Cetamine® G851

Product Presentation
efficiency for industry
AGENDA

• Introduction
• Laboratory Studies
• Case Study
• Benefits of Cetamine® G851
• References
Introduction

Cetamine® G851
CFA-single component product for full plant protection during

Continuous Cycling operation During wet & dry

operation lay-up periods

Power Industry
Introduction
Cetamine® history of product development

Cetamine® V211 Cetamine® G811 Cetamine® G851

High volatile High volatile

Alkalizing Amine
Low volatile
Alkalizing Amine
Alkalizing Amine
Ammonia dosage
necessary additionally
Low volatile
Alkalizing Amine

Cetamine Filming Cetamine Filming Cetamine Filming

Amine Amine Amine

All in one Modular

2013 2015

Different blends Specific demand for

of amines lay-up in PP
 Laboratory Studies

Laboratory
studies

5
Film formation on metal surfaces

Untreated Cetamine® G851

Metal

Protective Film

Molecules in water phase

 Cetamine® G851
Laboratory studies – film stability under acidic conditions

Pre-filmed
with G851

Untreated

Start 2 min 4 min 10 min 20 min

Exposure time

Conditions:
1. Oxygenated demi water
2. 2 mg/L acetic acid
3. pH < 5
4. 80 °C

Carbon steel surfaces well protected also

under acidic conditions
Compatibility with online sensors

Compatibility of Cetamine with SWAN Online-Sensors

Cetamine® FFA product 2 FFA product 3

Conductivity YES X X

pH YES YES X

Sodium YES YES YES

Oxygen YES YES YES

Cetamine® products are compatible with relevant online-sensors used

under these test conditions
Full study was published by SWAN Analytical Instruments:
PowerPlant Chemistry 2012, 14(9) “Impact of Film-Forming Amines on the
Reliability of Online Analytical Instruments”
Case Study
Uniper Power Plant, Connah’s Quay
United Kingdom

• Gas-fired HRSG (Heat Recovery

Steam Generator)
• CCGT (Combined Cycle Gas
Turbine)
• Commissioned in 1996
• Gas turbines / steam turbines
• Supply of electrical power to grid
• No steam or heat export

• Output Electricity: 4 x 345 MW

• Output steam: 4 x 340 t/h
Uniper Power Plant, Connah’s Quay, UK

• Type of boilers: Vertical gas path drum boiler (HRSG)

• Steam pressure: 6, 33, 120 bar
• Steam temperature: 541°C (superheater, reheater), 271 °C LP
• Condensate return: > 95 %
• Type of steam turbine: Condensing
• Condensate polishing: None
• Make-up water: DI water plant by ion exchange
• Deaerator: T = 110°C
• Condenser: Sea water cooled condenser
• Materials: Steel, titanium tube nest
Connah’s Quay Water/Steam Cycle

CO: Condensate
DA: Deaerator
EC: Economiser
PH: Preheater
EV: Evaporator
SH: Superheater
RH: Reheater

LP: Low pressure

IP: Intermediate
pressure
HP: High pressure
Operating Challenges for Preservation

Recent years mode of operation

• Station operating regime varies considerably; between 1 and 4 units
running with daily start-ups and shutdowns
• Maximum stand-by period (ca. 4 weeks)
• Units must remain available with short start-up times

Preservation challenges
• Not possible to protect all plant areas with conventional methods due
to plant design
• Established preservation methods difficult to implement without
compromising start-up times
• Steam turbines routinely not preserved unless more than 2 weeks
stand-by (need to connect dehumidifiers)
Water/Steam Cycle Treatment

Time period History of treatment concepts

Unit 4 & 1
Until 2013 Ammonia (feed water pH 9.4 – 9.6)
NaOH (HP pH 9.2 – 9.4 / IP, LP 9.5 – 9.8)

Unit 4
12.2013 Cetamine® V219 (CFA + neutralizing amine)
Ammonia & caustic same as before

Unit 1
08.2015 Cetamine® G850 (CFA)
Ammonia & caustic same as before

03.2016 All four units changed to treatment concept of unit 1

Comparison of Monitoring Data –
Unit 1 and Unit 4
Contributions to HP/IP Steam Conductivity After Cation Exchange
Treatment Results - HRSG Drums
Unit 4: 12.2014 – 12 months Cetamine® V219

High Pressure Drum Intermediate Pressure Drum

Reduced amount of iron oxide in HP Drum

No organic deposits
Treatment Results - HRSG Drums
Unit 1: 10.2015 – 3 months Cetamine® G850

High Pressure Drum Low Pressure Drum

More iron oxide deposits in HP Drum compared to Unit 4
No organic deposits
Treatment Results –
Unit 4 HP Evaporator Tubes

2012 2015

100 µm 50 µm

Removal of loose deposits after two years treatment with FFA

Possible omission of intended chemical cleaning

Treatment Results - LP Steam Turbines
Stage 5 (final stage)

Unit 4 Unit 1

Clean & hydrophobic surfaces

Conclusions

• New treatment concept with film forming amines evaluated

• CFA could be determined on both water and and steam touched surfaces,
including HP Evaporator, Reheater, LP Steam Turbine cylinders
• Cleaning effect evident in Unit 4 HP Evaporator - removal of loose iron
oxides, but not magnetite layer
• Cetamine® G850 in accordance with steam quality requirements
• Protection of components throughout the water/steam cycle, including areas
that could not be preserved by nitrogen capping or dehumidified air
circulation
• Minimal manpower for preservation compared to nitrogen capping or
dehumidification
BENEFITS OF
CETAMINE® G851
BENEFITS OF CETAMINE® G851
Degassed cationic conductivity
Average degassed cationic conductivity
In accordance to 1,0
international guidelines 0,9
0,8
0,7
0,6

[µS/cm]
0,5
0,4
0,3
VGB, EPRI, IAPWS, etc.
0,2
0,1
0,0
Conventional Cetamine® G851
FFA product
BENEFITS OF CETAMINE® G851
Ecological Evaluation

Low environmental impact according

to 3rd party ecological assessment
BENEFITS OF CETAMINE® G851
Why it is important to have single component Cetamine® product?

• Degassed cationic conductivity below 0,2 µS/cm in accordance to

international guidelines (e. g. VGB)
• Less impact on environment in case of system draining for dry lay-
up
• All guidelines and power plant operators refer to single component
products
• Can be dosed to existing conventional treatment
• Implemented in IAPWS Technical Guidance Document (TGD) on
the “Application of Film Forming Amines in Fossil, Combined
Cycle, and Biomass Power Plants”
• Implemented in VGB Standard on the “Preservation of Power
Plants“
References
Key points

• Cetamine® G851 in accordance with steam quality

requirements
• Complete plant protection due to hydrophobic
protective film
• Significantly lower iron levels in start-up condensate
• Faster restarts after shut-down periods fullfilling unit
availability
• Long lasting film stability under wet and dry
conditions
• Highly felxible treatment concept tolerating flexible
system operation
• No need of dry air or nitrogen
• Significant savings for our customers
Cetamine® G851

In operation

• Uniper Connahs Quay, UK

• Marchwood Power Ltd., UK

• Scottish Power Damhead Creek, UK

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