2006 Spring Meeting & 2nd Global Congress on Process Safety

(218c) Ammonia in the BASF FINA Petorchemicals Limited Partnership Steam Cracking Plant at Port Arthur Texas

Authors

Dwight Hines - Presenter, BASF Corporation
Ed Mohundro - Presenter, Independant Consultant
Sam Valleru - Presenter, BASF Corporation
Sarah Miller - Presenter, BASF Corporation
Sarah Miller - Presenter, BASF Corporation


This paper gives a summary of a long term ammonia problem in the ethylene plant. The source of nitrogen compounds was traced back to use of LCO in the quench oil in the Primary Fractionator. A description of the investigative process used to find the source of ammonia is included.