Transcript KEMA presentatie outline

Xmile today
• Xmile has been applied successfully in
many countries all over the world since
1995
• Used by, several (energy) industries,
road and shipping transport sectors, and
the military
• Oil companies market special Xmileenriched fuels to meet the growing demand
for high performance products
Xmile benefits
• Fuel and cost savings
• Process and business improvement
• Emission reduction
Xmile and solids in suspension
Addition of Xmile to fuel oil improves oil
quality:
• Enzymes in Xmile have a specific affinity
for asphaltene micelles and saturated
hydrocarbons
• Enzymes in Xmile break up large
asphaltenes to smaller units
How does Xmile work?
• Xmile converts hydrocarbon elements back
into fuel
• Xmile neutralised and catalysed the fuel
• Lowering the necessary Activation energy
Activation Energy
Enzymes in Soltron
lower the activation
energy for reactions
that break up large
asphaltenes.
Xmile tank desludging
A proven process of internally cleaning dirty fuel oil tanks
• Enzymes in Xmile reduce microbial
• Soltron enzymes improve the filtration of
microbial contaminated fuels
• The plant that is burning the fuel can go on
running while the storage tank is being
internally cleaned
• The fuel is stabilized and not compromised
Combustion in oil-fired boilers
• With a view to energy efficiency it is most
economical to burn oil with low excess air
(LEA)
• On lowering excess air combustion
becomes less complete. Increase in CO
and hydrocarbons emissions. Increased
particulate formation with high carbon
content and increased smoke formation.
LEA combustion is therefore not feasible
1 Improved boiler operation with
Xmile
• A clean fuel system with sustained good
atomisation so that favourable LEA settings
can be maintained over long periods
• Improved flame radiation conditions that
promote radiative heat transfer
• Less energy losses in preheating
combustion air because of the smaller
amounts of air mass necessary for LEA
combustion
2 Improved boiler operation with
Xmile
• Reduced deposits of particles on the heat
transfer surfaces enhance energy transfer
• Reduced fireside and low temperature
corrosion
• Overall improvement of plant reliability and
service life
1 Environmental improvement
with Xmile
• By using energy more efficiently, Xmile will
reduce some emissions proportional to the
energy-saving percentage. The most
important examples are CO2 and SO2
• Because of the better combustion, the
emissions of CO and unburned
hydrocarbons will be reduced
2 Environmental improvement
with Xmile
• The emission of particulate matter depends
on the nature of the fuel. But with improved
combustion, the emission will be reduced
because of smaller amounts of carbon and
sulphates. Moreover, the plume will be less
visible because of lower smoke levels
• Better combustion with LEA reduces NOx
emissions