Air and water pollution control solutions for the chemical and petrochemical industries

Environmental Solutions for the Downstream Oil & Gas Industry

Water, wastewater, and air pollution control systems for refineries, chemical, and petrochemical plants

Environmental Solutions for the Downstream Oil & Gas Industry

Water, wastewater, and air pollution control systems for refineries, chemical, and petrochemical plants

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Meeting today’s regulatory requirements for water treatment and air pollution control can be a challenging and costly endeavor. Maintaining market competitiveness does not have to conflict with environmental stewardship. At Monroe, we understand your challenges for creating sustainable solutions for your plant’s air pollution control and water treatment operations. We have the experience and expertise to provide you cost-effective systems that never compromise on quality.

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Monroe Environmental has successfully engineered, fabricated, and installed countless Air Pollution Control and Water & Wastewater Treatment systems for refineries, chemical, and petrochemical plants along the Gulf Coast and across the country.

Downstream Oil Industry capabilities brochure

Downstream Oil & Gas – Overview & Capabilities

Air Pollution & Wastewater Experience for Refineries and Petrochemical Plants in the Gulf Coast Region

Refineries, Chemical, and Petrochemical plants use significant amounts of water in their processes. Water consumption can be reduced by optimizing and improving the efficiency of a plant’s water and wastewater treatment processes, as well as its wet scrubbing and water consuming applications for air pollution control.

Consider these findings from independent studies:

  • Oil refineries use about 1 to 2.5 gallons of water for every gallon of product produced. United States, which refines nearly 800 million gallons of petroleum products per day, consumes about 1 to 2 billion gallons of water each day to produce fuel (USDOE, 2006).
  • According to the United Nations, the energy sector is responsible for approximately 15 percent of global water withdrawals, making the reduction, reuse and mitigation of water a top priority.
Water consumption of energy production chart

Downstream Oil & Gas Industry: Representative Projects and Systems for Pollution Control

2,500 GPM API Oil/Water Separator to separate oils and solids from stormwater and wastewater generated at an oil refinery.

API Separator for primary oil water separation of refinery wastewater for a deep-conversion facility in Louisiana. The unit was 150 ft. long and included a cover, explosion protection vents, and was built to API 421 standards. Read More

Solids Contact Clarifier Treats Raw Water for Midstream Oil & Gas Facility

Solids Contact Clarifier for midstream oil & gas facility to process river water for use in the plant, and for softening and lowering total suspended solids, metals, and turbidity. Read More

Wastewater treatment Clarifier

Secondary Clarifier for polymer plant: Rebuilt and upgraded to maximize sludge removal for 90 ft. diameter Circular Clarifier capable of processing over 2 million gallons per day. Read More

Multi-Stage Scrubber for chemical plant

Two-stage Wet Scrubber with C-276 hastelloy Quench Tower and FRP Packed Tower to remove HF from gas stream at a chemical plant using KOH. The systems included integral scrubber sump, recirculation pump, piping, instruments, valves, and supports for hurricane wind speeds.

Wastewater treatment Clarifier

API Separator to remove free oils and solids from plant runoff wastewater at an aviation lubricants plant in Louisiana. The system included an energy dissipating influent, solids collection and surface skimming conveyors, and was rated for 100 GPM.

API 421 standards, 140ft. long API Separator

API 421 standards, 140 ft. long API Separator rated for 900 GPM for primary oil water separation and solids removal from refinery wastewater.

Horizontal Clarifier for PVC plant wastewater

Cost-effective expansion of manufacturing capacity via wastewater reclamation and re-use: 600 GPM Horizontal Clarifier to separate suspended solids from wastewater for a PVC resin manufacturing plant. Read More

Lamella Plate Clarifier for metal hydroxide reduction

660 GPM Lamella Plate Vertical Clarifier for the reduction of cobalt hydroxides from a process water stream at a petrochemical plant. Read More

Before and after photos of a Vertical Clarifier rebuild for chemical wastewater treatment

Retrofit of two Lamella-type Plate Clarifiers at a chemical plant. A competitor’s clarifier was insufficiently designed to handle process temperatures and was warping and buckling, causing safety and process hazards. Monroe gutted the clarifier and installed new supports and plates to allow the unit to operate properly, saving the plant over $200,000 versus replacing the clarifier. Read More

Wet Scrubber with Quench Tower to remove SO2 from combustion exhaust

Wet Scrubber with high temperature Quench Tower to remove SO2 from the combustion exhaust. The system was designed to treat 27,000 ACFM at 800°F and achieve +99% SO2 removal efficiency. Read More

Stainless steel Wet Scrubber to remove and recover phenolic formaldehyde resin from nitrogen gas stream for a gulf coast chemical manufacturing plant. The system was rated to treat 180 ACFM @ 250°F. Read More

250 ACFM Packed Tower Scrubber, PVC construction, to control odorous fumes from chemical storage tanks at a gulf coast chemical manufacturing plant. Read More