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Caustic tower fouling in ethylene plants
I´m searching about fouling in caustic towers. Acid gases, like CO2 and H2S are removed from the cracked gas in an olefin plant by countercurrent contact and scrubbing with recirculating caustic solutions. Fouling, emulsification anf foaming are the 3 major problems encountered in the caustic...- Leoner
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- Forum: Chemical process engineering
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emulsion breaker
Hello, I'm from Venezuela. I work in an ethylene/propylene plant. I'm studying how to brek an oil/water emulsion in the water process system. Cracked gas goes into a water scrubbing tower, then the water absorbs the heavy and light oil contained in gas process. This stream is sent to an...- Leoner
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