2025 Spring Meeting and 21st Global Congress on Process Safety

(67b) Tutorial - Contaminants and Proces Safety - Part 2a NOx Sources, Chemistry, Risk and Consequences

Authors

Dane Grenoble, Consultant
Accumulation of NOx gum in the cold section of the cold box has been responsible for a number of incidents in ethylene plants. This presentation will review the potential sources of NOx, the flow path through the ethylene plant and the chemistry involve.