Applications
Advantages of MSAR® versus HFO?
MSAR® has several advantages over conventional fuel oil some of which
are environmental, whereby MSAR® yields a “green dividend”. These advantages include:
For producers:
(e.g. oil refineries, upstream upgraders etc)
- An increased yield of high value distillate products, reducing fuel oil production
- Increased margin potential for the residue = higher profitability
- Simple, low capex, economic residue disposal option, the alternative
being a complex refinery upgrade (resulting in more energy intensive
refining processes, with significant environmental impact and
potentially prohibitive capital costs)
- MSAR® can utilise refinery waste streams (e.g. oily or sour water)
For consumers:
(e.g. thermal plants, diesel engines for power and marine, cement plants etc)
- NOX Levels: Circa 20% or higher reductions in NOx production (reducing smog & health risks)
- Black Soot: Efficient carbon burn-out yields negligible “black soot” potentially reducing dust emissions
- MSAR® cost savings versus fuel oil can increase the competitiveness
and/or subsidise the capital cost of upgrading existing assets to meet
current and future emissions standards – a significant capex and
environmental saving versus upgrading refineries to produce low sulphur
fuels
For producers and consumers:
- Lower energy consumption because MSAR® is stored and transported at a
lower temperature (fuel oil needs to be heated to higher temperatures
for viscosity control)
