Acid cleaning procedure for cleaning of lub oil piping

1.AcidSoakingandPassivationTechnique 1.1Fabricatethealkalitank,acidtank,rinsetankandpassivatingtank1no.foreachaccordingto the maximum dimension of pipe or fitting. The acid tank shall be preferable vertical type to facilitatetheslagdischarge,andbepreferablecoatedwiththeethoxylineresinoninnerwall. 1.2 Solution preparation: Determine the solution concentration in accordance with the benchscaleexperiment.Thegeneralmethodasfollowing: 1.2.1 Alkali liquor: Prepare the 0.8102NaOH solution in alkali tank, add 0.2l02Na3PO4 slowly andblendevenly,andfinallyaddthe(0.05l)102rinseagent. 1.2.2 Acid liquor: Pour rinsing into the acid tank and add the 30102 HCl slowly. Test the concentration, and prepare to the rated value (511)102by adding rinsing if the concentration is toobig,oraddingacidwhereas;afterwardsadd0.2and102inhibitors. 1.2.3Passivatingagent:Preparethe(23)102NaNQ2intank,addtheadequateNH4OHsolution tillPHvalueis9.510. 1.3Processofcleaning: 1.3.1 Alkali cleaning: Soak the pipes and fitting into alkali liquor and maintain the temperature 8090for46hrs;theoildirtonpipewallwillbecleanedconsequently. Theprocessofalkalicleaningcouldbecancellediftheoildirtcontaminationonpipeandfittingis notsevere. 1.3.2 Acid cleaning: raise the temperature of acid liquor to 6070 (heating is not required in particularcondition),soakthepipeandfittingintoacidliquorcompletelyinbatches;thesoaking time, depending on the pipe diameter and rust condition, is around 4hrs normally and limited within 8hrs until the rust on pipe wall is completely descaled. Before soaking each batch, supplement the inhibitor, test the concentration of acid liquor and add acid duly when the concentrationdecreased.Tofacilitatethecheck,put2nostestsamplesineachbatchtoexamine theacidcleaningconditionandrateofcorrosion. 1.3.3 Rinse (1): Preheat the rinsing in rising tank to 4060, soak and rinse the pipe and fitting treated with acid cleaning in the hot water, and then flush with pressurized hot water until PH value of used flushing water is >6. Pay attention to shorten the time as much as possible in case themetalofpipewallwillagainberustedoncontactwithairforlongtime. 1.3.4 Passivating: Preheat the passivating agent to 5060 before putting the pipe and fitting

into it; the passivating time, depending on the passivating condition, is around 36hrs normally. Monitor the PH value by using indicator paper, and add NaNQ2duly to maintain the passivating quality. 1.3.5 Rinse (2): Put the passivated pipe and fitting into rinsing with temperature above 50. After rinsing, the Nitrite ion content in water shall not exceed lmg/kg; the passivating film in silvergreycolourisformedonthesurfaceofpipeandfittingevenlyandingoodappearance. 1.3.6 storage: Dry the passivated and rinsed pipe and fitting with compressed air (sometimes blow dry with compressed air is not necessary for the pipe and fitting rinsed by hot water because of its own temperature). and then block the ends of pipe tightly and store in indoor placeforstandby. 1.3.7 The used acid liquor and passivating agent shall be neutralized and checked qualified beforedischargetopreventtheenvironmentpollution.