The oil and gas industry has many applications that rely on the adsorptive capabilities of activated carbon. Amine scrubbers use GAC to remove carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide from gas streams. Glycol scrubbers are also used to remove moisture from gas streams. Surfactants, degradation products, and organic acids collect in these amine or glycol solutions and can cause foaming and corrosion that can lower the efficiency of these systems.
AC&C Carbons has the technical expertise and extensive knowledge required to understand the challenges our customers face on a daily basis. Regardless of the industry sector, we have the right solution for any situation. Applications for the petroleum industry demand the highest quality activated carbon and AC&C’s outstanding quality control procedures provide only the finest end product. In addition to environmental concerns, the right activated carbons can have a direct impact on the economic operations of refineries and terminal facilities. Cleaning contaminated water before release to the environment is important, as is the recovery of a range of expensive processing chemicals. AC&C’s solutions make sense in so many ways.
Treatment of process water Petroleum refining operations are often located close to the primary extraction point of the feed stock. Many of these locations are found in some of the world’s most arid climates. This makes water management critical. Condensing steam is an easily recovered source and with the help of activated carbon high purity levels required can be achieved. Treatment of condensate water The increasing demands for the reclamation of water, particularly where refining operations are established in arid regions, places stringent conditions on the function and quality of the activated carbon used.
The AC&C Petro CWS series is used in steam condensate treatment for removal of oil and heavy hydrocarbons upstream of ion exchange resins in boiler water recirculation systems. Low silica release versions of this grade are also available to reduce the amount of wash water By offering the widest range of activated carbon products available from one company, AC&C Carbons is able to serve every refinery and terminal application, treating both liquid and gas phases. not silica, from the recirculating condensate. HPNA removal During the hydrocracking process, certain compounds called heavy polynuclear aromatics (HPNA) are formed. These compounds can foul processing equipment and have other adverse effects. AC&C has designed ativated carbons that helps remove these undesirable components.
Mercaptan extraction and fuel sweetening   AC&C Petro-SWC900 is a durable, high pore volume granular activated carbon that provides a perfect substrate for impregnation with any oxidation catalyst used in the removal of mercaptans from high grade liquid fuels. Providing both exceptional product hardness (minimises fine formation in the treated fuel) and low volume density ensures that meets all the requirements of this critical refinery process
Site remediation and effluent treatment Inevitably, heavy industry produces liquid waste not suitable for use onsite and certainly not for release into the environment. Activated carbon can efficiently remove a wide range of contaminants from water over an extended period of time. The PetroSorb series includes cost-effective activated carbons for a wide range of effluent treatment applications. The final step in the effluent treatment process is usually tertiary treatment, which is often required to meet discharge limits.Granular activated carbon (GAC) grades are manufactured from coconut shell, wood, coal and lignite, offering a wide selection of pore size distributions, adapted to meet particular contaminate removal requirements. Performing pilot studies will help to match the most suitable activated carbon to the stream to be treated. Treatment of wastewater Groundwater and contaminated runoff can be treated in one step by adding powdered activated carbon (PAC) to existing aerobic or anaerobic biological process complex wastewaters. The PAC helps buffer the biological system against toxic organics in the wastewater AC&C offers PetroSorb grade PAC that can be tailored to meet individual requirements.
Natural gas use is growing, but the quality available often falls short of stringent specifications. Gas upgrading using products from AC&C can ensure that high grade product is produced on a consistent basis.
Activated carbons for Vapour Recovery Units Perhaps the highest potential loss of revenue from a refinery is the displacement of vapour from final product during transfer from bulk tanks to transportation and delivery vehicles and ships. All the costs of processing the raffinate are accumulated in this product, and so measures to recover any losses are paramount, even over the environmental impact of spurious emissions to atmosphere. The use of activated carbon used in the adsorption of hydrocarbons using a regenerative vapour recovery unit (VRU) is well known. Due to the repeated cycles of operation; extreme pressure swings and heating processes, the activated carbon must be able to withstand frequent and repeated regeneration in the adsorption vessels. Furthermore, the concentration range experienced – which is often in the explosive range – requires the activated carbon to generate minimal heat of adsorption. AC&C Carbons’ Petro Gas Sries of products possess these critical properties most suitable for vapour phase adsorption when combined with carbon bed vacuum regeneration techniques. Their high adsorption capacity for volatile organic compounds (VOC) is combined with ease of desorption. 12 | GAS PHASE The Technology Company Over the years AC&C has mastered the complex process of manufacturing specialized activated carbons of superior quality derived from coconut shells, wood and coal. We continue to find more opportunities for the oil and gas industries  AC&C  activated carbons are designed to meet an array of individual process requirements. Their highly developed internal surface density gives them superior adsorption capacity and maximum volume activity. Particle size can be adapted to meet the required adsorption performance and hydraulic characteristics. Our R&D department and technical experts have extensive knowledge of all applicable procedures and can provide assistance and handle process control issues to help clients conform to internationally recognised standards. Today our production base is the most diverse in the industry. We have manufacturing plants in 4 locations in india. Products are stocked at our own warehouses or with our distribution partners, ensuring a first rate chain of supply worldwide. We take pride in selecting the most appropriate system, operating conditions and activated carbons to meet every need.

The oil and gas industry has many applications that rely on the adsorptive capabilities of activated carbon. Amine scrubbers use GAC to remove carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide from gas streams. Glycol scrubbers are also used to remove moisture from gas streams. Surfactants, degradation products, and organic acids collect in these amine or glycol solutions and can cause foaming and corrosion that can lower the efficiency of these systems.
AC&C Carbons has the technical expertise and extensive knowledge required to understand the challenges our customers face on a daily basis. Regardless of the industry sector, we have the right solution for any situation. Applications for the petroleum industry demand the highest quality activated carbon and AC&C’s outstanding quality control procedures provide only the finest end product. In addition to environmental concerns, the right activated carbons can have a direct impact on the economic operations of refineries and terminal facilities. Cleaning contaminated water before release to the environment is important, as is the recovery of a range of expensive processing chemicals. AC&C’s solutions make sense in so many ways.
Treatment of process water Petroleum refining operations are often located close to the primary extraction point of the feed stock. Many of these locations are found in some of the world’s most arid climates. This makes water management critical. Condensing steam is an easily recovered source and with the help of activated carbon high purity levels required can be achieved. Treatment of condensate water The increasing demands for the reclamation of water, particularly where refining operations are established in arid regions, places stringent conditions on the function and quality of the activated carbon used.
The AC&C Petro CWS series is used in steam condensate treatment for removal of oil and heavy hydrocarbons upstream of ion exchange resins in boiler water recirculation systems. Low silica release versions of this grade are also available to reduce the amount of wash water By offering the widest range of activated carbon products available from one company, AC&C Carbons is able to serve every refinery and terminal application, treating both liquid and gas phases. not silica, from the recirculating condensate. HPNA removal During the hydrocracking process, certain compounds called heavy polynuclear aromatics (HPNA) are formed. These compounds can foul processing equipment and have other adverse effects. AC&C has designed ativated carbons that helps remove these undesirable components.
Mercaptan extraction and fuel sweetening   AC&C Petro-SWC900 is a durable, high pore volume granular activated carbon that provides a perfect substrate for impregnation with any oxidation catalyst used in the removal of mercaptans from high grade liquid fuels. Providing both exceptional product hardness (minimises fine formation in the treated fuel) and low volume density ensures that meets all the requirements of this critical refinery process
Site remediation and effluent treatment Inevitably, heavy industry produces liquid waste not suitable for use onsite and certainly not for release into the environment. Activated carbon can efficiently remove a wide range of contaminants from water over an extended period of time. The PetroSorb series includes cost-effective activated carbons for a wide range of effluent treatment applications. The final step in the effluent treatment process is usually tertiary treatment, which is often required to meet discharge limits.Granular activated carbon (GAC) grades are manufactured from coconut shell, wood, coal and lignite, offering a wide selection of pore size distributions, adapted to meet particular contaminate removal requirements. Performing pilot studies will help to match the most suitable activated carbon to the stream to be treated. Treatment of wastewater Groundwater and contaminated runoff can be treated in one step by adding powdered activated carbon (PAC) to existing aerobic or anaerobic biological process complex wastewaters. The PAC helps buffer the biological system against toxic organics in the wastewater AC&C offers PetroSorb grade PAC that can be tailored to meet individual requirements.
Natural gas use is growing, but the quality available often falls short of stringent specifications. Gas upgrading using products from AC&C can ensure that high grade product is produced on a consistent basis.
Activated carbons for Vapour Recovery Units Perhaps the highest potential loss of revenue from a refinery is the displacement of vapour from final product during transfer from bulk tanks to transportation and delivery vehicles and ships. All the costs of processing the raffinate are accumulated in this product, and so measures to recover any losses are paramount, even over the environmental impact of spurious emissions to atmosphere. The use of activated carbon used in the adsorption of hydrocarbons using a regenerative vapour recovery unit (VRU) is well known. Due to the repeated cycles of operation; extreme pressure swings and heating processes, the activated carbon must be able to withstand frequent and repeated regeneration in the adsorption vessels. Furthermore, the concentration range experienced – which is often in the explosive range – requires the activated carbon to generate minimal heat of adsorption. AC&C Carbons’ Petro Gas Sries of products possess these critical properties most suitable for vapour phase adsorption when combined with carbon bed vacuum regeneration techniques. Their high adsorption capacity for volatile organic compounds (VOC) is combined with ease of desorption. 12 | GAS PHASE The Technology Company Over the years AC&C has mastered the complex process of manufacturing specialized activated carbons of superior quality derived from coconut shells, wood and coal. We continue to find more opportunities for the oil and gas industries  AC&C  activated carbons are designed to meet an array of individual process requirements. Their highly developed internal surface density gives them superior adsorption capacity and maximum volume activity. Particle size can be adapted to meet the required adsorption performance and hydraulic characteristics. Our R&D department and technical experts have extensive knowledge of all applicable procedures and can provide assistance and handle process control issues to help clients conform to internationally recognised standards. Today our production base is the most diverse in the industry. We have manufacturing plants in 4 locations in india. Products are stocked at our own warehouses or with our distribution partners, ensuring a first rate chain of supply worldwide. We take pride in selecting the most appropriate system, operating conditions and activated carbons to meet every need.