Refineries and petrochemical plants
Oil from soil: Recovering hydrocarbons from refinery sludge for long-term environmental compliance.
Dealing with hydrocarbon sludge and contaminated soil
- Disposal to landfill is prevented by hazardous-waste legislation
- Diluting with non-hazardous waste is prohibited
- Landfarming (ploughing into refinery land for microbial degradation) is prohibited
- Off-site treatment costs and liabilities can spiral out of control
- Integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC) licences promote on-site waste reduction and treatment
Tightening legislation leaves few viable, cost-effective options.
Why select MCS on-site treatment
- Safe
- Recovers up to 99% of hydrocarbons
- All volatile and semi-volatile contaminants can be treated, including
- Hydrocarbons
- Chlorinated solvents such as trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene
- Mercury
- Pesticides
- Mixed waste and low-level radionuclides
- Pentachlorophenol and wood-preserving chemicals
- Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
- Polychlorinated biphenyls
- Produces inert soil suitable for landfill or low-grade reuse
- Cost-effective
- On-site treatment controls off-site costs and liabilities, and fixes environmental compliance costs
- Low operating costs
- Mechanically simple and operationally robust units mean low maintenance costs
- Portable, compact modular units
- Rapid mobilisation and set-up
Used by Shell, ExxonMobil and BP
MCS is a proven technology used by major energy, chemical and waste management companies:
- Port Dickson refinery, Malaysia: Shell Refining Company was awarded the Prime Minister’s Hibiscus Award for exceptional achievement in environmental performance for its use of MCS technology.
- Fawley refinery, UK: ExxonMobil achieved success with MCS technology for long-term environmental compliance.
- Other users include BP, the US Department of Defense and Formosa Plastics in Taiwan.