4 Decontamination
B5 Pigging and Drying
B6 Hydrotest and Preservation
B7 Water & Oil Flushing
B8 Engineering

C International References
B1. Activities / New Plant Precommissioning Chemical Cleaning

Chemical Cleaning

Goals
• Removal foreign debris accumulated during
Construction Process
• Removal of Grease, Rust from internal surfaces
• Passivation of Internal Surfaces
=>Minimization of start-up times

Methodologies
• One Phase Cleaning (Citric Acid Based)
• Multiple stages cleaning (Degreasing, Pickling & Passivation)

Chemical Cleaning Project.

• Full auxiliary equipment Chemical Cleaning Scope of Supply.
• Optimization of the Chemical Cleaning Procedures
• Minimization of Waste Generation and Water consumption
• Waste Management and Disposal
B2. Activities/ Maintenance Chemical Cleaning

Chemical Cleaning
AFTER
BEFORE

Goals
•Thermal Exchange Recovery.
• Corrosion Deposits Removal.
• Fouling Deposit Removal.
•Equipment Neutralisation of solution remains
(pH, ions)

=> Recover Equipment Performance

How
• Chemical Cleaning Solution
o Circulation.
o Immersion.

• Solution Jetting
o Internal Hydrojetting (pipes)
o Robotized High pressure cleaning (HeatExchanger)
B2. Activités/ Maintenance Chemical Cleaning

Chemical Passivation

Goals
• Formation of a protective Layer onto the
metal surface.
• Corrosion Protection.
• Avoid Pop Corn Polymer formation on
Butadiene units.

=>Protect Equipment Internal Surfaces

from Corrosion

How
• Chemical Cleaning Solutions
• Circulation (Soaking/Flood immersion)
B3. Activities / Air & Steam Blowing

Air & Steam Blowing

Why?

Air/Steam Blow
Remove Contamination
• Steam lines
• Prevent Damage
• Rotary Equipment
• Plant Equipment

Using
• Mass Flow
• Pressure
• Temperature
• Fluidizing Potential

2
m ·v
D F = B2 B > 1.2
m V ·v V
 m= mass flow rate
 v= steam specific volume
B3. Activities / Air & Steam Blowing

Air & Steam Blowing

Technologies
• Air Blowing.
• Continuous Steam Blowing.
• Shock Blowing.
• Steam Blow to condenser
B4. Activities/ Decontamination

Shutdown Decontamination Activities

Objectives Before After

• Shutdown Planning
• Shutdown Minimisation Time
• VOC Removal and Components (Benzene,
Toluene, Butadiene)
• H2S Removal and Pyrophoric Compounds

=> Obtain“Gas Free” Conditions

Methods:
• Steam Phase Decontamination
• Liquid Phase Decontamination.
• Steam/Liquid Method.

=>Chemical Injection and Cleaning

Monitoring

Organic
Phase:
1,5cm:25%
Water
Phase:
4,5cm: 75%
 B5. Activities / Pigging and Drying

Pigging and Unit Drying

Goals
• Removal of remaining Water.
• Achieve a specific Due Point.
• Protect Equipment Surfaces from Corrosion.

⇒ Removal of all traces of water from

Process equipment and systems before start-up

How
• Foam Pig Launching
• Dry Air Blowing
• Continuous Dry Air Blowing
• Nitrogen Blowing
B6. Activities / Hydrotest and Preservation

Equipment Preservation

Dry Preservation:
• Dry Air and Nitrogen Blowing
• Nitrogen Pressure > Atmospheric Pressure.
• Oxygen contend less than 8%

Wet Preservation:
• Chemicals:
Oxygen Scavenger, Corrosion Inhibitor and pH

Hydrotesting

Hydrotesting:
• Medium and High Pressure tests.
• Hot Hydrotest for steam parts boilers.

Pneumatic Pressure test:

• Oil Free and Dry Air.
• Safety Distance Calculation.
B7. Activities / Water & Oil Flushing

Water and Oil Flushing

Goals
• Removal of Solid Particles:
• Hydraulic Systems.
• Lube Oil Systems.
• Fuel Systems.

How?
• High Velocity Flushing with on-line Filtration.
• Heating Flushing.
• On-line Particle Counting.

LUBE OIL FLUSHING BASED ON ISO 4406 OU NAS

B8. Activities/ Engineering

Engineering

CHEMICAL CLEANINGS
• Methods Statement & Risk Assessment
• Pipe Routing
• P&Ids underlined
• Operational Planning.
• Plan Quality Execution
• MSDS
• Waste Management.
• Analytical Monitoring.

STEAM & AIR BLOWINGS

• Methods Statement & Risk Assessment
• Piperouting design
• P&Ids underlined
• Isometric design
• Stress analysis
• Hydraulic calculations
• Bill of materials
 INDEX

A Introduction
B Activities
B1 New Plant Precommissioning Chemical Cleaning
B2 Maintenance Chemical Cleaning
B3 Air & Steam Blowing
B4 Decontamination
B5 Pigging and Drying
B6 Hydrotest and Preservation
B7 Water & Oil Flushing
B8 Engineering

C International References
C. Singapore / SE Asia references

Plant Owners

Contractors
C. World references

Norway
Sweden
Russia
United
Latvia
Kingdom
Belgium
Ireland Poland
Germany
France Bulgaria
Hungary Georgia
USA Portugal Spain Turkey
Tunisia
Morocco

KSA
Argelia Egypt
México Libya
UAE
Venezuela

Colombia

Brasil
Perú

Chile
South Africa

Argentina

Solarca Over The World

C. World references

Oil & Gas Chemical & Petrochemical

C. World references

Energy Construction