Propuesta de mejora al sistema de retrolavado del filtro de arena en el proceso de neutralización de sodas gastadas de la refinería de Cartagena

Abstract

The petrochemical industry in Cartagena, is of great importance for economic development, therefore, the companies that are present have developed the implementation of a number of technological processes necessary to achieve high quality finished products. From these productive processes arises new processes of maintenance and management of equipment and materials, as is the case of the backwashing process in the Sodas unit of the Cartagena Refinery, it has been studied that the current method of the company does not generate the necessary efficiency for the company, therefore, this research was carried out consisting of a diagnosis of the current backwashing process, the identification of available methods and their efficiency level and the presentation of a proposal that meets the needs identified in the diagnosis. Finally, specific recommendations for the company are presented.