Compact Welded Plate Heat Exchanger Solves Leakage Problems in HF-Catalyzed Alkylation
Compact Welded Plate Heat Exchanger Solves Leakage Problems in HF-Catalyzed Alkylation
2 Pageswww.tranter.com MAXCHANGER ® unit withstands corrosive attack of dissolved hydrofluoric acid, with higher efficiency and in one-third less space than an S&T unit. The alkylation plant in a Mexican refinery uses the hydrofluoric acid catalysis process. The original plant design used a 10-ft-long (3-m) shell & tube exchanger for heating the caustic solution with steam. The solution contained trace amounts of hydrofluoric acid, which is highl
