Clay treater housings are used in multi-product pipeline installations, and wherever surfactant laden or discolored fuel is a problem. They can be configured to accept bags or canisters.
Clay treaters will continuously adsorb surfactants, color, and additives from jet fuel when used with replaceable clay elements. Housings are designed for easy servicing and low maintenance. All are built to ASME Code, Section VIII. Standard and optional accessories and connections are available to facilitate piping and installation requirements.
We have one of the largest clay treater rental fleets in the country. We can utilize a single clay treater or manifold multiple clay treaters together to achieve your desired flow rate and maximize the residence time required to properly clean your fuel from a variety of problems.
We can supply you with the temporary cargo hoses, gate valves, tees, elbows, pumps, portable containment, and many more accessories to provide you a complete turnkey set up. We have service crews available to set up, monitor, and breakdown the temporary systems as well.
On average, we are able to treat your fuel for around $0.05 a gallon. What does it cost to down-grade it? Give us a call to discuss your application.
Materials of Construction
- Carbon Steel
- Interior – Epoxy Coated
- Exterior – Prime Coated
Standard Features
- Welded carbon steel construction
- ASME Code, Section VIII construction, stamped and certified
- Design pressure: 150 psi @ 250°F
- Manual Vent Relief
- Bottom Drains with Cam and Groove Connections for easy vac downs
- Dial Pressure Gauges on Inlet and Outlet
- Sample Ports on Outlet
- Swing bolt closure
- Buna-N closure gasket
Optional Features
- Automatic air eliminator
- Differential pressure gauge
- Pressure relief valve
- Sampling probe
Clay treater housings have no internal moving parts. The product flows through the housing inlet chamber and equalizer tube. The equalizer tube evenly distributes product through each clay cartridge. Clay elements are vibra-packed to capacity with the highest grade of Attapulgus clay. This clay has the appearance of very fine sand, with each granule having hundreds of tiny, fiber-like crystals that capture molecular surfactants. The surface area of Attapulgus clay exceeds 13 acres per pound. Facet recommends a maximum flow of 7 gallons per minute (gpm) per cartridge.
Facet clay treaters will continuously adsorb surfactants, color and additives from jet fuel when used with Facet replaceable clay elements. Housings are designed for easy servicing and low maintenance. All are built to ASME Code, Section VIII. Standard and optional accessories and connections are available to facilitate piping and installation requirements. Clay treaters provide a complete adsorptive system that delivers treated fuel while also prolonging cartridge life of the downstream filter separator.
Clay treaters are usually placed upstream of a filter separator system to remove surface active agents (surfactants), color and additives from jet fuel. These unwanted contaminants may be present in fuel at the processing and refining levels or picked up from various transportation methods such as trucks, ships and pipelines that carry several types of petroleum products in addition to jet fuel. The contaminant compounds will accumulate and disarm the coalescer cartridge and reduce the water coalescing efficiency of the filter separator. Clay treatment removes the surfactant compounds, color and additives by adsorption and delivers treated fuel to the filter separator while prolonging the life of the coalescer cartridges.
STANDARD HOUSING DESIGN • Welded carbon steel construction • ASME Code, Section VIII construction, stamped and certified • Design pressure: 150 psi @ 250°F • Inlet and outlet permanently marked • Interior: Epoxy coated • Exterior: Prime coated • Removable cartridge mounting post • Swing bolt closure • Buna-N closure gasket • Hydraulic headlift
STANDARD NPT CONNECTIONS • 1¼4″ differential pressure gauge • 3¼4″ pressure relief valve and vent • 2″ main drain • 11¼2″ side drain
OPTIONS • Automatic air eliminator • Differential pressure gauge • Pressure relief valve • Sampling probe • Cartridge hoist assembly • Working platform, ladder and handrails on 42″ (1067 mm) OD and larger housings • Removable bundle design
(Last updated: 2023-April-22)
