ENV-95-169 WASTE MINIMIZATION AND COMPLIANCE BENEFITS TO BE GAINED FROM A GOOD AMINE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

Description:

Faced with the conflicting goals of reducing costs while meeting tougher environmental regulations, refiners today find that it has never been more important to have an efficient and reliable amine system. Linked directly with so many other refinery unit operations, the amine unit is now more than ever thought of as a “utility”, and it has to be available and capable of meeting rapidly changing demands at all times. To help refiners achieve these goals Union Carbide has developed a new system wide approach to amine treating. This Amine Management Program combines products, technologies, and services, tailored to the specific plant and amine system objectives, and focused on: improving/maintaining refinery reliability attaining zero non-compliance status achieving minimal waste generation providing the lowest total cost