CASE STUDY

SALINE WATER CONVERSION CORPORATION (SWCC)

SAUDI ARABIA

SALINE WATER CONVERSION CORPORATION (SWCC)

605 T/Hr boiler firing Heavy Fuel Oil
Problem

Slagging on the furnace wall tubes and fouling on the superheater and economiser causing poor boiler efficiency resulting in high CO2 emissions.

After Therma-Chem Treatment

Slagging and fouling was removed from all parts of the boiler resulting in boiler efficiency improving by 6-8%. Furthermore, it was determined that if SWCC continued to use Therma-Chem’s FS12 it would reduce CO2 emissions by 340,701 tonnes per year.

UNFCCC CDM Approval

As a result of this trial, Therma-Chem’s technology was approved by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change as an approved methodology for Clean Development Mechanism projects. Therma-Chem’s approval for use as a CDM methodology can be found on the UNFCCC website: https://cdm.unfccc.int/methodologies/PAmethodologies/pnm/byref/NM0363

Before Injection
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After Injection
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Vacuum Tar Residue
and Fuel Gas Fired Boiler

Japan

High flue gas temperatures
and APH corrosion

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HFO Fired Boiler

Saudi Arabia

Poor boiler efficiency and high
CO2 emissions

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Coal Fired Boiler

Romania

Loss of boiler efficiency and
high CO2 emissions

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Gas and HFO
Fired Boilers

Egypt

Efficiency loss due to fouling on
superheaters and economiser

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Expander in FCC Unit

South Korea

Catalyst deposits on rotating
blades causing severe vibration

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Shipping – LNG Tanker

Malaysia

Heavy deposits on combustion
and radiant sections of boilers
as well as back-end corrosion

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Process Heater

Belgium

Heater temperature limited
due to fireside conditions

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Process Heater

Singapore

Radiant temperature and
heater duty limited by fouling

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Gas Fired Reformer

UK

Unsustainable flue gas
temperature increase
due to fouling