Novachem Sludge Conditioner has been developed to meet the requirements for a highly active liquid product which rapidly dissolves and fluidizes sludge, wax, gum and tar formations while effectively separating water from oil/water emulsions.

Usage :

Novachem Sludge Conditioner can be used confidently in crude oil cargo and storage systems, fuel oil tanks which acts throughout the fuel system (from double bottom to exhaust) reducing maintenance costs and boiler down time while giving greater fuel efficiency.

Advantages :

1. Novachem Sludge Conditioner keeps cargo tanks and double bottom tanks free from sludge thus maintaining effective tank capacity.
2. Novachem Sludge Conditioner as fuel conditioner saves oil that would normally be discarded.
3. Novachem Sludge Conditioner avoids plugging of suction lines, strainers, preheaters and burners.

Technical Review :

Unstable residues in crude oil and fuel oils settle out in storage or in piping systems in various wax and gum formations. Additionally, some residue polymerize trapping water, thus forming stable emulsions. These residues and emulsions reduce effective tank capacity and foul cargo piping and fuel oil systems. Furthermore, sodium trapped in the emulsions can be carried over through combustion increasing the hard sodium vanadium deposits on the boiler and super heater surfaces. Novachem Sludge Conditioner attacks these various residues and emulsions and liquefies them and disperses them throughout the cargo or fuel. When the emulsion is broken up the entrained water separates to the bottom of the tank for easy removal. At the same time Novachem Sludge Conditioner reduces the surface and interfacial tension of the crude or fuel oil thus stabilizing in in storage and preventing reformation of the sludge.

Application & Dosage :

Novachem Sludge Conditioner is applied directly to the tanks requiring treatment at rate of 1 ltr to 8 ltrs per ton of fuel oil . Heating tank contents and Novachem Sludge Conditioner to 60C with agitation or circulation produces even better results. When used as a heavy duty fuel conditioner apply to tanks before bunkering normally down the sounding pipe.