March 30, 2016 – ACtify™ and new reactive chemistry for desalting presented at AIChE

The AIChE Spring Meeting is the year’s key technical conference for practicing chemical engineers and Dorf Ketal will be there. We will be presenting two papers and hosting an exhibit as part of the AIChE-EPC program. Kyle Mankin will be presenting Supercharge Styrene Polymerization Control with Dorf Ketal ACtify^TM Technology on Tuesday during the Aromatics and Polymers II session. ACtify technology significantly increases reaction rate and adds a unique, retarder-like decay characteristic.  In commercial applications, our activated inhibitors have demonstrated reductions in polymer formation ranging from 40-65% in styrene distillation trains previously being treated by ‘industry leading’ inhibitors. 

On the same day, David Comer will be presenting A Solution for the Increasing Amine Cycle in Refinery Operations in Room 343B during the Refinery Margins and Operations session. Improved desalting is a viable technical option to deal with tramp amines from both the incoming crude and the sour water/wash water recycle circuits.   A new desalting adjunct chemistry option is now available that is non-acid and demonstrated as being able to safely and effectively remove amines from the crude in the desalter.