Sponge Media™ composite abrasives were recently put to the test to help conserve precious resources in what is being called the first oil and gas sustainable commissioning project. The results could not have been more positive. The core of this sustainable solution includes composite abrasives and an innovative Pipeline Inspection Gadget (or PIG) system, which, after field-testing, were used in two atmospheric distillation units (ADUs) at Brazil’s Petrobras Refinaria Abreu de Lima, also known as Refinaria do Nordeste (RNEST). The goal of the sustainable commissioning process was to save water normally used for cleaning and testing the pipe network connected to the ADUs, although there were other benefits as well.
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