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Extracción de contaminantes en unidad de crudo

Procesar petróleo crudo de calidad más baja como el que contiene niveles altos de metales solubles en aceite, contaminantes de metal inorgánicos y aminas de vapor ofrece el potencial de lograr un margen de rentabilidad más alto. Lamentablemente, la presencia de estos contaminantes puede aumentar el riesgo y reducir el beneficio de procesar crudos aprovechables. The RESOLV™ contaminant removal program addresses these challenges and minimizes their impacts.

Procese una variedad más amplia de crudos difíciles

Both a chemical and an operational solution, our RESOLV program includes our newest and most innovative technology to effectively remove contaminates such as calcium, iron, tramp amines and other metals, allowing the refinery to process a wider variety of challenging crude oils.

Nuestras formulaciones químicas exclusivas eliminan estos contaminantes problemáticos y se caracterizan por:

  • Su alta eficiencia de remoción
  • Su alta solubilidad en agua
  • El impacto mínimo para la unidad de destilación de crudo y la planta de tratamiento de agua de desecho


Tramp Amine and Calcium Removal Through Desalter pH Management​

Effective contaminant removal

helps improve operations​

  • Removing tramp amines helps reduce overhead corrosion risks due to amine salting

  • Removing calcium helps reduce fouling downstream of the desalter and catalyst deactivation 

Crude blend flexibility

supports efficient processing

of opportunistic crudes​

  • Helps improve solids wettability and reduce oil under carry

  • Helps improve resolution of water in crude stabilized emulsions

Excellent product properties

help protect refinery assets

  • Chemistry formulated with corrosion inhibitor

  • Low product toxicity and odor

  • Low to minimal risk to WWTP

  • Minimal acid transfer to desalted crude
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Nalco Water’s RESOLV™ Desalter Technology

Crude unit contaminant removal is just one part of Nalco Water's comprehensive desalting management program. Learn more about our primary emulsion breakers, adjunct & overlay emulsion breakers, and crude unit feedstock pretreatment program.