Kingsland, Georgia, United States
Sequoia’s Semi-batch Distillation Process Launched in Kingsland, Georgia
A vacuum distillation plant using a single column and a single heater to recover lubricating oil base stock, with a controllable bottoms yield of 8–18%.
Sequoia Energy & Environment designed and supplied a vacuum distillation plant for Synergy Recycling at Kingsland, Georgia (USA). Started in 2015, the plant processes up to 12 million gallons per year of used lubricating oil, recovering lubricating oil base stock (LOBS) to be initially sold as vacuum gas oil (VGO).
A unique distillation design
The plant employs Sequoia’s unique distillation process that uses a single distillation column and a single heater to carry out the multi-component separation necessary in the recovery of LOBS. The design allows the customer not only to control the quality of the distillate product but also to control the yield of residual bottoms product between 8 and 18%, keeping all options available for sale of the by-product.
Sequoia’s scope
Sequoia was entrusted with the basic design, the detailed design, and the supply of all equipment, structural steel, piping components, instruments and the control panel. Sequoia met all its obligations in a timely manner with its experienced team of 25 professionals based in Pune, India.
