Anti-static Agents

Anti-static Agents for Refinery Operations

Anti-static agents are specialized chemical additives designed to prevent dangerous static charge accumulation during petroleum product processing, storage, and transfer. These additives work by increasing fluid conductivity or promoting charge dissipation at critical interfaces. UNPChemicals' ASMET series incorporates glycerol monostearate for hydrocarbon compatibility, ethoxylated amines for rapid charge neutralization, and ethoxylated amides for persistent anti-static performance, providing comprehensive protection against spark hazards during refinery operations involving light distillates, jet fuels, and other high-risk hydrocarbon streams.

Anti-static agents are essential chemical additives used in refineries to mitigate the risks of static electricity accumulation during hydrocarbon handling and processing. These specialized formulations enhance electrical conductivity in petroleum products to prevent dangerous sparking that could lead to fires or explosions. UNPChemicals' ASMET series employs a carefully balanced combination of glycerol monostearate for hydrocarbon solubility, ethoxylated amines for immediate charge dissipation, and ethoxylated amides for sustained protection, creating an effective safety solution for processing and transferring volatile refinery streams like gasoline, jet fuel, and light distillates. The multi-component approach ensures reliable static control across various operating temperatures and hydrocarbon compositions while maintaining product quality standards.

What are Anti-static agents?

Anti-static agents are conductivity-enhancing additives that prevent hazardous static electricity buildup during hydrocarbon processing by facilitating charge dissipation at liquid-solid and liquid-gas interfaces.

What are the main types of Anti-static agents?
Primary categories include ionic compounds (e.g., chromium-based), nonionic surfactants (e.g., ethoxylated amines/amides), and polymeric materials, with UNPChemicals' ASMET series focusing on synergistic blends of glycerol esters and ethoxylated compounds for balanced performance.

Where are Anti-static agents applied?
These additives are critical in jet fuel handling systems, gasoline blending operations, light hydrocarbon pipelines, and tanker loading/unloading where static-induced ignition risks are highest.

How to select Anti-static agents?
Selection depends on hydrocarbon type, conductivity requirements, temperature range, and additive solubility, prioritizing agents that meet MIL-DTL-53072 or ASTM D7220 standards for fuel applications.

Why choose multi-component ASMET formulations?
ASMET's combination of glycerol esters (persistent film formation) and ethoxylated compounds (rapid charge neutralization) provides more reliable static control than single-component systems, especially in variable refinery streams.

What operational benefits do ASMET agents provide?
Beyond static prevention, they reduce vapor space ignition risks during tank filling, improve filtration safety, and maintain fuel quality without affecting water separation or other critical properties.

Anti-static Agent Supplier

UNPChemicals is a professional and trusted anti-static agents supplier manufacturing high quality and a comprehensive range of anti-static agents tailored to your specific petroleum processing and handling requirements. Our ASMET series anti-static agents are specially formulated to prevent dangerous static electricity buildup during fuel transfer and storage operations.

If you are looking for high-performance anti-static solutions that effectively dissipate electrical charges, enhance operational safety, and maintain product quality, feel free to contact our technical team for expert recommendations. We provide customized anti-static formulations for all your refinery and fuel handling applications.