BIRNOFF Engineering

Two-stage centrifugal deasphalting

AspheX™

Asphaltene Separation by Propane, High-g EXtraction

up to 4 t/h
20-ft frame
3 products
~5 µm cut

The opportunity

Cheap residue in — three products out

FEED IN
Low-grade fuel oil, vacuum tar
$
one cheap tonne
Premium DAO · propane
$$$
Secondary DAO · pentane
$$
Bitumen · bottoms
$$

How it works

Thousands of g instead of a tall column

Dissolve

Pressure centrifuge

Supercritical recovery

Pentane, atmospheric

Vacuum fractionation

The difference

No compromise: two solvents

1000s g Premium DAO Secondary DAO Bitumen ~5 µm cut canned drive · no seal
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Only stage one runs under pressure

Deployment

A deasphalting plant in a 20-ft box

1

Set down

2

Connect

3

Start

Discuss your feedstock
Residue in. Base oil out. Anywhere.