CASE er extends impaign in ie INTRODUCTION Dorf Ketal has developed a proprietary technology for fouling control in gasoline rectification section of quench oil tower. The technology has proven to be very effective in improving operation of fouled tower and further controlling polymerization. SYSTEM DESCRIPTION A major naphtha cracking plant, situated in the south of Brazil has a design capacity to produce 450 KTA Ethylene. This plant - Stone-Webster design - consists of ripple trays in their quench oil tower. Furnaces operate at very high severity, producing high naphthalene and styrene content pyrolysis gasoline. reruc Figure 1 Two years after startup, plant encountered sudden increase in pressure drop during furnace change. Reflux rates were decreased. Quench oil viscosity and pyrolysis gasoline end point increased as consequence. A decrease in plant capacity was also noticed. DORF KETAL TREATMENT PROGRAM. After a detailed study of the system, Dorf Ketal recommended DA 2315 and DA 2326 to be injected in gasoline reflux. DA 2315 is a proprietary dispersant injected to remove already formed polymers. DA 2326 is high temperature stable antifoulant applied to terminate the fouling precursors. Comprehensive monitoring program was put in place to ensure that target feed capacity could be achieved. OBTAINED RESULTS The dosing of the chemicals yielded excellent results. Results were as follows :Average 7% increase in liquid feed-rate to plant; average 33% increase in ethane cracking and Reflux /Feed % increaseBy 3% - ex DNAISA Division oF DORF KETALGraph 1 asoline End rome tle PLANT SHUTDOWN Almost a year after treatment was implemented, plant undertook a scheduled shutdown. Picture 1 - Plate # 8 Rectification Section Picture 2- Last One Plate Rectification Section 12 2106 Do Kal Chere (Pot Lik Al eared BSIP id Detailed analysis of the foulant sample was carried out. Foulant analysis has shown the presence of the divinyl benzene, indene and styrene polymers. This helped to ascertain the chemistry of the antifoulant used was most appropriate for termination of these fouling precursors. This olefins producer is using the antifoulant only on the clean system since the start-up without any problems. Please talk t0 your Dorf Ketel representative to know: ‘more about our chemical programs ia ethylene plants ‘at marketkingdorfketal.com fa, ee DNA ts a pivision oF DoRF KETAL No prt CDzeamat ay eeprom oat ny ofa eat, dato rman for any pupoe whoa te eres wt parinon ood Kel Cheneas PL -