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

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijc/volume-2017/9047545/figures/9047545.fig.007a.svgz" name="9047545.fig.007a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>Crude distillation column bottom pump</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijc/volume-2017/9047545/figures/9047545.fig.007b.svgz" name="9047545.fig.007b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>The hydrocarbon materials</td></tr></table>

<div>XRD phase identification results along with the standard reference mineral. (a) The as-received, crude distillation column bottom pump consists of halite [NaCl]; (b) the sludge, which shows the hydrocarbon peak. Here hydrocarbon is dissolved in methylene chloride.</div>

International Journal of Corrosion

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Figure 7: Application of a New Method in Identifying the Sludge Deposits from Refineries and Gas Plants: A Case of Laboratory-Based Study 