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WORLDWIDE PRESENCE 14
CECA has been manufacturing, developing and marketing adsorbents for more than 80 years
and Molecular Sieves for more than 40 years.
C ECA focuses on improving its customers' performance, creating and developing adsorbents,
chemical intermediates and additives.
C ECA operates an extensive manufacturing base and two research centers in France
(GRL and CRRA) as well as industrial pilot plants in Honfleur, dedicated to customer service
innovation.
Facilities are ISO-certified, follow a program of good manufacturing practices, and are equipped with
statistical process control tools.
C ECA offers technical services that are recognized around the world and an extensive
range of products dedicated to the oil & gas markets.
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A Siliporite 3 A molecular sieve
B Siliporite 4 A molecular sieve
C Siliporite 10 A molecular sieve
D Activated alumina
E Silica gel
Siliporite 4 A
Figure 4: Water adsorption isotherms at 25C
10
Silica gel
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Silica gel Activited Alumina
ADSORPTION CAPACITY (% weight)Y
30 Activated alumina
10 A
Siliporite 50 100 150
4 A
25 Silip or ite
Siliporite 3 A
ADSORBENT TEMPERATURE C
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The adsorption of different molecules by Molecular Sieves
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5
4.0 NH3
Ethylene, Ethylene monoxide 4.2
CH3OH, Alcohol, Aldehydes
Ethane, Methanol, Ethanol 4.4
Methyl-mercaptan 4.5 Ketones
Propane, nC4 to nC22 4.9 SO2
Propynene 5.0
Ethyl-RH, Butene 1, Butene 2 trans 5.1 Alkynes
Difluochloromethane (R 22) 5.3 Alkenes
Iso C22 5.6
CO2
Cyclohexane 6.1
Toluene, Paraxylene 6.7 Alkanes
Benzene 6.8 CH
Carbon tetrachloride 6.9
Metalxylene 7.1
CO
Tri-ethylamine 8.4 Table 2
In dynamic adsorption, the granular bed of adsorbent The length of the mass transfer zone mainly depends
in an adsorption column (or adsorber) sees the vector on:
fluid (gas or liquid) containing the molecules to be
separated, percolated through it. the adsorbate adsorption kinetic
the fluid vector characteristics
the fluid superficial velocity
Mass transfer zone (MTZ) the type, the shape and the size distribution,
of the molecular sieve
The adsorbent layer (height = h) in which transfer of the the C o and C s concentrations
molecules to be adsorbed, from the vector fluid to the
adsorbent, is called the Mass Transfer Zone (MTZ). The The adsorption front steadily moves within the adsorbent
concentration of the adsorbate, from the inlet to the bed, from the inlet towards the outlet, during a period
outlet of the MTZ varies from the initial concentration called "Adsorption Time". After this period, the expected
C o in the vector fluid to the desired concentration C s purification is no longer ensured. It is then necessary to
after treatment. See figure 6. regenerate the adsorbent by desorbing the adsorbate.
Above the MTZ, the adsorbent is saturated, and in The velocity of the adsorption front is a function of
adsorption equilibrium with C o. Below it, fresh or the useful load of the adsorbate and of the adsorbate
regenerated adsorbent is free of impurities. flow rate.
h
MTZ
Fresh or regenerated Cs
molecular sieve MTZ
MTZ
Co
WATER CONTENT
BREAKTHROUGH CURVE
Cs
TIME
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Adsorption capacity decreases as the temperature The adsorption capacity increases with the adsorbate
increases. concentration.
Adsorption is an exothermic process. The heat released However, at low concentration, Molecular Sieves have a
can decrease the effective adsorption capacity. special characteristic of adsorbing much more than the
Molecular Sieves, however, are much less affected other adsorbents.
by this phenomenon than the other adsorbents. See This property is often the main criteria for choosing a
figure 5. particular molecular sieve.
At the equilibrium stage, the phenomenon of adsorption The saturated molecular sieve recovers its adsorption
is characterized by a saturated state. capacity after desorption: this is called "regeneration".
The saturated molecular sieve can no longer adsorb. The dynamic adsorption process is a cyclic one,
However, the adsorption is reversible. The adsorbed with adsorption and regeneration steps, necessarily
substances can be desorbed or eliminated from the discontinuous. A continuous process is possible by
adsorbent by shifting the adsorption equilibrium and shifting the cycle phases on a minimum of two adsorbers
modifying the operating conditions, either by increasing set up in parallel.
the temperature of the adsorbent, or by decreasing the
partial pressure of the adsorbate, or, less commonly, by
eluting with another adsorbate.
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REGENERATION GAS DEWPOINT IN C
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CECA's modern Siliporite Molecular Sieves plants are located in Honfleur, France and in Inowroclaw, Poland.
Equipped with the most advanced technologies, each plant produces a wide range of high quality products that are
well adapted to market needs.
Quality Control
The quality of Siliporite is permanently controlled by our specialized laboratories, which carry out systematic controls
on the production lines and specific studies for all applications. See figure 8.
Figure 8: Manufacturing process for the production of activated zeolite Molecular Sieves
Salt
Steam
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Ion Exchange Tank
Ion-substituted Zeolite
Sodium
Silicate Wash Clay
Water Binder
Steam
Sodium
Zeolite
Aluminate
Crystals
Makeup Crystal Slurry
Tank Filter
Weigh
Crystallization
Hopper
Tank
Systematic controls
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Wash
Water
Filter
Activated
Molecular
Sieve product
Mixer Particle Dryer Kiln
Forming
Screen
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Molecular Sieves can be used in static applications (product is not regenerated), or in dynamic applications (product
is regenerated when it becomes saturated).
Static applications
Industrial gases
NATURAL GAS
4A NK10DC Dehydration and CO2 removal from natural gas stream
AND LIQUIDS NK20C beads
5A Dehydration and sweetening (incl. C1-C2SH and CO2 removal) & pellets 1/8 & 1/16
SWEETENING G5
13X Dehydration and sweetening (incl. C3+SH and CO2 removal)
OPX-R Dehydration - Resistant coke minimizing product beads & pellets 1/8 & 1/16
OPX-T Dehydration - Pressure drop minimization trilob pellets 1/4
CRACKED GAS 3A
AND OLEFIN OPX-K Dehydration - High kinetics formulation
PURIFICATION pellets
OPX-M Propylene drying and methanol removal 1/8 & 1/16
Alumina SCOS & OXY30 Various purifications (oxygenates and sulfurs) beads
3A NK3OCOS C3/C3= and C4 cuts drying; Fuel Gas drying
1/8 & 1/16
NK10 H2 make-up drying; LPG drying; C5/C6 drying; BTX drying
4A
NK10CL Chloride trap (incl. overhead reformers streams)
REFINING beads 1/16
SOLUTIONS
NK20C LPG sweetening & pellets
5A NPG50 & NPL50 n/iso paraffins separation in gas or liquid phase various
PhyG1 & PhyG3 CO & N2 removal in PSA H2 units 1/16
13X G5 Sweetening and purification (incl. PenexTM & ButamerTM) 1/8 & 1/16
MERCURY REMOVAL Alumina HG series Hg removal grades for dry or wet gas streams (guard beds) beads various
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Automotive
Chemicals
Building Pharmaceuticals
Refining Petrochemicals
RANGE OF SERVICES:
"BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER"
Together with products, CECA offers a real partnership to its customers to support them from concept stage until
full operation.
This is the "Before, During and After" approach, based on a wide range of capabilities:
R&D pilot plant facilities: specific testing programs for new developments are possible within a very short
time schedule
Oil & Gas technical group: a team of knowledgeable and responsive engineers working on worldwide
projects with engineering companies from feasibility studies to detailed engineering stage; more than 1,500 tons
of Molecular Sieves are installed yearly for new projects
After-sales Services: specialists are available for start-up, training and optimization, providing analytical
services, performance evaluation, operator training, and loading assistance
Worldwide Sales Network: available at any time to support customer needs around the world
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Inowroclaw (PI)
Moscow (Ru)
Honfleur (Fr) Paris (Fr)
Pau GRL (Fr)
Philadelphia (US)
Dubai
Plants
Research and Development Centers
Marketing and sales offices
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CECA, a subsidiary of the Arkema Group, is a world player in Specialty Chemicals. CECA constantly strives to improve
its customers performance by creating and developing chemical intermediates and additives. CECA operates in over
100 countries, with an extensive international network of industrial facilities, together with two research centres (GRL
and CRRA) dedicated to customer innovation.
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