Innovative Technology Meets Processing and Environmental Goals: Flying J Commissions New MSCC and TSS

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The installation of the UOP TSS in a strictly environmental capacity is a departure from the traditional role of the TSS as protection for a power recovery expander. Flying J moved forward with the project recognizing that newly developed technology was being commercialized. The MSCC performance has been very satisfactory and the TSS has succeeded in meeting, and exceeding, EPA requirements for particulate emissions from the MSCC unit. The decreased costs associated with installing the TSS, when compared with other flue gas cleaning technology, and the improved yields from the MSCC have resulted in an improved refinery position of $1.60-$1.70 per barrel of crude charge. The close cooperation between Flying J, the process licensor UOP, and IAG who managed the project, contributed to a cost effective project with a simple payout of 25 months.