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Asco Filtri SpA • precious metal removal & recovery;
• guard filtration for fixed bed reactor;
Asco Filtri is an Italian filtration company specialized in • FCC slurry oil filtration;
the design and manufacture of process filtration solutions • FCC 3rd and 4th stage separators;
for a broad range of industrial markets: from oil & gas to • FCC and CCR vent hopper filters;
petrochemical, from water treatment to fine chemical, food • biomass gasification blow-back filters;
& beverage, cosmetics and pharmaceutical, our innovative • carbon removal filters;
and proprietary process filters, can be used in a multitude • amine filtration system;
of filtration applications. • gas/liquid coalescer;
The Engineering Division provides complete filtration • liquid/liquid coalescer.
packages to EPC and end users alike, designed and
manufactured according to all the main construction codes The Technical Alliance with Mott Corporation extend the
and standards (ASME VIII Div 1&2, PED etc.) building capability to supply advanced filtration technologies. The
on the combined resources of an Engineering team with combination of leading-edge technologies and highly
more than 40 years’ experience in the field. To satisfy the experienced personnel allows for comprehensive in-depth
requirements of the oil & gas and petrochemical sectors, application analysis resulting in optimal filter operating
Asco Filtri can also provide pressure vessels and systems recommendations.
with U-Stamp 1&2 and/or CE Stamp fabricated in its own Since 1959, Mott has focused exclusively on porous metal
work-shop. manufacturing and applications. Mott researchers were
The engineering expertise can provide solutions for the among the first to examine metal filtration as an intriguing
most difficult liquid or gas filtration problems; Asco Filtri alternative to membranes. This is the most experienced,
application expertise includes: most capable name in the field.
• catalyst removal & recovery; Mott Corporation developed the HyPulse® filter systems
in response to the market needs for an automated self-
cleaning filter that would increase run times and improve
operational efficiencies through more precise control of
operating conditions. Mott pioneered the unique use of
high strength, long lasting porous metal media available in
over 20 different alloys to handle high temperatures, high
pressures, corrosive environments, and exacting process
requirements. Over the past 32 years, Mott has designed
and installed more than 600 HyPulse® Filtration Systems
providing outstanding service in the applications were
performance is critical.
Mott Corporation products have been approved for use by
the most prominent innovators and developers of chemical
and petrochemical processes, analytical equipment, and
flow control devices.

• catalyst outlet quantity < 50 ppm
• filtration cycle: 5.75 hours with 3300
ppm inlet
99% for solids > 1.5 µm
• separation efficiency

Case 2

Complete skid mounted slurry oil system was delivered

on 2015 to a refinery located in India (figure 5). The

system is designed to comply with the following

process requirements:

• flow-rate 13.75 t/h

• pressure 11.2/15.5 barg

• temperature 330 °C

• catalyst inlet quantity 3000-6000 ppm

• catalyst size 0.5-20 µm (35% < 3 µm)

• FCC unit licensor Technip Stone & Webster

We have delivered a filtration package equipped with 2 Fig. 5 – Case 2: slurry oil unit
× 100% filters 48” LSI equipped with genuine Mott
Corp. sintered metal powder elements rated and

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