Large, land-based storage tanks are repositories not only for invaluable oil and oil-based products that fuel our economy but once drained also retain unwanted accumulations of petroleum sludge, residue, and baked-on asphaltenes, posing a hazardous and costly clean-up task for tank operators. Traditional cleaning methods generally require the use of petroleum products, diesel and/or caustic chemicals as well as worker entry into the tanks for high-pressure spraying and oftentimes manual scrubbing of surfaces.
Storage Tanks
Reducing the Impact
With a much safer cleaning regimen, TerraHydroChem’s non-toxic, fully biodegradable products convert tank sludge into a liquid, allowing it to flow to the bottom of the structure so that personnel can easily pump out the oil and other fluids. We accomplish this through a simple, highly effective two-step process that applies our proprietary products, first our solvent followed by our super-concentrated nanoscale-formulated finishing rinse. Not only does our cleaning technique typically takes less than half the time but dramatically reduces labor, equipment and overall costs of the job.
Applicable TerraHydroChem Case Study: Above Ground Storage Case Study