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What is black powder contamination?
Black Powder is abrasive ferrous and non-ferrous contamination present in all
hydrocarbon fluid and gas systems.
Impact of Black Powder on Your Operation
- Significant filter-related costs.
- Damages equipment and increases maintenance expense.
- Causes downtime and lowers operating efficiency.
- Early retirement of capital equipment.
- Lowers hydrocarbon product quality for you and your customers.
Refinery Saves $1.8m
on Desalter Operation
A U.S. Gulf Coast refinery installed a Magnetic Separator upstream of their Pentair filter system which significantly reduced their annual filter change-outs and water disposal costs.
Annual net savings of $1,850,000.
Payback: < 7 days.