Chemical Cleaning
In addition to the standard cleaning methods, PNS Chemical Solutions offers a
broad range of chemical cleaning services for the pipeline and process systems.
The chemical cleaning is typically used to remove deposits like scale, corrosion,
waxes, paraffin and asphaltene sediments in pipelines. The use of solvents and/or
surfactant based cleaning chemicals are more effective than the mechanical
cleaning using only pigs.
Chemical cleaning is widely used for
commissioning and de-commissioning of
pipelines and process plants, to increase
productivity (throughput) and efficiency, to
improve inspection results, to maintain the quality
of the product. In pipelines the use of solvents
and/or surfactant based cleaning chemicals are
more effective than the mechanical cleaning using
only pigs.
Typical systems to be chemical cleaned are;
Turbine piping
Product pipelines (incl Oxygen lines)
Oil & Gas pipelines
Process piping
Process Towers (p.e. glycol and Amine)
Heat exchangers
Heat transfer lines.
Products:
The majority of the products used by PNS
Chemical Solutions are environmentally friendly
and biodegradable, this will minimise the cost for
waste disposal.
These products provide a cost effective and easy-
to-use approach to pipeline and system cleaning.
PNS Chemical Solutions is utilizing new chemical
cleaning technologies to improve the cleaning
operations of oil and gas pipelines.
The new products are highly concentrated blends
of biodegradable surfactants and synthetic
solvents capable of wetting and removing the
most tenacious deposits encountered in oil and
gas pipelines.
De-contamination for TAR’s
PNS Chemical Solutions offers a range of
chemicals that can be used for the
decontamination process during the T urn
Arounds.
Turnarounds are expensive in lost production, so
it will always be cost-effective to plan thoroughly,
optimize the scope of work to be done, and
optimize the methods of working. Unit
decontamination, at the start of the turnaround,
forms a major part of the turnaround costs and
total time. Many maintenance tasks cannot even
start until decontamination is complete.
Most current technology in process unit
decontamination is to eliminate the previous
practice of decontamination based on “time
criteria” and rather opt for the “fact based
approach”. In addition, chemical cleaning is more
and more implemented as the main procedure in
the decontamination strategy.
The fact based monitoring approach can help the
user save time and money. It will gain
Reduced turnaround time, form several hours to even days
Improved readiness for maintenance work
Improved safety
Improved environmental performance
