International research reveals over 36% of bulk fuel storage tanks contain destructive contaminants on the tank floor. In Africa, this number climbs to over 45%. Affecting underground and surface mounted tanks, these bacterial or corrosion related contaminations can lead to catastrophic asset failure in machines or pumping equipment.
Fueling your costly, sophisticated yellow fleet with contaminated fuels today comes with higher risk than ever before. Let the Petromonitor process reduce your filter cartridge usage AND safeguard your assets simultaneously.
The patented fuel polishing and tank cleaning process used by Petromonitor is a methodical and systematic process proven to be the most advanced in the industry. Trusted by major networks across the globe, our system is able to remove free water, dirt and sludge from the tank floor, repair dangerous phase-separation and remove an absolute minimum of fuel from your site in the process.
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The Cleaning Process
Step 1
Removal of water and contaminants such as rust particulate, bacterial sludge and foreign matter. Equipment traverses the entire tank floor from multiple access points and solids are pumped into a holding tank. This is left to to settle for the duration of Step 2.
Step 2
We then circulate the fuel in the contaminated tank through our filtration system. Conditioning, filtration and polishing of the fuel to 4 micron, passing through a coalescer and magnetic conditioner. This fuel is 100% suitable for sale to your customers or used in your fleet.
Step 3
Remaining fuel in the settlement tank is filtered and returned to the underground tank and waste disposed of in accordance with local regulations. Less fuel is carried off site than any other cleaning method.
How it works
While competitors claim to clean tanks, most fall short of providing a rounded solution. Petromonitor's first priority is safety. Our work site is fully barricaded but also allows the site to remain fully operational.
Samples are taken at the start after which the 3 step process follows:
Step 1 involves vacuuming the tank floor to remove sediment and sludge which is stored separately for disposal later.
Step 2 circulates your fuel using transparent hoses through a coalescer, filtration banks (4 Micron) and magnetic conditioning filter.
Step 3 Remaining fuel in the settlement tank is filtered and returned to the underground tank and waste disposed of in accordance with local regulations
Watch a demo of our tank cleaning and fuel restoration process
Petromonitor provides the most comprehensive solution for removing contamination and free water as well as a patented process for restoring fuel quality and remediating phase separation in underground fuel storage tanks.
