Johnson Matthey licensed processes

A portfolio of advanced process technologies for global markets. Johnson Matthey (JM) develops and licenses proprietary process technologies. We also offer collaborating companies an extensive range of technology development, process design and engineering skill. For over thirty years JM has been engaged in innovative DAVY™ licensing development. Our comprehensive expertise of catalysis and reaction engineering has been tailored to the production of a wide range of chemicals ...

Maximize reliability in grassroots crude units

Crude unit operators are far too familiar with a long list of crude unit reliability problems including fouling in heat exchangers and fired heaters, poor desalting, corrosion of piping and equipment, and coking in the vacuum column wash zone. Many millions of dollars have been spent fighting these problems, yet they continue to force unplanned shutdowns with depressing regularity. Revamps must address reliability issues, but project scope is hindered by the limitations of existing ...

Nu-Xsmart Reformer℠

Creating ultra-low carbon Teal Hydrogen™ in a scalable, modular and compact electrified reformer. Electrified to Eliminate Combustion Emissions - The Nu-X electrified Smart Methane Reforming (Nu-X SMR) technology eliminates combustionin the reformer, avoiding and reducing associated harmful emissions such as CO2 andcriteria air pollutants (NOx, SOx + uncombusted fuel) up to 90% versus conventional H2production. The use of electricity reduces natural gas, biogas or methanol feedstock ...

Opportunity or Annoyance?

Price differentials between conventional and opportunity crudes compel refiners to process increasing percentages of lower valued opportunity crude. However, as many refiners have learned the hard way, opportunity crudes are tied to unique processing challenges. Furthermore, existing crude unit configurations may limit high profit opportunity crude to a disappointingly small proportion of the total unit blend. Processing a changing slate of opportunity crudes of varying compositions ...

OPTIMAX® Heat Exchanger

Watlow® has over 40 years of experience designing and manufacturing heat exchangers, and we have the knowledge, experience and expertise required to create optimal heating solutions. Watlow has taken tried and true, critical design criteria and improved it to create a new generation heating technology — the OPTIMAX® heat exchanger. Watlow’s new OPTIMAX technology combines optimal fluid dynamics, efficient heat transfer, low pressure drop and a compact and reliable package ...

OPTIMAX® Heat Exchanger helps achieve a more efficient CAPEX

Watlow has over 40 years of experience designing and manufacturing heat exchangers, and we have the knowledge, experience and expertise required to create optimal heating solutions. Watlow has taken the tried and true, critical design criteria and improved it to create a new generation heating technology – the OPTIMAX® Heat Exchanger. Watlow’s new OPTIMAX technology combines optimal fluid dynamics, efficient heat transfer, low pressure drop and a compact and ...

POWERSAFE™ - Watlow’s medium voltage integrated heater and control system

POWERSAFETM is a fully integrated medium voltage control and heating solution that offers longer heater life, allowing you to confidently replace fossil fuel solutions with a clean electric solution. It also meets the necessary agency requirements to help make your process safe and reliable. Wattage size requirements for electric thermal equipment have been on the rise. This makes medium voltage solutions attractive because they reduce overall installation costs compared to ...

Process Heaters

The term ‘process heater’ is defined as any process plant unit that uses a controlled/monitored flame to heat process gas or liquid streams. Similar units operating at higher temperatures are also used, for example on ethylene production plants, to produce thermal breakdown (‘cracking’) of hydrocarbon process streams — generally referred to as ‘thermal crackers’. Both units are in widespread use on refinery and petrochemical plants and are major consumers of fuel ...

Real-time insights for locating heat exhanger leaks - case study

Tracerco’s chemical leak test tracers offer precise, reliable leak detection specifically engineered for challenging process conditions. Our tracers meet all relevant criteria, selected for their solubility, chemical inertness, thermal stability, and faithful flow with the process medium, ensuring they remain stable and do not precipitate, minimising contamination risks or interference with the process. With the capability to detect leaks as small as 0.5%, Tracerco’s solutions ...

Reliable leak detection technology for challenging heat exchanger process conditions

Tracerco’s chemical leak test tracers offer precise, reliable leak detection specifically engineered for challenging process conditions. Our tracers meet all relevant criteria, selected for their solubility, chemical inertness, thermal stability, and faithful flow with the process medium, ensuring they remain stable and do not precipitate, minimising contamination risks or interference with the process. With the capability to detect leaks as small as 0.5%, Tracerco’s solutions ...

Tracerco Diagnostics™ Distribution and Residence Time Studies

What type of studies does Tracerco provide for reactors and what do they reveal? A Tracerco Diagnostics™ Distribution or Residence Time study provides crucial information to measure reactor performance. They provide valuable information about the residence time and distribution of solids, vapour or liquid at specific operational conditions. Results from the study can assist plant personnel to accurately diagnose integrity problems with internals and determine uniformity of distribution ...

Unrivalled combustion expertise - Superior heat transfer solutions

XRG Technologies is an innovative engineering and procurement firm specializing in fired equipment for the refining, petrochemical, and power markets. We collaborate with our partners to solve complex problems and manage projects from concept to completion. Our staff of industry experts will partner with you and function as your outside engineering support team. We have brought together a team of burner, fired heater, boiler, flare, vapor recovery and thermal oxidizer experts ...

Using chemical tracers to detect leaks in heat exchangers

Tracerco has been at the forefront of the development of online leak detection for the last 65 years. The method allows the detection of leaks as small as 0.5%. However, the demand to measure smaller leaks that affect product quality, has led to extensive research into alternative online methods. Through the development of Tracerco’s specialist chemical tracers, they are detectable in samples at concentrations as low as 1 ppb, meaning that extremely small leaks can be detected. The ...