Magnetic Filter Separation systems

Psicon is the market leader in the supply of magnetic filter solutions for the energy and the oil & gas industry. The Psicon Magnetic Separation Systems are based upon bespoke magnet separator elements consisting of rare earth magnets. The magnets we use are the most powerful non-electric magnets available on the market today. The magnetic separator elements have the ability to extract and trap ferrous contamination to submicron levels in all type of gasses and liquids.

Applications where our magnetic filtration solutions are used:

Cooling medium filtration
Gas Filtration (Black Powder)
Gas sweating applications (Amine systems)
Fuel gas applications
Rotating equipment protection

Every magnetic filter will be designed specifically for the required application. We can select combination filters (with cyclone, cyclone, etc.), duplex filters and self-cleaning filter installations. Most of our filter designs are confirmed by state of the art Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) analysis ensuring the best ferrous particle filtration possible. The Psicon magnetic filters have negligible pressure loss ensuring the best throughput compared to any other filter solution.

Stand alone magnetic filters
Combination filters
Magnetic filter retrofits (for example change a cartridge filter to a magnetic filter)
Pipespool filters
Duplex filters
Self cleaning filter installation

Psicon has the largest amount of engineered magnetic filter installations in service on: FPSO’s, Refineries, Offshore platforms, Chemical plants, etc. Our extensive reference list and case study overview is available upon request.

Benefits of the Magnetic Filter

The removal of the ferrous material contamination will significantly reduce the erosion factor
Removal of ferrous material will improve product purity, and quality.
Simple design and application
Very low operations cost (no spare parts required)
Negligible pressure loss
10+ year life-time

CYCMAG™

Psicon has developed a combined magnetic and non-magnetic particles separation system by combining Tangential Cyclones and Magnetic Filters (CYCMAG).

Process Description:

The separation system consists of a two or three stage separation process. First stage separation is performed by tangential cyclones which remove the large and midsize particles. Second stage separation consists of magnetic filters to remove all midsize and smaller magnetic particles (down to submicron level).

A final polishing stage consisting of cartridge filters can be included in case a large amount of small non-magnetic particles are present in the gas.

The first stage tangential cyclones and second stage magnetic filters are combined into a single separator vessel (CYCMAG™). The optional cartridge filters are installed in a separate vessel.

Benefits:

The three stage separation process has unique features above the conventional separation of magnetic solid particles. All large and small magnetic particles are removed from the gas stream by the tangential cyclones and magnet filters leaving only small non-magnetic particles for removal by cartridge filters.

The holding capacity of the magnet filters

(approximately a factor 50 to 100 larger than cartridge filters) increases the stand time of the cartridge filters significantly. The OPEX is reduced and the replacement of cartridge filters is minimized.

Added value:

OPEX reduction
Less maintenance
Limited pressure loss over the filter
Increased standtime of cartridge filters
No spare parts required for CYCMAG™

Gas Pipe Line Filtration - Black Powder

Gas Pipe Line Filtration / Black Powder:

Psicon has designed a unique range to filter gas pipelines. Gas pipelines quite often have serious problems with ferrous particles. Ferrous particles due to erosion, condition of the pipe line but also the gas parameters itself. Current and traditional filtration systems (cartridge / cyclones) are not ideal for filtering these types of particles. This is due to the size of the particles (mostly < 1 micron) and the amount of particles.

This ferrous particle (Black Powder) cause serious problems for upstream installations and equipment. Please refer to our presentation.

The Psicon black powder filters are dedicated filter systems ensuring world’s best filtration of ferrous particles from gas lines.

Benefits:

Worlds only filter system designed for the dedicated removal of Black Powder
Ability to remove Black Powder in all forms and shapes from cm particle size to sub-micron size (removal of Black Powder dust & smoke), wet or bone dry
Use as stand-alone filtration system but also in combination with all other filter systems available on the market today
Extremely easy to sample and analyze the ferrous and non-ferrous particles (Black Powder)
Low operations cost
Easy to clean and maintain
10+ years life-time

Gas Sweetening Installations

Psicon offers magnetic filtration solutions for Amine systems to remove the foam causing surfactants to control amine foaming over the long term. The magnetic filter installations which can be used as a stand-alone filtration system but also in combination with any other filter systems available on the market today.

Clean uncontaminated amine does not form stable foam. Amine system foaming results from contaminants either introduced to the system through the feed gas, make up water, and recycled streams or generated in the system.

Solid particulate contamination, especially iron sulphide, is one of the major causes of foaming. Iron sulphides, as very fine particulates tend to concentrate in liquid-gas interface, and hence increase foaming stability. Iron sulfide, a by-product of corrosion activities of hydrogen sulfide and carbon steel piping, could be carried over from the sour feed gas or generated in the amine solution due to such reasons as high solution acid-gas loading, high velocities, and formation of acidic degradation products.

Amine solutions foam because normal froth is stabilized into foam by contaminating surfactants. The most common way to control foaming has been injecting antifoaming chemicals into the recirculating solution stream to break the foam. The efficiency of antifoams can be reduced in a variety of ways; therefore, are unreliable as a long term control solution.

Psicon Magnetic filters have a life time of 10 years and filter particles smaller than 1 micron in size which will effectively filtrate 70% of the iron sulfides. This system offers a long term solution for controlling the foaming and is easy to clean and maintain.

Benefits:

Use as stand-alone filtration system but also in combination with all other filter systems available on the market today
Filtration of particles smaller than 1 micron in size
Environmental filtration system
Easy to clean and maintain
10+ years life-time

Magnetic filtration systems

Benefits of the Magnetic Filter