BEKIFLOW HG

Metal Fiber Filters in the PE/PP Polymerization Process

Description:
Automatic cleanable sintered metal fiber filters offer an economical solution. The development of metal fiber filter media such as Bekipor contributes to an increased quality level through a long on-stream life resulting in less hazardous maintenance. This long on-stream life is accomplished by surface filtration with a high-porosity filtration media. The surface filtration is achieved by using a thin top layer of very fine fibers. All particles are kept outside the media forming a cake on the top layer of the surface. This dust cake can easily be removed by frequent jet-pulsing. The metal fiber filter has a high porosity (up to 85%) offering a uniform distribution of blowback gas during jet pulse. In addition, the energy of the jet pulse is not lost inside the media resulting in an excellent cleaning system. Due to the depth structure of the currently used fabric filters, reactive catalyst particles are trapped inside resulting in rapid polymerization and clogging of the filter media. Surface filtration with sintered metal fibers and high, frequent cleaning by jet pulse can avoid this problem.

Bekiflow and Bekipor are registered trademarks of N.V. Bekaert S.A.

SLURRY LOOP PROCESS

F2 hydrocarbon recycle F1 catalyst hopper cyclone F1: On-catalyst system F2: After flash gas separator

Loop Reactor Flash Separator monomer hydrocarbon diluent

Purpose:

To diluent recovery

Polymer to extruder Purge Column

Benefits: Automatic cleaning system Less hazardous maintenance Long on-stream life No clogging = no polymerization inside

On-catalyst activation reactor preceding the slurry loop process Protection of downstream equipment Recuperation of product

SINGLE GAS PHASE FLUIDIZED BED PROCESS

F1: On-catalyst transport system F2: Low-pressure degassing filter downstream gas-phase reactor F3: Purge bin filter F4: In-depth filter to protect downstream equipment F1 Gas Phase Reactor F2 recycle gas cyclone

F3
purge bin

F4

catalyst hopper

purge gas

product

gas feed heat exchanger

Benefits: Automatic cleaning system Less hazardous maintenance Long on-stream life No clogging = no polymerization inside

Purpose: Protection of downstream equipment Recuperation of product On-pneumatic transport system

HYBRID PROCESS: SLURRY LOOP + GAS PHASE FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS

F2 F1 catalyst hopper cyclone Gas Phase Reactor F4 F5 purge bin F3 recycle gas

monomer H2

Loop Reactor hydrocarbon diluent

purge gas Flash Separator

product heat exchanger

fresh feed

Benefits: Automatic cleaning system Less hazardous maintenance Long on-stream life No clogging = no polymerization inside

Purpose: Protection of downstream equipment: F5, F2 Purge bin filter: F4 Vent on-catalyst transport system: F1 Recuperation of product: F3 low-pressure degassing filter and F2

MULTI-ZONE CIRCULATING TECHNOLOGY

recycle gas heat exchanger

catalyst fresh monomer feed product discharge

heat exchanger

Benefits: Automatic cleaning system Less hazardous maintenance Long on-stream life No clogging = no polymerization inside

Recuperation of product: high-pressure degassing filter

Purpose:

SURFACE FILTRATION: ON-LINE CLEANED THROUGH BACK PULSE

Filtration Cycle

Cleaning Cycle

Dust Loaded Gas

Clean Gas

Dust Cake

Pressurized Cleaning Gas

Cake build-up

Back pulse

Filter Filtration layer = layer of very fine fibers Support layer = layer of very coarse fibers, to distribute uniformly the blowback gas during jet-pulse

mott corporation
For more information: Mott Corporation 84 Spring Lane Farmington, CT 06032-3159

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Tel: 860-747-6333 or 800-289-6688 Fax: 860-747-6739 E-mail: quest@mottcorp.com www.mottcorp.com

ISO 9001 CERTIFIED

PSFIBERPE-PP Rev 0 0803 1.5M