With the acceleration of industrial modernization, titanium has been widely used in many fields due to its unique properties. Especially in the development of the petroleum industry, titanium and titanium alloys have become key players in metal structural materials due to their indispensable position. In the field of petrochemicals, industrial pure titanium is widely used in the manufacturing of various key equipment due to its excellent corrosion resistance and high strength.
Petroleum, the "blood" of modern industry, has brought high requirements for refining equipment while promoting social development. In the refining process, the selection of equipment materials becomes particularly critical due to the diversity and corrosiveness of raw materials. Titanium and titanium alloys, due to their excellent corrosion resistance, gradually occupy an important position in the refining industry. In addition to drilling rods, offshore oil platform supports, heat exchangers, pumps, valves, etc. are widely used in the fields of oil extraction and refining.
The application history of titanium metal in the refining and chemical industry can be traced back to early coolers. With the advancement of technology, the application scope of titanium and its alloys continues to expand, and they are now widely used in key equipment such as heat exchange, condensation, and cooling. These devices are subjected to high temperature, high pressure, and corrosive media during the refining process, and the excellent performance of Titanium Materials and titanium alloy is the best choice to address these challenges.
Titanium Equipment has been used in the refining industry for nearly 40 years abroad. Due to the scarcity of oil resources, Japan mainly relies on imported high sulfur crude oil, thus accumulating rich experience in anti-corrosion. They used titanium alloy materials to solve the corrosion problem in the H2S-HCL-H2O environment and achieved significant results. European and American countries began using titanium heat exchangers in refineries as early as the 1960s to address the challenges posed by various corrosive media.
In China, although petrochemicals have always been a pillar industry, the use of Titanium Equipment in the refining industry is relatively limited. However, with the rapid development of the economy and the growing demand for oil, especially the increasing import volume of high sulfur crude oil in the Middle East, China has put forward higher requirements for the technological transformation and upgrading of refining equipment. Titanium and titanium alloys will become indispensable materials in the future refining industry due to their excellent corrosion resistance.
