Black Powder Contamination
Black powder is the industry term for the abrasive, reactive contamination present in all hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon derivatives. Black Powder precipitates from erosion, chemical corrosion and bacterial corrosion of carbon steel pipeline walls and components.
Company
Black Powder Solutions (BPS) is a Canadian company that designs and manufactures patented magnetic separator systems as an inline, full-flow solution to removing Black Powder™ contamination from hydrocarbon fluids and gases, refined products, petrochemicals and water.
Technology
These systems are the sustainable alternative to conventional filtration; they protect processes and equipment from breakdown or failure at all stages of the hydrocarbon value chain because they effectively > 1 micron sized particulate which is detrimental to process system reliability.
Targa Resources Loading Line Application
Black Powder Contamination plugging off traditional basket strainer filters during loading. Small quantities of large particulate saturated the basket screens and plugged off flow. The incoming dock filters would allow the Black Powder to enter the facility, impeding loading and creating costly downtime and demurrage penalties.
