Pilot Plant for Removal of Salt from Aqueous Monoethylene Glycol Process Stream

Strata Technology Ltd was appointed by Cameron’s Process Systems division to perform the detailed engineering and construction for a state of the art Pilot Plant Research Facility to study the reclamation/regeneration process of Monoethylene Glycol (MEG). 

Cameron is one of the leading companies in designing and supplying water, oil and gas separation systems world-wide.  Cameron’s Pilot Plant is designed to carry out research on MEG reclamation and evaluate optimum improvements in the presence of complex water chemistry.

MEG is widely used in the Oil & Gas market in wellheads and pipelines as a hydrate suppressor to avoid the high costs arising when pipelines are blocked by hydrates.  In normal operation the MEG arrives at the surface as part of a liquid mixture containing dissolved salt.  The MEG is flash evaporated then condensed to separate out clean MEG suitable for re-injection. The Pilot Plant will be used to investigate process optimization, which can then be applied on current and future operating MEG Reclamation Units.

One unique aspect of this Pilot Plant is that it is being designed from the outset for occupancy in two different locations – it will initially be installed within the Morton Laboratory at the University of Manchester, but later removed to the new purpose-built SCEAS laboratory.  The plant is approximately 10m tall and it is mounted within and supported by a steel structure which passes through three floors within the buildings, with various items of skid-mounted equipment located adjacent to the base.  With safety at the forefront, the Pilot Plant has been designed and is being built to satisfy European Safety Requirements. 

For further information, please contact Andre Van Daele at Strata Technology Ltd on andrev@stratatec.co.uk  or Peter Cook, at Cameron’s Process Systems on
peter.cook@c-a-m.com.