Dry Ice Blasting

Dry Ice Cleaning / Blasting

Dry Ice is a solid form of Carbon Dioxide Gas. Depending on the high velocity of air, high kinetic energy, and the thermal differentials dry ice particles are propelled through a gun in dry ice Blasting to impact and clean the surfaces

Advantages :

  • 100% water free
  • Not Abrasive
  • No Secondary Waste
  • Easy cleaning for complex surfaces
  • Elimination of chemicals and solvents usage in cleaning
  • Avoidance of Drainage into Watershed/Storm Drains
  • Avoidance of Sand/Grit Entrapment

Industries served by the Dry Ice Blasting :

  • Turbines, compressors and heat exchangers tubes cleaning
  • Electric Panels, motors, and switchgear cleaning
  • Reformers, Reactors, and Crackers shell and coils cleaning
  • Haters and Furnaces tubes and coils cleaning
  • Air coolers and water coolers shell and tube cleaning
  • Belt conveyors and chains cleaning in food Industry

For further information please see Buzwair partner in dry ice cleaning website.


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Cryogenic Gas

Cryogenic Liquids


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What are cryogenic liquids?

A cryogenic liquid is a liquefied gas with a boiling point temperature that is typically below [-150 oC]. Examples of gases that can exist as a cryogenic liquid include: Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon, Helium, Neon, Krypton and Xenon. Liquid Carbon Dioxide is also referred to as a cryogenic liquid although it has a higher boiling point.

Buzwair Gases has the capability to produce high purity liquid and gaseous Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon and Carbon Dioxide.

Production Process at Buzwair Gases

Cryogenic Liquid Nitrogen, Oxygen and Argon are produced from fractional distillation of air using air separation plants and techniques. These products are referred to as LIN, LOX and LAR respectively.

Liquid Carbon Dioxide (LCO2) is produced from a controlled combustion reaction between LPG and air using the most modern and state of the art technology, equipment and processes.

Air Separation for cryogenic liquid production

The raw material for cryogenic Nitrogen, Oxygen and Argon is air. The concentration of breathable air contains, by volume, approximately 78% Nitrogen, 20.9% Oxygen, 0.9% Argon, 0.03% Carbon Dioxide and the rest being moisture and rare gases. Air is withdrawn from the atmosphere through a dust filter by a multi-stage heavy duty air compressor unit. As air is compressed from stage to stage, the heat of compression is removed by heat exchangers using cooling water as the cooling medium.

The compressed air is further cooled using a refrigeration circuit to aid in removing moisture and carbon dioxide from the air. Moisture and carbon dioxide can cause blockages when the air is super-cooled as it will freeze and form dry-ice or ice blocks in the piping and distillation column. The air first pass through a moisture stripping unit that removes the bulk of moisture using metal-adsorption-desorption techniques before it passes through the Pre-Purification Unit (PPU) which removes the remaining moisture and carbon dioxide.

The compressed air that is chilled, moisture-free and carbon dioxide free, enters a super-heat exchanger which converts the air into cryogenic liquid air before it enters the distillation column. In the distillation column, the liquid air begins to separate into its individual components based on the thermodynamic properties of Nitrogen, Oxygen and Argon. The purity of the products leaving the distillation process is attained by continuous online analysis and reflux adjustments to ensure the highest purity is attained in the respective products. Liquid Oxygen (LOX) is directly obtained from the distillation column while high purity Liquid Nitrogen and Liquid Argon is obtained through additional purification, expansion and refrigeration of the respective gases leaving the column.

Due to the low boiling points of cryogenic liquids, the products are stored in vacuum insulated storage vessels.

Liquid Carbon Dioxide Production

Buzwair Gases produces high purity liquid Carbon Dioxide (LCO2) by a combustion reaction between LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) and air in a reactor under controlled conditions. The initial product generated is referred to as flue gas and contains gaseous Carbon Dioxide (CO2) with other gas impurities which include Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon and moisture. Through a series of purification processes involving the use of scrubber units, absorption towers and stripping columns, the final high purity gaseous CO2 is obtained. The CO2 gas is compressed and liquefied to obtain liquid Carbon Dioxide (LCO2). The final product is stored in special storage tanks with heavy-duty insulation to preserve the product and quality in its liquid phase.

Buzwair Gases can supply Liquid Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon and Carbon Dioxide in the following packages to customers.

Product
Purity [%]
Liquid Nitrogen (LIN) > 99.999 %
Liquid Oxygen (LOX) > 99.98 %
Liquid Argon (LAR) > 99.999 %
Liquid Carbon Dioxide (LCO2) > 99.97 %
Delivery options
  • Road Tankers with capacities ranging from 3000 Lt to 25,000 LT per unit delivery. Our drivers are qualified cryogenic technicians who can safely fill customer tanks with minimal disruption to their online processes or activities from their tanks.
  • ISO Bulk Tanks with capacities ranging from 3000 LT to 20,000 LT. We can provide ISO Tanks with vaporizer units typically used for purging, pressurizing or blanketing processes and projects. We can provide qualified supervisors and technicians to operate and control the purging gas pressure and flow rate as per the customer requirement. In projects that require the supply of heated nitrogen, the Buzwair Gases can provide multiple heating units to provide hot gas as per the customer requirements.
  • Liquid container widely known as Dewars and PBC with capacities ranging from 5 Lt units to 250 lt units. These units can be used for gas or liquid withdrawal under high pressure or low pressure conditions. These units can be purchased or rented (contact our sales department for the best option for you)
  • Storage tank installation and pipe reticulation system at customer sites on rental or ownership basis. Buzwair Gases have designed, installed and maintained numerous cryogenic storage tanks within the region for customers who want to rent or take ownership of these vessels.

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Inerting & Purging

Purging and Inerting

Buzwair Gases provides safe and reliable purging and inerting services to customer’s industrial and maintenance requirements. Buzwair Gases proves its technical competence in providing safe and efficient purging and inerting services through successful longterm experience from customers in the oil and gas industry. Buzwair Gases supplies pure gas quality, certified equipment, accurate moisture level monitoring during the purging services, Buzwair purging team consist of highly qualified, experienced well trained personnel.

Purging

Purging is a short term process of replacing the air or hazardous gases in the space of a vessel and pipes by inert gas nitrogen. It is done either by displacement or dilution of the gases, depending on the type of vessel or equipment. Purging is mainly done during shutdown and startup of maintenance services or decommissioning of a process. It prevents the formation of combustible gas by lowering the oxygen content until it reaches the lower explosive limit.

  • Dry-Out Procedure : Purging of heated nitrogen gas is used to lower the moisture level inside the vessel or pipeline to prevent the oxidation on the wall of a vessel.
  • Cool-Down Procedure : For maintenance services, the shutdown of equipment and catalyst speeds up by nitrogen gas purging and lowering its temperature. It ensures a stable, non-reactive atmosphere during maintenance and change-over of a catalyst or reactor.

Inerting

Inerting is a long term procedure of displacing the atmosphere of a vessel such as fuel tanks and tankers with nitrogen gas. The flammable gas and air are replaced by an inert gas to lower the oxygen level in the space of a vessel and prevents unwanted combustion and the risk of explosion during storage or transportation.