Sulzer Chemtech is supplying first ever industrial scale cMIST system for natural gas dehydration, with start-up scheduled for the second half of 2020. The unit will be installed at an onshore ExxonMobil facility in the U.S. The cMIST unit is to be delivered to ExxonMobil’s facility by Sulzer Chemtech, the leader in separation and mixing technology, and will be the world’s first commercial application of the cMIST technology in place of conventional glycol contactors. The project will be executed by Sulzer’s specialized engineering centers in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S., Arnhem, the Netherlands, and Pune, India.

The equipment will showcase how this innovative gas processing solution can support companies in the oil and gas sector in meeting stringent requirements for water content in natural gas with a compact and lightweight solution. ExxonMobil’s patented technology relies on a proprietary cMIST droplet generator and Sulzer’s patented HiPer Inline separator to deliver the same performance and efficiency as conventional gas dehydration systems based on glycol contactors, while greatly reducing their weight and footprint. As a result, cMIST is particularly beneficial for onshore and offshore facilities, where space is limited. The technology is equally applicable for greenfield or brownfield and can address dehydration capacity and/or efficiency bottlenecks in existing production facilities.