Oil Refinery Chemical Cleaning, Why JPX over the competitors?

Why JPX over the competitors?

JPX provides superior performance in these areas:

JPX will emulsify more oil and carry it out of the equipment.  Testing by major US oil companies verifies this. 

JPX will rinse off the surface of equipment and leave no sticky film like some competitors.

JPX will permit separation of the emulsion into oil and water phases within a shift which permits oil recovery and water disposal to effluent systems in a very timely manner.

JPX is applied in the majority of applications by vapor phase system injection.  This eliminates the need for dozens of contractors as used by the competition.  We can apply the product with two people or train your local contractors or operators to handle all phases of application, rinse and recovery.

Our fifteen years of experience with the application of JPX allows us to quickly propose the most effective procedures whether it be vapor phase or circulation for vessel, exchanger or desalter cleanouts.

We work with operations to mark up drawings for injection points, circulations, vent and drain points.  We will provide simple procedures that will be seamlessly integrated into the shutdown process.

Our cost proposals will include technical and applications support with labor as required.  We are very confident that your cost will be much lower than our competitors and your results will be better by utilizing JPX.

For more information, free product sample, and consultation visit JPX decontamination chemical cleaner page

Oil Refinery Chemical Cleaning with JPX and its Benefits

Why use JPX?

Vapor phase application of JPX saves at least one third of the preparation time for process equipment release to maintenance.  This “Best Practice” results in major cost savings in time and increased equipment cleanliness while minimizing environmental impact.

Whether de-gassing and cleaning an entire process unit or just a single piece of equipment, our high-performance chemistry transforms conventional cleaning and de-odorizing methods into a new source of cost-savings—minimizing mechanical cleaning and optimizing your budget.

Our process reduces plant downtime on turnarounds by three days or more by allowing for the decontamination of the entire unit at once and maintenance crews to enter the equipment faster.

The process reduces routine maintenance costs and enhances productivity and safety by reducing mechanical cleaning time, the associated exposure by maintenance personnel, and the time the equipment is out of service.

JPX is a highly effective vapor phase decontamination product, as it has a high solvency value and in vapor phase it can access surfaces and deposits that cannot be contacted by liquid flow.
JPX chemistry is pumped into the steam source. The steam carries the JPX chemistry throughout the process vessels. The solvent in the product partially vaporizes, dissolving the hydrocarbons as it traverses the vessel. The surfactants in JPX form an emulsion with the hydrocarbons and the condensed steam. This emulsion is then drained from the process vessels as the vessels are steamed.  The lighter hydrocarbons are swept from the vessel to the flare.  After the steam is discontinued the vessel is rinsed to cool down and prepare for entry.


JPX is environmentally safe, biodegradable, and compatible to all metallurgy. It is a water based blend of surface-active chemicals with a highly effective solvent. The surfactants and the solvent in JPX are exceptionally effective in removing heavy-end hydrocarbons such as vacuum residue and asphalt, as well as light end hydrocarbons such as benzene, from the process vessels in refineries and petrochemical plants.

For more information, free product sample and consultation please visit JPX decontamination chemical cleaner page

JPX Fin-Fan Cleaning Video

Here is a video of JPX-F in action!

JPX-F is a specially formulated version of JPX to be used for foaming applications in fin-fan and area maintenance cleaning. It is designed to create copious amounts of foam containing powerful chelating agents. We utilize the HVHC Foamer by Lafferty Equipment in our foaming applications. You can see a demo of the foaming application process here. JPX-F is especially good for removing sticky hydro carbon materials found in refineries. Some of our customers have experienced a 40-degree improvement with an average of about 20 to 30 degrees. By utilizing JPX-F and our innovative cleaning system refineries have enjoyed the following:

• Cleaning of the tube exteriors while not requiring entry into the shrouds
• No damage to tubes by personnel entering the shrouds and walking on the aluminum tubes.
• No damage by improper use of high pressure water, which can bend the aluminum fins.
• Deep cleaning of the interiors of the tube banks that cannot be done with a water wash.
• The effluent rinse is not harmful to the Effluent Treatment Plant or Biodigester.

JPX Vapor Phase Crude Oil Cleaning Test

Below is the link to the test video of JPX

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwrYbVPXlfs

JPX is a powerful water-based and non-hazardous product specially designed to be used in column, exchanger, reboiler and vessel clean up, general maintenance, and turnaround applications in oil refineries. JPX is the most cost effective decontamination cleaner available, outperforming more well-known and expensive products. It has been utilized in countless refinery turnarounds, saving time and money.

JPX has been tested and evaluated by major oil companies. It ranked highest in performance capacity to remove heavy hydrocarbons, JPX was tested against 22 proprietary products, its ability to minimize oil and grease content in separation was also superior. JPX is a formulation of biodegradable components and is compatible with refinery effluent treatment and bio sludge units.

JPX is superior for applications with steam out or vapor phase. It rapidly emulsifies and heavier hydrocarbons for removal with the condensate. While at the same time sweeping the lighter hydrocarbons to the flare or vent system. JPX has a twenty year history of applications in over 100 units with a complete success story.

List of Items needed:

Hot Plate

Beaker 

Plastic Cover

Rubber band

Pipette

Crude Oil

JPX

Beaker 100.85 Empty

Beaker 102.72 With Oil

20 grams of water

0.6 grams of JPX

3% Solution of JPX

Turn heat to a boil, 180 degrees

Put plastic cover on top with some puncture holes to relieve pressure

  

Here we have a beaker that has been coated with crude oil, what we did was coat an empty beaker with a pipette filled with crude oil

Once covered and on the heat plate, you can already see the JPX begin to take action at a 3% solution with oil already coming down.

Within minutes, including the amount of time to heat up the solution just before boiling point, you can see the oil clearing off the sides and being emulsified.

You can see that the vapors alone are able to rid of all the oil, (but with heat higher)

Once actually starting to foam, you can see JPX solution clears the remaining oil from the sides of the beaker as it rises. Leaving a cleaned beaker within 5 minutes of turning the hot plate on and at only a 3% solution.

To handle the solution we pour into a new beaker and let cool, to a point where you can see the oil in a liquid phase. Fully emulsified by JPX it allows it to flow freely in a solution, which means you can easily wash away anything and remove from any containers

Solution will separate into oil and water phases for treatment.

Call us today if you have any questions, or to get a free sample

AQMD-Clean Air Choices Cleaners Certificate!

Jayne Products is proud to continuously offer environmentally friendly cleaners, degreasers and descalers. We have the products to get you Cleaner, Quicker. Greener.

Case Study using Struvite Remover

This a study conducted using Struvite Remover on the outer shell of a centrifuge.

In this study, they wanted to remove the deposits and keep the buildup soft and easy to

remove. 

Using Struvite Remover in a Hudson sprayer daily they were able to keep the centrifuge clean.

10 days, once daily application of Struvite Remover.

Only 3 gallons were used over this entire process, each scrub approximately 15 minutes.

For more information please visit our websites Jayne Products and Struvite Removal.

•Conclusions

–Product is environmentally friendly and safe to handle

–Reduced odors in area

–Only required 15 minute application per day

–Use Struvite Remover daily as a maintenance package to remove struvite.

Above is a day by day comparison for the first four days of use!

Before use of Struvite Remover, and after 10 days of once a day application (3 gallons used).

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Crude Oil Tank Cleaning Procedure

Process, Equipment and Information on general tank cleaning practices.

1. It is in the best interest to recover as much oil as possible without significant solids contamination. This oil can be economically processed as crude unit feed rather than as a slop stream which is usually a refinery bottleneck
2. The crude remaining in the tank is diluted with an available hydrocarbon like diesel, kerosene, or jet fuel and is pumped off until analysis shows that the crude available above the sludge is minimized. This is done in a bath process, and permits maximum economic oil recovery.
3. The next step is to introduce water and JPX into the tank to wash the sludge and float the dispersed oil to the surface for recovery. In order to contact the sludge with wash mix, the sludge must be agitated to facilitate wash penetration. This is accomplished in various ways like: side entry mixers, butter worth type mixers, and rotary nozzles inside man ways or the roof ports. Many different types of rotating nozzles are available to agitate the sludge and allow was mix contact. the number and location of the nozzles as well as flow rates would depend on the tanks access port number and location.
4. The wash sludge mix is pumped from the tank and decanted to recover the oil and settle the sludge
5. If sour odors are present, then an additized version of JPX, JPX-E, can be utilized to eliminate the problem.

Comparison of oily sand cleaned with 4% of JPX

Competitor on Left, JPX on Right

• Pump at flow rate based on nozzles specifications and number
• Method of heating: Steam via exchanger
• Time for de-emulsification: hours
• Disposal: If Refinery has a delayed coker, water and dirt emulsion can be disposed of as quench water to coke drum

Products dosage and application:

1.     Quantity:  2% to 5% JPX in the volume of water utilized.

2.     Dilution ratio: ~25-1 with water.  Do not use sea-water.  Salt will reduce effectiveness of cleaner.

3.     Temperature of injection: Product is effective at room temperature, but it will be increasingly effective at higher temperatures up to 160 F.

4.     Application through spray nozzles: Premix the JPX with water before use.

5.     Removal of Benzene, LEL and H2S: JPX will remove benzene and reduce LEL.  Consider application of JPX-E for sour materials.

For more information or to get a quote please visit our JPX Refinery Decontamination Cleaner page.

How to Clean Fin-Fans while Online and its Benefits

By working at night, alternating fans and utilizing JPX-F from Jayne Products, a heavy duty cleaner, our industrial cleaning customers use a foaming procedure which cleans the fins while the unit continues to run. They have experienced as much as 40-degree improvement but the norm seems to be 25-30 F. The procedure uses a very small amount of liquid and produces copious amounts of foam.

Brief Outline of Procedure

1. Turn off and tag out fin fan motor
2. Block in fin fan inlets, and let cool.
3. Foam each fan shroud enclosure from above and below if possible. Pay particular attention to directing foam to the corners of the shroud to cover fin fan area evenly.
4. Use approximately 25 gallons per shroud. Wait 5-10 minutes then rinse with water spray from above.

Benefits of Online Fin-Fan Cleaning with JPX-F

• Cleaning of the exteriors will not require entry into the shrouds, no need for entry permits.
• No damage to tubes by personnel entering shrouds and walking on aluminum tubes
• No damage by improper use of high-pressure water, which will bend the aluminum fins.
• This system does a deep cleaning of the interiors of the tube banks that cannot be done using hydro-blasting equipment.

To see more information, or get a quote please visit our JPX-F Fin Fan Cleaning page.