TECNALIA in OIL & GAS and PETRO CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

TECNALIA in OIL & GAS and PETRO-CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

Corrosion Monitoring Advanced Surfaces New materials Offshore structures corrosion CORROSION,

EROSION, FATIGUE

IONIC LIQUIDS

GAS SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION

Membranes PSA and TSA Technologies Absorbent Materials

CHEMICAL PROCESS

CARBON CAPTURE AND VALORISATION

Carbon Capture Processes improvement Absorbents, adsorbents, clatrates, MOFs… CO2 valorization: Power to Gas

Advanced fuels Chemicals’ Synthesis Thermocathalythic Synt. Process Intensification Gas Reforming

CORROSION > Corrosion Monitoring

Corrosion detection under coating

CORROSION MONITORING Offshore environment, as well as oil & gas environment, is extremely aggressive: It is necessary to anticipate the possible problem; it is necessary an adequate maintenance forecasting and planning

Labs equipped with testing facilities allowing a large number of corrosion tests in atmosphere, immersion or under mechanical solicitation to be performed according to standardized or specific demands. Materials Testing & Failure Analisys Material testing and characterization (i.e. chemical

composition determination, microstructure, mechanical properties: tensile test, fatigue,…).

Surface properties, i.e.: surface roughness, coating adherence, wettability, hardness, …).

Corrosion analysis, forecasting, assessment, control and monitoring.

Wear and friction characterization. Paints and paints characterization.

CORROSION > Advanced Surfaces and coatings

Advanced, innovative eco efficient dry surface treatments and coatings for improving the performance of materials and components and their manufacturing processes. Extending component life against wear, increasing fatigue strength, dry lubrication, reducing material operating temperatures by thermal barriers, corrosion protection, etc..

Hard and corrosion resistant coatings on Petro/Chemical Valves

Development of wet surface treatments and coatings technologie for: Coatings for extreme environments (thermal, radiation), chemical and mechanical stresses, corrosion resistant coatings, antifouling/<biocide films, photocatalytic/self-cleaning/easy to clean coatings, hydrophobic/hydrophilic surfaces and coatings, surface roughness modification/ surface cleaning… …and surface and coatings characterization and performance

Corrosion resistant coating

ADVANCED SURFACES AND COATINGS

CORROSION > Materials

Evaluation of the resistance of materials to stress corrosion cracking in H2S environments.

Development of testing methods used for the valuation of the resistance of materials to sulfide stress corrosion cracking (SSC).

Evaluation of the resistance of materials to corrosion fatigue in sour environments.

Assessment and selection of material depending on the agressivity of the type of the environment.

Evaluation of hydrogen embrittlement and CO2 effect

NEW MATERIALS

CORROSION > A specific case: Corrosions in offshore structures

Offshore, harbour and seawater systems Assessment of the corrosion

resistance of materials in seawater

Development and optimization of corrosion protection methods

Fulfill the environmental strengths and reduction of the costs

Early detection of corrosion mechanisms

Sensor Techniques & Remote monitoring

Diagnostics

CORROSION IN OFFSHORE STRUCTURES

Atmospheric zone

Splash zone

Sub-merged Zone

Inside the pipelines

IONIC LIQUIDS

IONIC LIQUIDS for different applications to overcome the current issues of raditional (non-ecofriendly, energy intensive, and expensive) industrial technologies.

Designing, synthesizing & physico-chemical characterizing of two different liquids ILs: consisting entirely of ions and

being liquid below 100°C Deep Eutectic Solvents (DESs): made

by mixing a hydrogen bond acceptor (HBA) and hydrogen bond donor (HBD). Both may have high melting points (mp), to form an eutectic mixture with lower melting point

ILs properties • Negligible vapor pressure • Good lubrication properties • High thermal, chemical and mechanical

stability • Non-corrosive • Low eco- and human toxicity • Tunable viscosity • Broad liquid range • Broad electrochemical potential

window

TECNALIA supports the development and manufacturing of inorganic and polymer-based membranes and modules for Gas and Vapor separations and Ion Exchange that will replace the current industrial processes by innovative less expensive, less energy-intensive and eco-friendly processes

GAS SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION > Membranes

MEMBRANES

GAS SEPARATION AND PURIFICACION > Absorbents/adsorbents/MOFs…

NEW MATERIALS FOR GAS SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION Absorbents, adsorbents, clatrates, MOFs…

Less energy demanding (absortion/desorption f.i.) materials

Materials with extended life related to conventional materiales,

More environmentally friendly materials Higher CO2 adsorption’ s selectivity Membranes integration VALCAPEF – VALorization

CAPture and Efficiency Research and Development of Technologies for the improvement of energy efficiency, the capture and the valorisation of CO2

GAS SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION > PSA and TSA Technologies

PSA and TSA TECHNOLOGIES

CO2 Separation Pure CH4 from biogas H2S removal Biogas cleaning (mixture of 60% CH4,

40% CO2, 1% H2O, 1000 ppm H2S, 100 ppm NH3)

Pressure Swing Adsorption technology for gas separation from high-pressure gas streams. The PSA process is based on preferential adsorption of the desired gas on a porous adsorbent at high pressure and recovery of the gas at low pressure. Whereas pressure swing adsorption (PSA) uses changes in pressure to release adsorbed gas, TSA modulates or swings temperature to drive off the adsorbed gas for gas separation from a mixture of gases.

CHEMICAL PROCESSES ENGINEERING > Advanced Fuels

ADVANCED FUELS Liquid fuels for land and air transport. We develop conversion processes based on biochemical, thermochemical and chemical-catalytic process combinations to obtain advanced fuels. A heterogeneous catalytic synthesis process has also been developed.

Additionally we work with Second Generation Biofuels (synthetic fuels and hydrogenated oils) that use non-food feedstocks; and on new conversion pathways for Third Generation liquid biofuels, so that algal biofuels become a competitive option on the energy market

PRODUCTION OF SECOND-GENERATION BUTANOL AND BIODIESEL Second-generation butanol presents high energy density, low volatility and less corrosiveness than ethanol. Second generation biodiesel from esterification of non-food high acidity oleaginous raw materials (olefins, animal fat and by-products from oil refining).

CHEMICALS’ SYNTHESIS Chemical and enzymatic synthesis stages aimed at obtaining building-blocks and end products. Our work goes from the selective fractionation of raw materials for the production of valuable products, using more sustainable and efficient processes than traditional ones.

RENEWABLE SYNTHETIC RUBBER Rubber made from biomass with the same features as synthetic rubber (1,3-butadiene), replacing it in its different applications: tyre, nylon, plastics and latex manufacturing. The synthesis pathways used combine both enzymatic and chemical-catalytic processes.

RENEWABLE NON-ISOCYANATE BASED POLYURETHANES WITH HIGH MECHANICAL STRENGTH We design synthesis pathways to produce non-isocyanate based polyurethanes. Our solutions avoid the drawbacks of using isocyanates in polyurethane production, such as their toxicity and the occasional need to ensure the absence of water in the reaction medium.

CHEMICAL PROCESSES ENGINEERING > Chemicals’ Synthesis

CHEMICAL PROCESS ENGINEERING > Thermocathalitic Synthesis

THERMOCATHALITIC SYNTHESIS Development of highly efficient methanol synthesis process from natural gas or biogas 1. Purification and upgrading of natural

gas/biogas by PSA over clinoptilolite Selection of the optimal operation

conditions Design of gas purification and upgrading

process by PSA

2. Methanol production Applicability of natural gas/biogas as raw

material for methanol production

CHEMICAL PROCESS ENGINEERING > Process Intensification

PROCESS INTEGRATION AND PROCESS INTENSIFICATION Design of reactors integrating separation and cathalysis. More flexible, safer and more environmentally-friendly reactors

DEMCAMER: “DEsign and Manufacturing of CAtalytic MEmbrane Reactors by developing new nano-architectured catalytic and selective membrane materials” Innovative multifunctional Catalytic Membrane Reactors (CMR) based on new nano-architectured catalysts and selective membranes materials to improve their performance, cost effectiveness (i.e.; reducing the number of steps) and sustainability (lower environmental impact and use of new raw materials) over four selected chemical processes (Autothermal Reforming (ATR), Fischer-Tropsch (FTS), Water Gas Shift (WGS), and Oxidative Coupling of Methane (OCM)) for pure hydrogen, liquid hydrocarbons and ethylene production.

Advanced multi-fuel REformer for CHP-fuel CELL systems (REFORCELL) Novel more efficient and cheaper multi-fuel membrane reformer for pure hydrogen production in order to intensify the process of hydrogen production through the integration of reforming and purification in one single unit.

GAS REFORMING PROCESESS Small-scale gas reforming units to supply fuel cells

CHEMICAL PROCESS ENGINEERING > Gas Reforming

CARBON CAPTURE & VALORISATION

Absorbents Adsorbents

Clatrats MOFs

Membranes

Capture

Chemical valorisation

Carbonates Fuels Chemical products

Biofixatión Process Intensification

CARBON CAPTURE & VALORISATION > Carbon Capture Process

CARBON CAPTURE AND FIXATION Innovative process for an efficient reduction, capture and fixation of CO2 in industrial activities with high rates of CO2 emission to the atmosphere

MENOS CO2 CO2 CAPTURE THROUGHT CHEMICAL ABSORTION Design and operation of a Carbon Capture facility at the Compostilla thermal power plant.

CARBON CAPTURE & VALORISATION > Absorbents/adsorbents/MOFs…

NEW MATERIALS FOR CARBON CAPTURE Absorbents, adsorbents, clatrates, MOFs… Less energy demanding (adsortion/desorption

f.i.) materials Materials with extended life related to

conventional materiales, More environmentally friendly materials Membranes integration

Energy Efficient MOFs-based Mixed Matrix Membranes For CO2 Capture

New absorbents for Carbon Capture applied at the Compostilla thermal power plant.

CARBON CAPTURE & VALORISATION > Power to GAS

By identifying the most suitable operational conditions and catalysts, we optimise the CO2-H2 reaction from CO2 whose composition is close to the contents in emissions from certain industrial processes: natural gas and biogas production, CCS technologies, etc.

POWER TO GAS: PRODUCTION OF GAS FROM POWER Power surplus from renewable energy are used in the electrolytic production of hydrogen, which in turn is used to produce methane by combining it with CO2. The aim is to produce gas from power injected in the natural gas grid, producing a bi-directional link between these two large energy infrastructures.

Contact person Dr. Iñaki Azkarate inaki.azkarate@tecnalia.com