OVERVIEW

Complex chemical behavior under demanding process conditions negatively impacts performance

Rudimentary understanding of chemical behavior and related phenomena result in weak designs including sub-optimal pilot plants. Low yields and high manufacturing costs are often due to poor asset integrity created by scaling, fouling and corrosion and sub-optimal materials selection while the inability to eliminate toxins from disposed water, waste and air emissions introduces regulatory compliance risks.

APPLICATIONS

Increase design quality, operations efficiency and sustainability

The ability to characterize complex chemistry behavior under a wide range of operating conditions coupled with deep domain knowledge of applications unlocks significant business value.

Developed more effective design of the Hydrogen Bromide distillation column using in-depth electrolyte chemistry insights, digital simulations and process expertise and improved performance

Identified the root causes of corrosion in pipelines carrying sulfuric acid and identified safe operating regions to mitigate corrosion risk

Improved asset integrity and safety of containers used to store hazardous waste from chemicals processing

Developed recommendation for optimal chemical dosing quantities for chemical treatment programs to mitigate scale formation in an oil and gas production application.

DIFFERENTIATION

Unique combination of expertise in chemistry, process simulation, applications engineering and industry knowledge

Only OLI delivers the blend of chemistry knowledge, deep understanding of applications, capability to perform mass, energy and species balance with an unparalleled software tool and trained experts to address complex process challenges in the chemicals industry.

Standard consulting services

Services offerings with defined scope and deliverables

Health Check Services

One-day audit and assessment of health of equipment and processes with recommendations to improve operations performance. Scope includes electrolyte chemistry behavior and phenomena, corrosion, fouling and scaling damage, water and air quality

Design Consulting Services

Four-to-five week engagements to design optimal processes and materials of construction to overcome scaling, fouling and corrosion challenges, eliminate toxins from water and emissions and increase sustainability.

Operations Consulting Services

Four-to-five week engagements to troubleshoot operations issues and develop recommendations to improve operations performance using integrity operating windows and chemistry insights to enhance asset integrity, operations efficiency and regulatory compliance.

Digital Transformation Services

Four-week projects to design, develop and implement capability to deliver automated insights on scaling, fouling, corrosion and water / wastewater treatment to research and engineering teams.

Six-to-twelve week projects to design, develop and deploy digital twin solutions for scaling, fouling, corrosion and water treatment management in chemicals processing operations with operational data integration, operations dashboards and KPIs.

Custom Capabilities

Turnkey consulting projects to meet your unique needs

OLI Consultants use their expertise in thermophysical modeling, process simulation and domain expertise to create a custom services engagement to address your unique needs. The OLI team can develop custom thermodynamic models or create a private property database with your data or simulate your proprietary process and provide design insights or troubleshoot operations issues. No matter what your process design or operations challenge, OLI can assist you if it requires chemistry and process simulation expertise.

Related RESOURCES

Proven experience across thousands of electrolyte applications in the Chemicals industry

Talk to our Chemicals industry experts about your challenges

OLI experts in chemistry, mineral scaling, corrosion, process simulation, sustainability and digital transformation can address your needs