Delayed coker low catalyst impact antifoam

Increase profits with optimum foam protection and less contamination

Refinery hydrotreating units use
expensive hydro-desulfurization (HDS)
25
Base case
Trial case

Silicone, ppm

20

31%
Reduction

15

Improve process control.

Specifically designed to reduce silicon
contamination, patented Baker Petrolite
FOAMSTOP 5000 low catalyst impact
(LCI) antifoam controls coke drum
foaming while reducing HDS catalyst
deactivation. Baker Petrolite FOAMSTOP LCI antifoam helps to:

10
5

52%
Reduction

LCGO

50%
Reduction

HCGO
Stream

catalysts that can be easily deactivated

by silicon but the antifoams used in
delayed coking operations are typically
silicon-based. The challenge is to control
foam in the coker, prevent silicon contamination in the hydrotreater, and still
run an efficient and profitable operation.

Naphtha

Fig. 1. Silicon levels per stream.

70
Base case
Trial case

60

Silicone, ppm

50
40

38%
Reduction

30
20
73%
Reduction

10

75%
Reduction

60%
Reduction

0
Naphtha
Drum A

LCGODrum A

HCGODrum A

NaphthaDrum B
Stream

64%
Reduction
88%
Reduction

LCGODrum B

50%
Reduction

HCBODrum B

Average

Control coke drum foam and lowers silicon concentrations in coker distillate streams
Minimize the cost and frequency
of downstream hydrotreater catalyst
replacements
Improve refinery profitability.
Baker Petrolite FOAMSTOP LCI
antifoam quickly knocks down foam in
the drum when the silicone oil is first
injected and controls foam buildup during and after a drum switch.
This innovative coker LCI antifoam
protects your equipment and helps maintain efficient, problem-free operations.
Reduce silicon contamination. More stable than traditional
antifoams, Baker Petrolite FOAMSTOP
LCI antifoam stays in place, lasts longer,
and requires less silicon usage than competitors antifoams. The smaller requirement for silicone provides two benefits:
A reduced likelihood of contaminating liquid products downstream
A longer life for your hydrotreater
catalyst
In a refinery in the US Midwest, silicon carryover was reduced by 64% after
applying Baker Petrolite FOAMSTOP
5000 LCI antifoam.
Eliminate chemical handling
and injection hazards. Baker
Petrolite FOAMSTOP LCI antifoam

Fig. 2. Silicon levels per stream.

is formulated for easy handling with

minimal pumping and injection issues,
and can eliminate the chemical handling and injection hazards found in
some refineries.
In one US Gulf Coast refinery, using
Baker Petrolite FOAMSTOP 5000 LCI
antifoam enabled employees to change
from an open injection system that
exposed them to chemical vapors and
physical harm, to a completely closed
system that eliminated risks and provided more batch consistency.
Because Baker Petrolite FOAMSTOP LCI antifoam is compatible with
traditional antifoam products, conventional antifoam storage, feeding and
control equipment can be used. Existing coker antifoam feeding systems do
not have to be flushed and cleaned prior
to using Baker Petrolite FOAMSTOP
LCI antifoam.
A US West Coast refinery switched
over to Baker Petrolite FOAMSTOP
5000 LCI antifoam without removing the
remaining original antifoam product from
the storage tank. Even with a mixture of
the old and new antifoam, the refinerys
silicon carryover was reduced by 44%.
Call Baker Hughes today to discuss
how Baker Petrolite FOAMSTOP 5000
LCI antifoam can help improve your
refinerys reliability and profitability.
*
FOAMSTOP is a trademark of Baker
Petrolite.

Process heavy crude oils while minimizing

operating cost and risk
Processing low-cost, heavy crudes
with high viscosity, high solids content,
and unstable asphaltenes is extremely
challenging. Heavy crudes often cause
significant problems: uncontrollable
emulsions, oil carryunder, and water and
salt carryover. These problems result in
reduced throughput, wastewater treatment plant upsets, increased fouling and
corrosion, and higher energy costs.
The Baker Petrolite XERIC* heavy
oil program helps you reduce feedstock
costs and improve feedstock flexibility
while maintaining throughput, minimizing operating costs, and improving
environmental compliance. Using the
companys well-established crude oil
management concepts, the XERIC program provides a refinery with a comprehensive system-wide analysis, effective
chemical treatment technologies, and a
broad-based design for mitigating heavy
oil processing problems.
With proven Baker Petrolite chemical products and Baker Hughes desalter
optimization knowledge and expertise,
heavy crude oils become opportunities
to make money rather than opportunities for lost profits.
Increase feedstock flexibility.
With the XERIC heavy oil program,

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your refinery can process a wider variety

of heavy crude oils while decreasing the
problems they cause.
A refinery wanted to increase the
percentage of lower cost Cold Lake
crude in its crude slate, but the resulting levels of oil in the desalter effluent
water prevented them from doing so.
The refinery staff asked Baker Hughes
to conduct an evaluation of a new
XERIC heavy oil demulsifier. The success of the XERIC demulsifier treatment program allowed the refinery to
increase the amount of Cold Lake crude
processed while meeting the operational
targets of the wastewater treatment
plant and complying with regulated
limits on treated water discharges.
Reduce risks. For many years, Baker
Hughes has supplied demulsifier products to the refining industry. According
to Baker Hughes, its latest XERIC chemical technologies have set a new standard
for managing refinery desalter operations
when processing heavy crudes.
A western Canadian crude oil
upgrader processing 100% heavy
Canadian feedstocks used a new Baker
Petrolite XERIC heavy oil demulsifier
to reduce oil losses by 70% while maintaining desalter operational stability

and the desired salt, water, and solids

removal performance.
Maintain refinery reliability.
Stable crude oil desalter operation is a
critical factor for reducing crude unit
fouling and controlling corrosion. Baker
Petrolite XERIC heavy oil programs
ensure optimal desalter performance during heavy crude oil processing campaigns.
A US refiner processing heavy Mexican and Venezuelan crudes experienced
emulsion buildup, high current draw,
water carryover, and oily effluent water.
After a comprehensive refinery-wide
system analysis, Baker Hughes implemented a XERIC heavy oil treatment
program that reduced unit upsets,
reduced energy costs, and improved
overhead system corrosion control.
Predict and control unstable
crude blends. Baker Hughes can tell
refiners before they start processing heavy
crudes what problems to anticipate.
Whether it is difficulty desalting, asphaltene stabilization of desalter emulsions,
or potential wastewater operating challenges, refiners understand the problems
they are facing, and Baker Hughes personnel will be ready to help solve them.
With analytical tools like Baker

Petrolite Field ASIT services,* the company analyzes feedstocks on site to provide fast measurements of crude blend
asphaltene stability. This allows timelier
feedstock segregation and blend optimization decisions, and better management
of XERIC crude oil blending aid chemical applications.
A Gulf Coast refinery changing crude
slates requested a stability study using
the Field ASIT services technology. In
an extremely short time, the onsite Field
ASIT test analyzed 10 crude samples, six
blending aids, three dosages, and five
separate blends. The refinery quickly
determined the most effective blend for
the available feedstock and was able to
control processing, maximize throughput, and minimize desalter upsets and
downstream problems.
If refiners want to increase refinery
profitability and feedstock flexibility by
processing heavy crude oils, but want
to minimize operating risks and costs,
they should call the opportunity crude
experts at Baker Hughes and ask about
the Baker Petrolite XERIC heavy oil
program.
XERIC is a trademark of Baker Petrolite.
Field ASIT services are a trademark of
Baker Petrolite.
*
*

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