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    The document discusses three methods for cleaning storage tanks: chemical, steam, and mechanical. Chemical methods use chemicals and heat to break up sludge. Steam methods use an automated steam cleaning system to quickly clean tanks safely. Mechanical methods are more expensive and less effective than chemical or steam methods.

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    The document discusses three methods for cleaning storage tanks: chemical, steam, and mechanical. Chemical methods use chemicals and heat to break up sludge. Steam methods use an automated steam cleaning system to quickly clean tanks safely. Mechanical methods are more expensive and less effective than chemical or steam methods.

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    Tank Cleaning Methods

    Amr A. Nader
    Performance Director
    Tank Cleaning Methods
    1. Chemical:
    Cheapest
    Effective
    Safe
    2. Steam:
    Cheap
    Most effective
    Safe
    3. Mechanical:
    Expensive
    Less Effective
    Less Safe

    YCC Management Team


    Chemical Methods
    An improved crude oil tank-cleaning process can reduce hazardous waste generated from tank bottoms and
    allow the recovery of valuable hydrocarbons.
    The process uses chemicals, heat, water, and applications technology.
    Mobil Oil Corp., with the help of Nalco Chemical Co., used this process to remove 58,000 bbl of sludge from
    a 690,000 bbl crude oil storage tank within 10 days.
    Mobil used a chemical cleaning method that minimizes waste through source reduction and resource
    recovery. Crude tank sludge is transformed into high-quality crude oil, water, and nonhazardous solids.
    To do this, an aqueous chemical solution is added to the tank, along with a diluent or light oil, in which the
    hydrocarbons in the sludge can dissolve. The water layer is heated to solubilize the surface area of the
    sludge, allowing the chemical penetrant to break up the sludge.
    The density of the primary oil-laden sludge forces it to rise through the water to the diluent-water interface
    while the cleaning solution extracts solids and water from the oil. At this interface, the chemical continues to
    penetrate the sludge and strip out the solids.
    An emulsion-breaking component assures separate oil and water layers. The heavy hydrocarbons from the
    sludge disperse evenly through the diluent for recovery.
    Tank cleaning by this method usually takes 3-4 weeks, but can be accomplished in as little as 8 days, as in
    Mobil's case. This program eliminates the need to handle the sludge mechanically, which reduces costs.
    The oil, water, and solids separation is complete. Recovery of the available hydrocarbons is typically 99%,
    thus eliminating hazardous-waste handling costs.

    YCC Management Team


    Steam Methods
    The BLABO system - Oil tank cleaning system for
    crude oil, HFO and other black oil tanks:
    Our patented BLABO system is an automated, mobile and modular, non-
    man entry oil tank cleaning system. Especially designed to clean large
    volume, difficult-to-clean oil tanks, the BLABO system can be tailored to
    meet your individual needs whether you simply need efficient tank cleaning
    or if you require tank cleaning, sludge separation and oil recovery in one
    integrated process. BLABO is suitable for both floating and fixed roof tanks.
    Compared to manual cleaning techniques, the BLABO system cleans tanks
    much more safely and quickly. A distinctive feature of the BLABO system is
    its closed loop cleaning system, which heavily reduces the impact of tank
    cleaning on the environment and provides near 100% hydrocarbon recovery

    YCC Management Team


    Is the BLABO system suitable for your tanks?

    For difficult-to-clean tanks such as:


    Crude oil
    Heavy fuel oil (HFO)
    Heavy gas oil (HGO)
    Ballast water
    Catalytic cracker residue
    Slop oil
    Rail tanker etc.
    Tank capacity: Up to 200,000 m (Up to 1,240,000 bbl)
    Tank diameter: 30 - 100+ m(98 - 308+ ft)

    YCC Management Team


    Benefits of the BLABO technology
    Reduced time: Safe cleaning process:
    Up to 80% reduction of tank cleaning No staff inside tank during cleaning
    time (compared to manual) process (non-man entry system)
    Shorter overall tank down-time Continuous monitoring and automatic
    Minimal environmental impact: shutdown features
    Minimal waste disposal necessary No risk of explosion
    Near 100% recovery of hydrocarbons Minimal health and safety risks to staff
    Minimal hydrocarbon emission to System complies with ATEX (other
    atmosphere due to closed-loop cleaning standards upon request)
    Lower consumption of water, electricity Read more about safety measures in the
    and air BLABO system/process
    Cleaning result: Lower costs:
    Overall tank cleaning costs reduced - see
    Unique indexed washing pattern covers
    the cost/benefit analysis
    complete tank interior surface area
    Re-circulation of cleaning media during
    desluding

    YCC Management Team


    Steam Methods
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    YCC Management Team


    Mechanical Method
    De-sludging and Sludge Recovery
    De-sludging is a process of removing accumulated sludge at tank bottom by using
    Nano Technology chemical treatment. This methodology works for;
    Floating Storage Offloading tanker (FSO)and Floating Production, Storage and
    Offloading Tanker (FPSO)
    Crude Oil Tanks
    Slop Oil Tanks
    After few years in service, normally tanks will experience Base Sediment &
    Water (BS & W) and water accumulation. Therefore, the storage efficiency
    and capacity has reduced accordingly.
    Certain sludge especially fresh crude sludge which contains high hydrocarbon
    can we recovered through combination of chemical and mechanical process.
    It will generate savings to user since it can be re-use and also minimize the
    waste that required for disposal

    YCC Management Team


    Mechanical Method
    Draining out pumpable oil from storage
    tank.
    Installation of equipments.
    Introduction of cutter stock
    /solvent.
    Start the jet mixer and
    Circulation of Cutter stock.
    Vacuuming/Pumping or
    removal of sludge by using tank
    dozer (Excavator).
    Sludge deposited to safe place
    and transferred for oil recovery.
    Tank internal cleaning with
    entry using life support system.
    (Breathing Apparatus)
    Equipment:

    YCC Management Team

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