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[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_single_image source=”featured_image” img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Cost-Effective Solution<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our client operated a refinery on the USGC.\u00a0 The primary focus was to produce jet fuel from local crude oils.\u00a0 Other than jet fuel and high sulfur diesel, the other products were unfinished.\u00a0 With new regulations mandating ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD), the finished diesel product would now become an unfinished product at an economic disadvantage. \u00a0Polaris was engaged to recommend a cost-effective solution to upgrade the unfinished diesel product and provide an EPC proposal to execute that work.<\/p>\n

Synergistic Opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n

Polaris evaluated the refinery and discovered several synergistic opportunities.\u00a0 A diesel hydrotreater was recommended to produce ULSD.\u00a0 Since the refinery made unfinished naphtha, Polaris recommended a naphtha hydrotreater and semi-regenerative reformer to A) make finished gasoline and\/or high-octane blend stocks and B) produce hydrogen for use on the ULSD hydrotreater.\u00a0 In addition, Polaris recommended process units to recover LPG generated from the reformer and the hydrotreaters.\u00a0 The rest of the gas would be directed to the refinery fuel gas system, completely backing out purchased natural gas.\u00a0 The gas generated would provide more fuel gas than the refinery could consume, so a boiler and steam-turbine generator was also recommended.\u00a0 Polaris recommended \u201copen art\u201d technology to save the client from paying royalties and to allow Polaris to design the process units in house.<\/p>\n

Safe Installation and Successful Operations<\/strong><\/p>\n

The resulting EPC project was engineered, fabricated and safely installed by the Polaris team.\u00a0 The units have been operating successfully per design for over 15 years.\u00a0 The client was able to maintain his finished jet production and diesel production as ULSD and produce a valuable high-octane blend-stock.\u00a0 LPG, which had been burned in the fuel gas system, was recovered and marketed.\u00a0 Natural gas purchases were backed out of the fuel gas system and purchased electrical energy from the utility was backed out and, occasionally, reversed as power sales to the utility.\u00a0 The natural gas import and utility power import\/export act as a \u201cfly-wheel\u201d during unit startup and other special operations to balance the fuel gas system.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text]<\/i> Scope of Work<\/strong><\/p>\n

EPC<\/p>\n

<\/i> Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n

2006-2007<\/p>\n

<\/i> Market<\/strong><\/p>\n

Refining<\/p>\n

<\/i> Location<\/strong><\/p>\n

USGC, TX[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_single_image source=”featured_image” img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Cost-Effective Solution Our client operated a refinery on the USGC.\u00a0 The primary focus was to produce jet fuel from local crude oils.\u00a0 Other than jet fuel and high sulfur diesel, the other products were unfinished.\u00a0 With new regulations mandating ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD), the finished diesel product would now become an unfinished […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1035,"menu_order":2,"template":"","class_list":["post-1034","project","type-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/polarisepc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/1034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/polarisepc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/polarisepc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/project"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/polarisepc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/polarisepc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}