How it works

Sludge Accumulation

• Oil storage tanks are used all over the world in refineries, terminals and tank farms for storing oil products.
• Tanks are subjected to periodical inspection maintenance and cleaning operations due to sludge accumulation.
• Sludge accumulates due to slow sedimentation of high gravity petroleum products.

This leads to numerous problems in the management of the depots including:

• Loss of operational capacity
• Loss of working time
• Acceleration of corrosion in the storage tanks.

Traditional Approach

Traditional cleaning systems are based on the manual removal of sludge. This entails many challenges during execution involving:

• High Health and Safety risks.
• High volumes of waste to be disposed of.
• Prolonged tank shutdown time.

Innovative Approach

Concept : Sludge is valuable Our system allows to recover up to 95% of the hydrocarbons present in the sludge while minimizing the volume of final waste to be sent for disposal.

• Hydro-mechanic rotating modules
• Tailored engineering process
• Chemical compounds (Paraffin dispersant/surfactant)
• Energy & heat where necessary