Hydrotreators or HDS (Hydrodesulfurization) units remove sulfur from products of distillation like Naphtha, Diesel, and Gas Oils. This “sweetening” process reduces SO2 emissions when the product is burned, and protects the catalysts used in down-stream units (Reformers). Regulations are ever tightening on this process:
- Feed is mixed with Hydrogen, heated to 300-400 degrees Celsius and pressurized up to 1900 psi.
- This mixture is sent to a reactor containing a fixed bed of catalyst (typically alumina based impregnated with cobalt and molybdenum)
- The chemistry: C2H5SH + H2
C2H6 + H2S
- Now the Sulfur can be removed
TechStar Analyzer Solutions can assist your Hydrotreators with:
- Monitor the impurities in the HydrogenRecycle Stream
- Minimize the C3 and lighter components in the product stream
- Combustion Flue Gas Analysis for Safety, Efficiency, Throughput and Emissions Control
- Process safety, Monitor O2 to maintain below 8%
- Corrosion Protection
SOLUTIONS:
PROCESS GAS CHROMATOGRAPH
Over the past 60 years, GC products from Yokogawa have continued to evolve to meet the ever-changing needs of the process industry. Engineered with reliable electronics and intelligently designed columns & valves, the GC8000 improves ease of maintenance while reducing operating costs.
TUNABLE DIODE LASER SPECTROMETERS
Tunable Diode Laser Spectrometers (TDLS) are laser-based gas analyzers that provide real-time optical analysis. TDLS technology offers measurements for process gas, flue gas, impurity analysis, custody transfer and safety, with in-situ and extractive methods supported.
With experience in some of the most complex refineries in the country, there is not much that Don Wyatt, TechStar’s Analyzer Specialist, hasn’t seen. Questions? Pain Points? Complete the form below to discuss your specific process with Don!