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Refining

Improving carbon balance through cleaner processes and products that release fewer emissions

Please note  

As of March 1, 2019, this product/service was divested to Messer and retained by Linde as a condition to complete the Linde and Praxair merger.

Learn more about the divestiture

Changing feedstocks, high energy costs, and ever-increasing environmental regulation  have  dramatically changed  refinery and  chemical monomer plant operations.

Environmental pressures are particularly acute in this sector given the dwindling supplies of natural reserves and the effects of climate change. Increasingly severe environmental protection laws dictate cleaner refining processes and fuels, coupled with lower emission levels. This is particularly challenging given the dwindling quality of crude oil reserves, as evidenced in rising sulfur levels.

In addition, globalization is raising the efficiency bar. Capital investment constraints are encouraging refinery operators to look for alternative ways of increasing efficiency, reducing bottlenecks and capitalizing on lower-grade crude. Industrial gases can play a vital role in meeting these challenges.

Helping Hands

Refineries and chemical processing plants  use a wide variety of gases in processing:

  • Nitrogen – used for blanketing , inerting, mixing and pressure transfer

  • Oxygen – For water treatment, and process oxygen enrichment , most notably in Claus, oxidations and FCC processes

  • Hydrogen- For desulfurization, hydrogenations and hydrocracking

  • Carbon Dioxide- for pH control and water treatment

  • Specialty Gases- for testing, compliance, monitoring and analytical needs

Our industrial and specialty gases are available in cylinder or bulk form. You may also have the option of pipeline delivery or on-site production for larger volumes. For your peace of mind, our trained experts can also manage your gas installation. Our expertise will bring you quality and environmental benefits in the following areas in particular:

  • Inerting, blanketing & sparging

  • Water treatment

  • VOC Control

  • Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC)

  • Gas/Liquid Reactions

  • Heterogenous Oxidations

  • Hydrogen Applications in Refineries

  • Partial Oxidation

  • Claus Plants

  • NOx / SOx removal

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  • Specialty Gases for Petrochemical Processing
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  • Specialty Gases for Confined Space Monitoring
  • Specialty Gases for Natural Gas Trading
  • Specialty Gases for Emissions Trading
  • Specialty Gases for Stack Emissions Monitoring
  • Specialty Gases for Calorimetric Measurement
  • Specialty Gases for Explosimetry
Any Questions?
  • For Linde and Praxair call: 
    1-844-44 LINDE
    (1-844-445-4633)
    info@praxair.com

Any Questions?
  • For Messer call:
    1-800-232-4726
    www.messer-us.com

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Downloads
Bio Bio Refinery - Fluid Catalytic Cracker(PDF 145.0 KB) FLOWTRAIN Oxygen Metering System(PDF 157.0 KB) Galp Energia - Claus Unit(PDF 2.0 MB) PARAMO - Claus Unit(PDF 462.0 KB) Pulsair - Industrial Liquid Mixing Systems(PDF 9.0 MB) Technical Gases for the Chemical Industry(PDF 2.0 MB)
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