Pothuaud, A.
Alain Pothuaud is French Senior Product Application in the Refinery and Petrochemical business for 18 yr. With more than 33 yr of experience within SUEZ –Water Technologies & Solutions, he is a member of the Center of Excellence in corrosion and high-acid crudes processing. He earned a chemical engineer degree from INSCIR Rouen.
TOTAL refineries improve overhead systems corrosion and salting with amine-neutralizing technology
Environment & Safety
/ Maintenance & Reliability
/ Process Optimization
/ Refining
/ Corrosion
/ Crude oil
/ Engineering & Design
/ Environment
/ Equipment
/ Reactors
/ Europe
Weak organic amines are commonly used in crude unit overhead systems to prevent acidic corrosion from chlorides and other acidic contaminants via a neutralization reaction.
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Construction Boxscore: Project Spotlight
Project:
Long Son Petrochemicals Complex
Location:
Long Son, Vietnam
Operator:
Siam Cement Group
Cost:
$5.4 B
Capacity:
1.65 MMtpy
Completion date:
2023
Status:
Under Construction