ExxonMobil
and Hamon Research-Cottrell sign agreement
Posted: 22 March 2003
FAIRFAX, Va. & SOMERVILLE, N.J. — ExxonMobil
Research and Engineering Company (EMRE) and Hamon Research-Cottrell
(HRC) announced the signing of a license and sublicensing agreement
to provide ExxonMobil's Wet Gas Scrubbing (WGS) technology to sublicensees
of HRC.
This announcement follows a recent agreement between EMRE and HRC
for the licensing of THERMAL DeNOx(TM) technology, another ExxonMobil
environmental offering.
ExxonMobil's Wet Gas Scrubbing technology allows refiners to reliably
meet Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit (FCCU) particulate and SOx emission
targets with a well-proven technology.
Wet Gas Scrubbing removes particulates and SO2 by scrubbing them
from the FCCU flue gas stream through contact with a water based
liquid in a venturi system. After separation from the scrubbing
liquid, the clean flue gas is vented to the atmosphere and the liquid
is further processed to dispose of the particulates in an environmentally
acceptable manner.
The Wet Gas Scrubbing system needs a very small onsite plot space
allowing for flexible placement. Wet Gas Scrubbing can be retrofitted
into all full-burn and partial-burn FCCs, even those with first
generation CO boilers and/or those operating at very low flue gas
pressure. ExxonMobil's Wet Gas Scrubbing can be designed to operate
at the lowest pressure drop of any commercial scrubber.
HRC has almost 100 years of experience in providing air pollution
control equipment to a wide range of industries, and has earned
a global leadership position in air pollution control equipment
technology and services.
The ExxonMobil/HRC alliance allows HRC's experience and capabilities
to design and execute air pollution control projects in the refining
industry to be paired with EMRE's technology in a seamless manner.
ExxonMobil has over three decades of experience in the commercial
application of their Wet Gas Scrubbing technology.
The robustness of these units is such that even the early generation
designs continue to perform reliably today. ExxonMobil's operating
experience with Wet Gas Scrubbing has brought improvements in recent
years which have translated to a reduction of capital costs while
maintaining the unit's integrity, top performance and reliability.
EMRE is the research and engineering arm of ExxonMobil, a leading
global oil, natural gas, and petrochemicals company whose subsidiaries
have operations in nearly 200 countries and territories. (BUSINESS
WIRE)
For more information see www.exxonmobil.com/refiningtechnologies.
Hamon Research-Cottrell
Hamon Research-Cottrell is a global leader in air pollution control
technology and services. A member of the worldwide Hamon Group,
which is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, Hamon Research-Cottrell
has almost 100 years experience in providing capital equipment to
a wide range of industries including power generation, petrochemical,
glass, pulp, paper, metals and cement.
For more information see www.hamon.com.
Posted by Richard Price,
Editor Pipeline Magazine
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