ProDecon® Case Studies

A Scandinavian refinery contacted ProDecon to support their turnaround with vapour phase chemical decontamination of the refinery flare header. The scope required ProDecon to remove all hydrocarbons, whilst neutralising pyrophoric iron sulphide, prior to hot work being performed. The flare header consisted of four flare stacks, 4.5km of pipework across three production lines, with over twenty five injection points. Vapour phase decontamination was selected due to the piping system configuration, complexity and desired schedule. An alternative contractor had previously undertaken vapour phase decontamination on this system and failed, resulting in the occurrence of fires  on cutting . The refinery team sought ProDecon’s expertise and quickly gained confidence in our ability to deliver the decontamination safely and efficiently.