Application of a New Method in Identifying the Sludge Deposits from Refineries and Gas Plants: A Case of Laboratory-Based Study

<div>Phase identification results of the scale sample from crude booster pump: (a) the as-received and (b) after removing hydrocarbon along with the standard reference minerals for halite (NaCl), thermonatrite (Na<sub>2</sub>(CO<sub>3</sub>)H<sub>2</sub>O), and natrite (Na<sub>2</sub>(CO<sub>3</sub>)).</div>

International Journal of Corrosion

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Figure 6: Application of a New Method in Identifying the Sludge Deposits from Refineries and Gas Plants: A Case of Laboratory-Based Study 