Kilian Morel, auteur sur Emdelen

ADISSEO – New production plant

Kilian Morel — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 08:14:29 +0000

New methionine production plant

Location : Nanjing (China)
Project phase : Studies
Duration of the study : 4 months

Context of the project : A major industrial project of Adisseo and BlueStar, the Nanjing methionine manufacturing plant became operational in 2013. This project was an industrial challenge with more than 25 different chemical units needed to produce methionine, all located on the same site. Emdelen was entrusted with the ammonia unloading, storage and evaporation units.

Emdelen Mission : Process Design Package of the unit, including:

The definition of the capacities of truck unloading bay
The definition of the 2 storage tanks of liquefied ammonia liquid, 680 m3 with double compartments: storage and vaporization compartments
Sizing of the double heating jacket of the storage compartment
Sizing of the tubular ammonia vaporisation heat exchanger
Regulation of the gaseous ammonia flow to other units
Preparation, storage and distribution of alkali (mixture of liquid ammonia and demineralised water)

The realization of the PFDs (process flow diagram) associated with mass balances
The implementation of PID (piping and instrumentation diagram)
The drafting of equipment data-sheets (tanks, heat exchangers, pumps, discharge compressors, discharge arms), safety and thermal expansion valves, control valves and instruments
The drafting of the process book including the description of the commissioning phase, normal operation and shutdown phases of the unit
Safety studies (Cause & Effect Matrix, Hazop, SIL level of safety instrumented functions)
Environmental studies (collection of liquid and gaseous effluents, washing column)
The unit’s layout plans

Total amount of the project:

Range A < €10 million
Range B: between €10 and €20 million
Range C: between €20 and €50 million
Range D > €50 million

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AXENS – Catalyst production

Kilian Morel — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 10:04:08 +0000

Implementation of a new catalyst production line in an existing workshop

Location: Salindres, Gard FRANCE
Project phase: Studies and implementation
Project duration: 18 months

AXENS is a company of the IFP group. AXENS manages both the production of catalysts and adsorbents as well as the continuous research of their best technologies as a licensor. Its main activities are related to the petrochemical, refinery and gas industries, and more recently to certain fields of industrial water treatment.

To achieve its objectives, AXENS asked EMDELEN to carry out the studies, from the Detailed Preliminary Design phase to the orders undertaken, and to manage the phase of the studies undertaken for the construction of a new line in an existing workshop.

Studies :

Project Quality Plan
assessments (material, heat, utility, power)
Implementation of PFDs (process flow diagram) and then PIDs (piping and instrumentation diagram)
Sizing of new equipment and storage capacities
Elaboration of project lists (equipment, motors, piping, valves, cables)
Implementation of the whole project in the existing workshop
Preliminary security analysis
Drafting of new functional analyses
Drafting of preliminary technical specifications for preliminary design consultation: equipment and works contracts (civil engineering, structure and framework, piping, electricity / instrumentation / automation, “centralized dust collection” package)
CAPEX and implementation planning

Realisation :

EMDELEN execution studies:
- Review of the above study documents
- Realisation of isometrics
- Realisation of equipment guide plans
- Datasheets instrumentation
- Elaboration and supervision of the consultation files until order placement -> 28 equipment lots and 8 work lots
Supervision of suppliers during their studies:
- Launch meetings
- Document visas
- Validation of product sheets and specifications

Total amount of the project :

Range A < €10 million
Range B: between €10 and €20 million
Range C: between €20 and €50 million
Range D > €50 million

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EVERE – Fos-sur-Mer

Kilian Morel — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 13:02:18 +0000

Audit, improvement, reliability and debottlenecking of the wastewater treatment plant

Location : Fos-sur-Mer (13)
Project phases: Feasibility studies
Study period: 2 months

Evere, a subsidiary of the Spanish group Urbaser, is a multifunctional treatment centre for household waste by sorting, organic recovery and energy recovery. Organic recovery is done by methanisation in digesters. The liquid fraction of the material leaving the digesters is sent to the treatment plant

Project context: The treatment plant is at the limit of capacity and performance. It must be debottlenecked to cope with the future increase in the volume of waste to be treated

Emdelen Mission:

Installation audit
- Analysis of the current operation (flow rate, pH, COD, MeS, nitrogen, O2, Fe content)
- Loads applied already close to design values
- Average nitrogen concentration too high
- TSS content too high for aerobic treatment
- Carbon deficit
- Excessive iron content for ultra-filtration membranes
- Anaerobic buffer tank
- Limiting anoxic basin volume for the average nitrogen flow
- Sludge age too old
Based on the conclusions of the audit (confirmed by our laboratory tests), proposals to Evere for the following modifications:
- Implementation of a redox control in the buffer tank
- Control of the hydro-ejector of the buffer basin with redox
- Installation of an aeration of the anoxic basin controlled by a redox probe
- Separation of biomass (to protect the membranes from ultra filtration) by the installation of a clarifier and tanks for re-aeration, degassing and flocculation upstream
- Recycling of clarifying sludge to anoxic basin
- Finishing treatment of the hard COD on activated carbon filter
Realization of PIDs, 3D model, functional analysis, equipment specifications, layout plans and civil engineering guide plans of the clarifier
Recommendations on operating parameters (redox, oxygen in aeration, methanol dosage, sludge recycling rate, pH)
CAPEX, OPEX and planning

Total amount of the project :

Range A < €10 million
Range B: between €10 and €20 million
Range C: between €20 and €50 million
Range D > €50 million

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ARKEMA – Effluent treatment

Kilian Morel — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 12:52:43 +0000

Treatment of effluents from the Pierre Bénite plant

Location: Pierre Bénite (69)
Project phases: Diagnosis, Project Management Assistance, EPCM
Project duration: 18 months

Project background: The treatment plant for industrial effluents from the ARKEMA Pierre Bénite plant has very strict discharge constraints (5 mg/l).

EMDELEN has been entrusted with:

A diagnosis of the existing sector and the definition of the additional installations to be carried out, on the basis of sampling and test bench with the help of the expertise of our partner INSITUO ;
Assistance to the Contracting Authority in its discussions with the water treatment company, the choice of equipment, the general planning of the operation and the costing of the work to be carried out;
Project management for equipment, general and ancillary installations to be provided for outside the scope of the water treatment plant, including the drafting of specifications and technical specifications, the analysis of bids, the follow-up of execution studies, the punctual follow-up of on-site work and acceptance operations.

Total amount of the project :

Range A < €10 million
Range B: between €10 and €20 million
Range C: between €20 and €50 million
Range D > €50 million

Notice point : Construction of a settling pond

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L’article ARKEMA – Effluent treatment est apparu en premier sur Emdelen.

CARBONE SAVOIE – Smoke treatment

Kilian Morel — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 08:08:53 +0000

Implementation of smoke treatment for all existing furnaces

CARBONE SAVOIE in Vénissieux bakes cathodes for its smelters. Cooking releases polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) that were not captured by the electrostatic precipitators initially present at the exit of each furnace before the chimneys. The project consisted of the installation of a Thermal Oxidation Reactor (TRO) and a new chimney, as well as the flue gas supply ducts to the reactor from each furnace outlet.

Location: Vénissieux, Rhône, FRANCE
Project phase : Studies and implementation
Project duration : 18 months

Studies:

Following an unsuccessful call for tenders, EMDELEN was called to reduce risk to the project planning. The first task was therefore to find ways of optimising and relaunching the call for tenders. In parallel, calls for tenders for the other lots (boilermaking, electricity, fire protection) were prepared and launched. EMDELEN then carried out the supervision of the works in order to implement the construction and respect the client’s commitments towards the OTR supplier, and ensure commissioning on the deadline set by the State’s administrative authorities.

Features:

Construction of foundations in congested areas of underground networks (adoption of special foundation provisions)
Construction of underground flumes with temporary support by micropiles of the existing building and underpinning for connection to smoke flumes
Production of custom-made boiler parts for connection of new flue gas ducts without factory shutdown
Smoke ducts with refractory lining inside
3 OTR reactors of 80 tons each – installed using a 500-ton variable-flying crane

Total amount of the project:

Slice A <10 M €
Tranche B: between 10 and 20 M €
Tranche C: between 20 and 50 M €
Slice D> 50 M €

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L’article CARBONE SAVOIE – Smoke treatment est apparu en premier sur Emdelen.

ONDRAF – Treatment of radioactive effluents

Kilian Morel — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 12:06:38 +0000

Turnkey project for the construction of a skid for the treatment (COD: Determination of Chemical Oxygen Demand) of radioactive effluents from the dismantling of a workshop at a nuclear site.

Location: Dessel, Belgium
Project phases: Study, realization, assembly and start-up
Project duration: 36 months

Project context: Turnkey project in partnership with a local company for the construction of a unit to treat organic matter contained in radioactive effluents.

Studies for the treatment of radioactive effluents :

From the treatment process defined upstream: assessments, sizing of equipment and drafting of technical specifications of equipment
3D design and implementation of the skid

Realization and start-up :

Equipment purchases
Follow-up of manufacturing at equipment suppliers
Quality Assurance file
FAT (Factory Acceptance Test) and SAT (Site Acceptance Test) of the complete skid after assembly
Assistance with start-up and performance testing

Total amount of the project :

Range A < €10 million
Range B: between €10 and €20 million
Range C: between €20 and €50 million
Range D > €50 million

Particular point: Installation of the skid in a contaminated cell

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L’article ONDRAF – Treatment of radioactive effluents est apparu en premier sur Emdelen.

MERCK – Industrial Transfer

Kilian Morel — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 12:17:37 +0000

Completion of the industrial transfer of a nanosphere and polymer microsphere manufacturing unit.

Location : Meyzieu, Rhône FRANCE
Project phases : Detailed design and implementation (studies and monitoring of the transfer)
Project duration : 3-month detailed design and 18-month implementation

Within the MERCK group, the ESTAPOR division has been designing and manufacturing nanospheres and microspheres of polymers, magnetic or not, since 1993.

MERCK wanted to regroup ESTAPOR’s premises, initially in Pithiviers, on its Meyzieu site. For this purpose, MERCK had decided to rely on the services of an industrial engineering team to confirm the preliminary design studies and manage the complete transfer, from the shutdown of the units and the management of the stocks before transfer to the complete reassembly on the host site. The transfer concerned the two ESTAPOR businesses: laboratory (clean rooms) and production (grey rooms). The reception site was completely dismantled since the previous activity was still in place on the floors.

Studies :

Transfer of incorrect existing PIDs
Miscellaneous list: equipment, piping, cables
Fluid balance assessment
Assessment of the premises under controlled atmosphere HVAC)
Single line diagrams of electrical connections
Implantations and facade plans for the architect’s file:
- Laboratory part with type constraints: place on benches, hot, cold, compressed air, nitrogen, purified water, safety showers
- Workshop part with type constraints: staff flows, material flows (no crossing of certain clean and dirty flows), maintainability, future evolution towards several parallel lines, integration of grey rooms and air handling units

Presentation of these studies to the other actors of the project: ESTAPOR France client, MERCK Germany decision-maker, MERCK France host site, local architect
Control-command architecture
Functional analysis
Allocation
Interface tables for all fluids, high and low current electricity, ESP
Interface positioning plan
CAPEX
Planning
Lots concerned :
- Dismantling and preparation of the reception building
- Industrial transfer
- Civil engineering and soil studies
- Electricity / Instrumentation / Automation
- HVAC and cold room 120m²
- Laboratory furniture and articulated arms
- Piping system
- Glass reactors

Realization :

Drafting of order specifications: equipment and works contracts
Assistance in placing orders
Follow-up of supplier and construction company studies
Budget monitoring
Follow-up of the planning
Realization of the inventory plans
Facilitation and writing of site reports
Completion receipts
Establishment and follow-up of reserve lists

Total amount of the project :

Range A < €10 million
Range B: between €10 and €20 million
Range C: between €20 and €50 million
Range D > €50 million

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L’article MERCK – Industrial Transfer est apparu en premier sur Emdelen.

CONFIDENTIAL – Perfume manufacturer

Kilian Morel — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 12:05:07 +0000

Basic studies utilities, HVAC, electricity CF cf, second work, detection and fire protection

Project phase : Basic studies for utilities, electricity, finishing, fire detection and protection.
Project duration : 1 year

Our confidential client is one of the world leaders in perfumery and flavours. It is the source of a long list of the most famous flavours and aromas you enjoy every day.

The project consisted in expanding the perfume factory, doubling the surface area of the building, offering a storage capacity equivalent to 12,000 pallets, with 25 self-guided vehicles for the transport of components as well as four computer-aided production lines supplied via 60 km of piping.

For this project, the client entrusted EMDELEN with the following studies:

APD utilities
- Air Conditioning/Ventilation/Heating (HVAC)
- Ice water distribution network.
- Refrigeration units
- Hot water distribution network
- High voltage electricity, lightning protection, lighting
- Low voltage electricity, telephony, IT, time distribution, remote display, fire detection, alarm, access control, video surveillance, gas detection
- Sanitary facilities
- Sanitary appliances
- Water networks of various qualities
- Compressed air and high vacuum
- Fire protection (sprinkler)
- Centralized Technical Management (CTM) of the building

APD Secondary work
- Partition wall – ceiling – insulation lot
- Tile set – faïence
- Soft floor lot
- Plastering and painting batch
- Sanitary equipment batch
- Wooden interior joinery set (door)
- Locksmith’s shop (incl. railing, handrail, grille)
- Hot and cold room construction set

APD fire detection and protection
- Risk classification in the new premises
- Hydraulic calculations
- Establishment of a PFD (Process Flow Sheet) sprinkler
- Establishment of the consultation specifications
- Verification of the sizing of the water source
- Implementation of fire protection for the 18-storey automatic storage warehouse for flammable liquids.
- Feasibility study of high expansion protection and comparison with the sprinkler solution

Total amount of the project:

Range A: < €10 million
Range B: between €10 and €20 million
Range C: between €20 and €50 million
Range D: > €50 million

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L’article CONFIDENTIAL – Perfume manufacturer est apparu en premier sur Emdelen.

EURECAT – Revamping

Kilian Morel — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 09:58:16 +0000

Revamping and refurbishment of catalyst production lines

Location : La Voulte sur Rhône FRANCE
Project phase : Basic studies for noise and dust reduction on two existing catalyst regeneration plants.µ
Project duration : 4 months

A subsidiary owned equally by IFPEN and the American chemical group Albemarle, Eurecat is a service company mainly active in the refining industry.

EURECAT is at the forefront of providing services and solutions for the management of industrial units, in particular through the regeneration, conditioning, contract production or recycling of catalysts.

For its installations, EURECAT wanted an HSE and process improvement study to be carried out in order to know the potential gains and the corresponding investment cost.

Studies :

Carrying out balances (material, heat, utility, power)
Implementation of PFDs (process flow diagram) and then PIDs (piping & instrumentation diagram)
Sizing of new equipment and storage capacities
Implementation of the whole in the existing workshop
Study of the dust collection network
Preliminary security analysis
Drafting of new functional analyses
CAPEX, planning

Total amount of the project :

Range A < €10 million
Range B: between €10 and €20 million
Range C: between €20 and €50 million
Range D > €50 million

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L’article EURECAT – Revamping est apparu en premier sur Emdelen.

NANOMAKERS – Production of nanoparticles

Kilian Morel — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 12:02:53 +0000

Specialty Industry – New Production Line for Silicon Carbide Nanoparticles

Location: Rambouillet (78)
Project phase: Engineering studies
Project duration: 18 months

Project background: the start-up NANOMAKERS called on EMDELEN to strengthen its capacity to produce nanoparticles, which are generated from a laser pyrolysis process. Main applications: reinforcement of polymer or composite materials, lithium-ion batteries.

Review of the production rate to increase the plant’s productivity
Assessment, sizing of equipment and drafting of technical specifications
Implementation of the new production line in the existing workshop
Work specification (piping, EIA)
Writing of the functional analysis and HAZOP
Writing a process book

Total amount for the project:

Range A: < €10 million
Range B: between €10 and €20 million
Range C: between €20 and €50 million
Range D > €50 million

Special point: New “zero emission” production line (gas, dust, etc.) with maximum containment and vacuum work.

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L’article NANOMAKERS – Production of nanoparticles est apparu en premier sur Emdelen.

Kilian Morel, auteur sur Emdelen

ADISSEO – New production plant

New methionine production plant

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AXENS – Catalyst production

Implementation of a new catalyst production line in an existing workshop

Studies :

Realisation :

Total amount of the project :

EVERE – Fos-sur-Mer

Audit, improvement, reliability and debottlenecking of the wastewater treatment plant

Emdelen Mission:

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ARKEMA – Effluent treatment

Treatment of effluents from the Pierre Bénite plant

EMDELEN has been entrusted with:

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CARBONE SAVOIE – Smoke treatment

Implementation of smoke treatment for all existing furnaces

Studies:

Features:

Total amount of the project:

ONDRAF – Treatment of radioactive effluents

Turnkey project for the construction of a skid for the treatment (COD: Determination of Chemical Oxygen Demand) of radioactive effluents from the dismantling of a workshop at a nuclear site.

Studies for the treatment of radioactive effluents :

Realization and start-up :

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MERCK – Industrial Transfer

Completion of the industrial transfer of a nanosphere and polymer microsphere manufacturing unit.

Studies :

Realization :

Total amount of the project :

CONFIDENTIAL – Perfume manufacturer

Basic studies utilities, HVAC, electricity CF cf, second work, detection and fire protection

For this project, the client entrusted EMDELEN with the following studies:

APD utilities

APD Secondary work

APD fire detection and protection

Total amount of the project:

EURECAT – Revamping

Revamping and refurbishment of catalyst production lines

Studies :

Total amount of the project :

NANOMAKERS – Production of nanoparticles

Specialty Industry – New Production Line for Silicon Carbide Nanoparticles

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