ADDITIONAL EXPERTISE
ETHYLENE OXIDE / PROPYLENE OXIDE SYSTEMS
PENTA's engineering staff has extensive experience in the engineering and design of systems for the unloading, storage, transfer, and reaction of ethylene oxide (EO) and propylene oxide (PO).
We are experienced in the specification of equipment such as specialty pumps, heat exchangers, ASME code storage tanks and reactor vessels, and scrubber systems. Our Process Engineers can aid in the process design of EO/PO systems and our Piping and Equipment Engineers can employ proven equipment and design techniques in the field to insure a successful project. Our Electrical, Instrumentation and Controls Engineers are experienced with meeting electrical classification, specifying the right instrumentation device, and programming control systems with the many safety interlocks required for EO/PO systems.
PENTA’s capabilities with EO/PO include:
- Process design of EO/PO unloading systems
- Process design of EO/PO storage systems
- Process design of EO/PO transfer systems
- Process design of ethoxylation / propoxylation reaction systems
- Design and specification of ASME code storage tanks and reactor vessels
- Specification of pumps for EO/PO service
- Design and specification of EO/PO scrubber systems
- Design and specification of heat exchangers and other process equipment
- Pipe, valve, and insulation specifications
- Design of EO/PO piping systems
- Design and specification of fire protection systems
- Design and specification of leak detection systems
- Specification of field instrumentation devices
- Design and specification of control systems for EO/PO unloading/storage systems
- Design and specification of control systems for EO/PO batch reactor systems
- Full-service design engineering
- Procurement services
- Construction Contract Administration services
- Design-Build (Turnkey) Services
This expertise is provided by the technical resources located in our Charlotte, NC and Winston-Salem, NC offices.
