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Safer, cleaner crude-by-rail loading through closed-loop vapor control

Implementation Date

June 16, 2015

By

Kinder Morgan

City

Edmonton

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Description

At our Edmonton Rail Terminal, we needed a vapor management solution that matched the scale of one of North America’s largest crude rail loading sites and, most importantly, protected our people and the environment. We partnered with Questor Technology to install three Q5000 Thermal Oxidizers to combust vapors displaced during railcar loading—vapors that can vary in composition and include O₂ and VOCs. The system integrates with our closed-system loading racks and nitrogen-purged vapor header to ensure reliable, high-efficiency destruction while supporting our high-throughput operations.

Impact & Result

With Questor’s three Q5000 thermal oxidizers, we capture and combust 99.99% of crude-oil railcar vapors, cutting odors and VOC exposure for our operators while meeting AER requirements. This closed-loop system supports loading up to 450 cars/day (~250,000 bbl/d) reliably and has operated continuously since 2015.

Solution Spotlight

Focused on clean air technologies that safely and cost-effectively improve air quality, support energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emission reductions. The combustion technology is utilized in the effective management of Methane, Volatile Organic Hydrocarbons and other Hazardous Air Pollutants gases, ensuring sustainable development, compliance with ESG goals, community acceptance and regulatory compliance. The technology also provides heat to power generation technology and is currently introducing solutions to various markets including landfill biogas, syngas, waste engine exhaust, geothermal and solar, cement plant waste heat in addition to a wide variety of oil and gas projects.

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