This year Aconcagua Refinery made a significant investment in the Loading Yard to Improve the washing of wheels of the trucks Transporting coke, Minimizing Their environmental impact, as it Prevents residual particles from soiling the streets.
"This is a modern automated, portable system, in only 40 seconds leaves the trucks completely free from coke dust. The system Prevents That the trucks transport the product inside and outside the refinery, to soil With This dust streets. Before ITS implementation, the Were wheels manually washed With hoses, "Said Alvaro Jeria , Project Manager of the Department of Engineering Projects of Aconcagua Refinery.
It is a steel platform with a decanter washing tank, Where the water is Treated and recycled, so only the lost water is refilled. The Waste Water with coke is returned to the system of the Water Treatment Plant.
Jeria Informed That Involved the project an investment of Ch $ 88 million, Which includes the acquisition and installation of the system. Additionally, it required the participation of the Projects Division and Rodrigo Sepulveda, from the Detail Engineering Division, as well as the intervention of contractor ten employees of the company Nexxo.
