General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems wins order from refinery customer

The IMO 2020 regulation mandates ships use fuel with less than 0.5% sulfur starting 1 January 2020 to help reduce emissions.

“Traditional settling tank or mechanical filtration methods are not as effective in removing catalyst fines down to the level required by the IMO 2020 mandate. This can limit a refinery’s ability to increase their production processes to provide low sulfur marine bunker fuel as global demand begins to ramp up,” stated Scott Forney, president of GA-EMS. “Removing these particles can be a complicated process. Gulftronic separators are designed to remove catalyst fines from slurry oil down to the submicron level, offering refineries the ability to produce higher quality bunker fuel to conform to IMO 2020 standards, opening new market opportunities and increased profit potential.”

Through a unique electrostatic process, Gulftronic separators capture and remove solids and catalyst fines from the process stream to provide higher value oil products with a clarity below 100 ppm, and often well below 50 ppm. GA-EMS also states that the separators are impervious to fouling or blockage, resulting in less downstream contamination and significantly reduced maintenance requirements.

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