Efficient, Robust Separation Technology by Pentair Separation Systems, a Feature of "Industry Today" on Industrialinfo.com

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Pentair Separation Systems is a global company focused on the removal of solids, liquids and gases from process streams, with a particular emphasis on the energy sector. Earlier this year, Pentair received approval on a patent for a new extractive separation technology known as Polarex®.

Polarex® may be applied to both liquid and gas process streams and provides gas processors, chemical manufacturers, and refiners dramatically improved separation of entrained and dissolved contaminants. It is designed to replace conventional water wash and solvent scrubbing towers, providing increased efficiency and stability at much lower capital cost, often as much as 40% less than conventional separation equipment.

The Polarex® separation system is designed to replace water wash systems and solvent scrubbing towers used in conventional separation systems. Conventional approaches to washing or scrubbing are often limited by contact efficiency and subsequent separation efficiency, resulting in limited performance and large capital investments. Polarex® uses advanced micro- and nano-fiber technology to create a single-stage, high-efficiency, structured contactor/separator. The system has a much smaller footprint and minimized foundation, and doesn't require the large recirculating loops needed by larger water wash systems, creating a more robust, easily operated system.

The patented Polarex® technology may be applied to the extraction of soluble components from either liquid or gas process streams. It has application to both contaminant removal (e.g. caustic, dissolved acids, salts, acid gases or reaction by-products), as well as recovery of valuable products or solvents (e.g. recover soluble amines from treated LPG or recovery of LPG from high-BTU natural gas streams).

While Polarex® can benefit a range of industrial sectors, as shale gas production continues to change the energy landscape, Polarex® separation technology has proved very beneficial in natural gas fractionation.

In the past five years, Pentair has installed most of the front-end technology at fractionation plants in Mont Belvieu, Texas, one of the nation's key hubs for natural gas processing and fractionation. Polarex® provides high-efficiency, consistent CO2 removal from natural gas liquids (NGLs) prior to fractionation. Polarex® has proved particularly beneficial in the replacement of conventional amine contactors, providing results of up to 86% operational time above nameplate capacity and 19% above designed capacity.

Polarex®'s lower installed and operating costs, increased robustness, easier operation and lower solvent losses make it the ideal technology for your separation system needs.

To contact or learn more about Pentair Separation Systems, visit the company's website at www.pentairseparations.com or call (936) 788-1000.

In this edition of "Industry Today," join Pentair Separation's Director of Sales and Process Technology, Carl Hahn, Ph.D, who played a leading role in the development of the Polarex® technology, to learn more about how Pentair can benefit you.

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