Aldwich's Waste Oil to Diesel Plant
CENTUM CS 3000 Plays Key Role in Malaysian
Waste Oil to Diesel Project
Aldwich Enviro-Management Sdn Bhd provides integrated, environmentally safe, and cost effective waste oil management services to petrochemical plants in Kemaman, Terengganu, Malaysia. In 2004, Aldwich began construction of a waste oil to diesel plant (WODIP). Completed in mid 2005, the WODIP is composed principally of a tank farm area and a process area.
The Plant
Tanker trucks deliver waste oil from different sources to the WODIP, where they are blended, stored, and processed to produce a variety of high-quality, value-added products, primarily diesel, naptha, and fuel oil. A Yokogawa CENTUM CS 3000 R3 process control system (PCS) controls these batch processes as well as the plant's emergency shutdown (ESD) system and tank loading/unloading processes.
The specific waste oil recovery processes controlled by the Yokogawa PCS are as follows:
- Mixing of different grades of waste oil to achieve a favorable blend, which is then transferred to a main waste oil tank
- Conversion of the blended oils to the final products by means of continuous screening/filtration, dehydration, cracking/separation, distillation, purification, and treatment
The diesel, naphtha, and fuel oil are then stored in designated storage tanks and shipped to end customers in tanker trucks.
The Challenges and the Solutions
Yokogawa proposed to provide its systems and services as the main instrument vendor for the Aldwich WODIP project, and our overall offer to supply the PCS and the field instruments for the process plant and tank farm as well as to calibrate products and conduct loop checks throughout this plant proved very persuasive to this customer. The Yokogawa project team worked together with the project consultant, main contractor, process licensor, and end users to conduct a piping and instrumentation diagram (P&ID) review and a hazard and operability (hazop) study. In so doing, Yokogawa demonstrated its excellent adaptability in providing services during the engineering phase. The support of Yokogawa's management and the company's efforts to develop a close relationship with this customer underscored our commitment to ensuring the success of this project.
Customer Satisfaction
According to S.Y.Fong, Maintenance manager, "The CENTUM CS 3000 PCS has proven to be highly stable and has experienced no major failures to the present day. We take great pride in the role that we are playing to recycle industrial waste, and appreciate Yokogawa's contribution to this effort."
System Configuration
1) PCS – CENTUM CS 3000
- 3 FFCS, system panel, power distribution, and marshalling panels
- 2 dual screen HIS and YAX tables
- 1 EWS, event printer, report printer, and color printer
- 900 I/Os
- 3 serial links – furnace control (FA-M3) communication package
2) Field instruments
- Pressure & differential pressure transmitters
- Temperature transmitters and temperature sensors
- Pressure relief valves
- Orifice plates, orifice flanges
- Control valves
- Coriolis mass flowmeters
3) Instrument installation
- Calibration
- Installation
- Loop checking
4) PIMS – Exaquantum
Waste oil recycling process
Central control room
Industries
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Oil & Gas Downstream
The oil & gas downstream industry has been facing an increasing number of challenges in recent years. These include the changing characteristics of the feedstock to be processed, aging of process facilities and equipment, rising cost of energy, lack of skilled plant operators who can run a refinery safely and efficiently, and the ever-changing requirements from both the market and the customer.
Over the years, Yokogawa has partnered with many downstream companies to provide industrial solutions focused on solving these challenges and problems. Yokogawa's VigilantPlant solutions have helped plant owners to achieve maximum profitability and sustainable safety within their plants.
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Refining
In the ever changing marketplace, refineries are seen not only as crude processing units but also as profit centers. At the same time, there is a keen awareness of the need for safety at such facilities. A total production solution that encompasses planning, scheduling, management, and control is required to achieve long-term goals for profitability, efficiency, and environmental protection. With years of expertise in the automation field, Yokogawa can bring you affordable total solutions for improved operability and a cleaner world.
Related Products & Solutions
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Plant Information Management System (Exaquantum)
Exaquantum can acquire data from all facets of a process and transform that data into easily usable, high-value, widely distributed information.
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ROTAMASS 3
ROTAMASS is the integral and remote type Coriolis Mass Flow Meter. Both types have highly refined digital signal processing electronics, so that accurate and stable mass flow measurement is achieved.