Base Oil Plant- 53000 TPY
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Base Oil Plant- 53000 TPY

Base Oil Plant- 53000 TPY

Stock # 597
Capacity 53000 TPY
Products Basic Oils, Paraffin Vax

Overview

Used 53,000 tons per year (TPY) base oil plant designed by TEMEKA of Greece. Built in 1963. 17,000 TPY extra capacity of paraffin wax and other blended materials. The basic oils produced are classified under API Group 1, which includes oils with less than 90% saturated bonds and/or more than 0.03% sulfur content, with a Viscosity Index (VI) ranging between 80 and 120. The facility is organized into six processing sections: Furfural, MIBK, Oil Hydrotreating, Wax Hydrotreating, Wax Solidification, and Oil Blending. The Furfural Unit begins with heavy vacuum gas oil (HVGO), which is processed in a vacuum distillation unit that operates at temperatures between 320–550 °C. This produces fractions optimized for oil production. These fractions are then directed to an extraction unit where furfural is used as a solvent to separate aromatic compounds (extracts) from paraffins (raffinate), which comprise both oil and wax components. The MIBK Unit serves as a dewaxing and de-oiling system, utilizing the raffinate stream from the Furfural Unit as feedstock. This stream is processed with methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) to separate it into oil and wax through a filtration process. In the Oil Hydrotreating Unit, the extracted oils undergo hydrotreatment to reduce sulfur content, while the Wax Hydrotreating Unit performs a similar function specifically for waxes. The Wax Solidification Unit takes liquid wax and pours it into chilled, slab-shaped molds to solidify the wax into its final form. Lastly, the Oil Blending Unit combines both in-house produced oils and imported oils to create finished oil products that meet specific customer requirements.

Major Equipment

•H/P Mix Preheater - C-105 1/2
•Steam Heater - C-106
•H/W Mix Surge Tank - F-301
•Semi-Dry L/P MIBK Partial Condenser - C-301
•Dry L/P MIBK Condenser - C-303
•1st Stage Flash Drum - E-302
•2nd Stage S/W H/W Mix Heater - C-304
•Wax Product Pre-Cooler - E-312
•2nd Stage H/P Flash Column - E-303
•3rd Stage S/W Mix Heater - C-308
•3rd Stage H/P Mix Column - E-308
•Hard Wax Strainer - E-301
•Hard Wax Product Cooler - C-306
•Hard Wax Strainer - S-302A/B
•Steam Super Heater - F-304
•MIBK Cooler (Exist) - C-103 1/2
•S/W Mix Preheater (Exist) - C-107 1/2
•S/W Mix Surge and Pig Tank - F-174
•Semi-Dry L/P MIBK Partial Condenser - C-109
•Semi-Dry L/P MIBK Partial Condenser (Exist) - C-110
•Semi-Dry L/P MIBK Partial Condenser (Exist) - C-111
•Dry L/P MIBK Condenser - C-323
•1st Stage Flash Drum - E-322
•2nd Stage S/W Mix Heater - C-324
•Wax Product Pre-Cooler - C-332
•2nd Stage H/P Flash Column - E-323
•3rd Stage S/W Mix Heater - C-325
•3rd Stage H/P Flash Column - E-325
•Hard Wax Strainer - S-322A/B
•Soft Wax Stripper - E-321
•Soft Wax Product Cooler - C-326
•Semi-Dry MIBK Flash - 720-F-303
•Wet MIBK Preheater (Exist) - 720-C-130
•Feed Flash - 720-F-306
•MIBK Stripper (Exist) - 720-E-104
•MIBK Reboiler - 720-C-310
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SPECIFICATIONS RESOURCES
Year Built 1963
Year Shut
Capacity 53000 TPY
Plant Design/Technology Temeka
Raw Material Heavy Vacuum Gas Oil (HVGO).
Products Basic Oils, Paraffin Vax
Subcategory Paraffinic Lube Units

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