Abstract
Planetec Utility Services Co. Inc. and Energy Concepts Co., in cooperation with the US Department of Energy developed and commissioned a unique waste-heat powered ammonia absorption refrigeration (AAR) plant for LPG recovery at the Denver refinery operated by Ultramar Diamond Shamrock. The environmentally-friendly technology reduces flare emissions and the loss of salable liquid-petroleum products to the fuel-gas system. AAR is applied to the refinery's fuel-gas makeup streams to condense over 180 b/d of salable liquid hydrocarbon products, increasing annual profits by nearly $1 million, while substantially reducing air polluting emissions from the refinery's flare.
Original language | English |
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Pages | 61-65 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Volume | 96 |
No | 20 |
Specialist publication | Oil and Gas Journal |
State | Published - Jan 1 1998 |
Externally published | Yes |