Wetting Agent as Means to Prevent Water Strip Out and MIC

• Aug 9, 2021

• #2

TugboatEng

Marine/Ocean

Nov 1, 2015

11,842

The next guy down the line may not appreciate the added difficulty of stripping the chemically emulsified water. There are additives that will prevent microbial growth without emulsifying the water. Amerstat 25 from Drew Marine comes to mind.

 

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• Aug 10, 2021

• #3

MJCronin

Mechanical

Apr 9, 2001

5,097

AMERSTAT 25 and MIC are discussed here:

https://pdf4pro.com/cdn/

http://www-bunkerspot-com-volume-10-number-2-189413.pdf

MJCronin
Sr. Process Engineer

 

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• Oct 7, 2021

• #4

BenMacier

Mechanical

Aug 15, 2021

68

What make you believe that some microorganisms initiating MIC do not also come from the oil? especially crude one!

* Finding a solution is great * Knowing how to implement it is fantastic * Believing it is the only one and best is naive ?

 

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• Oct 7, 2021

• #5

TugboatEng

Marine/Ocean

Nov 1, 2015

11,842

Microbes tend to live at the interface if of the oil and water. They eat the oil but can't live in it. Remove the interface and you won't get microbes.

 

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