Overview
Merichem is organized in three distinct business groups:
Merichem Process Technologies
Merichem Process Technologies licenses its technologies to customers for whom it then designs, procures, and fabricates equipment to remove hydrogen sulfide (H2S), mercaptans, naphthenic acids, carbon dioxide (CO2), carbonyl sulfide (COS), and other impurities from light and middle distillate hydrocarbons in refineries, from gas liquids and condensates processed at natural gas production facilities and from light crude oils. Most equipment sold by Merichem Process Technologies uses FIBER FILM®.
Merichem Gas Technologies
Merichem Gas Technologies provides a full line of complementary hydrogen sulfide (H2S) removal systems for a wide range of operations. For some customers, Merichem Gas Technologies serves as the contractor to provide design, procurement, fabrication and installation of equipment. For others, it sells a license, engineering and equipment only. Merichem Gas Technologies also sells two families of catalysts, one used in its own systems and one used in Merichem Process Technologies licensed processes.
Merichem Caustic Services
Merichem Caustic Services encompasses two business lines: naphthenics and caustics. It combines caustic-treating expertise and management to provide Beneficial-Reuse of spent caustic (an environmentally responsible caustic recycling solution) to the petroleum and petrochemical industries. Its services include analytical support, handling, transportation and terminaling for spent caustics products and other by-product streams at our plant in Alabama. Merichem Caustic Services also produces the catalyst used in Merichem Gas Technologies and Merichem Process Technologies. Many of the spent caustics streams managed by Chemicals are produced in Merichem Process Technologies licensed units.
