Dealing with the sticky stuff

Protech-Enterprise’s hydrocarbon recovery technology can turn tank sludge back into valuable product Protech-Enterprise’s  Hydrocarbon Recovery (HCR) is designed specifically to convert crude oil sludge back into an on-specification liquid crude. It is a game-changer, in that it can do this without the need for heat, confined space entry by workers, or further processing at the refinery. At present conventional tank cleaning methods require outdated methods such as sending workers inside of a tank to manually clean which can be fatal if there is a failure of safety processes. Other methods such as robotic tank cleaning is safer, but is limited to robots small enough to enter the tank via the relatively small manways. These robots are perfect for sediment cleaning, but the sticky hydrocarbons are a much tougher job and would therefore require either an abundance of chemical, or heat (usually both). HCR is unique in that it uses a minimal amount of chemical, in conjunction with pre-existing liquid crude. It can fully clean a tank and convert 95% of the hydrocarbons back into a saleable asset for the end users in only 30 days.   ABOUT HCR Protech-Enterprise’s HCR...