BEA Technologies

Filters and Filtration Systems for Offshore Platforms and FPSOs

Via Newton, 4,
20016 Pero (Milano),
Italy

BEA Technologies is a global leader in the design and manufacture of specific filters and automatic filtration systems for the treatment of liquids and compressed gases in oil and gas plants, offshore platforms and FPSOs. It is an ISO 9001:2008 certified manufacturer of filter cartridges, equipment and systems. The company’s network of local agents and distributors provides the company with a comprehensive extended presence to serve customers globally.

Filtration for offshore installations and FPSOs

With 50-plus years of experience in the filtration market, BEA Technologies leverages its engineering background to optimise the filtration process and satisfy the needs of its customers.

The BEA range of filters includes:

Automatic backwashing filters for seawater and cooling water
Filters for drilling operations and completion fluids
Water injection filters and units.
Coalescer packs and cartridges to separate water from natural gas
Compressed gas filters (nitrogen, hydrogen, carbon dioxide, fuel gas, diesel oil) and utilities for field development
Filters for water to clean and check the integrity of piping and pipelines
High-pressure filters for the injection of chemicals

Microfiltration

BEA Technologies manufactures filter elements dedicated to microfiltration in clean rooms rated from class 100,000 down to class 100, in compliance with GMP guidelines for high critical applications. The company conducts non-destructive integrity tests on all membrane filter cartridges that are manufactured for sensitive applications that require absolute bacterial retention. It also has the in-house capability to test filters for performance efficiency by laser particle counters, to conduct bacterial challenge testing and to integrity test with a range of methods.

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Filter elements are provided with:

PES and nylon membranes for liquid filtration
PTFE membranes for air and gas filtration
Filter elements made with borosilicate fibres to retain colloidal particles
Cartridges made of pleated multiple polypropylene or polyester layers
High surface elements up to 10m² to filter highly contaminated fluids
Mini-cartridges and flat membranes for laboratory service
Pleated regenerable metal filters for high-pressure or high-temperature applications

Treatment of compressed air and gas

Compressed air and gas filters include:

Fuel gas filters for gas turbines
Coalescer filters to separate oil and water and light condensate hydrocarbons droplets from the main gas stream
Filter separators to protect gas compressor stations
Filters for vacuum pumps
Oxygen, hydrogen and nitrogen filters
Filters for the protection of sensitive instrumentation
Activated carbon filters to retain acid particles and adsorb acid off-gas
Coalescer filters and particulate filters for gas dehydration unit protection

Industrial filters and processes

Process filters equipment and packages include:

DUOMATIC: automatic filtration systems for hydrocarbons feedstock
FILTROMATIC: automatic backwashing filters for water and seawater
PROMATIC: automatic filtration systems with backwash gas assistance for heavy and dirty hydrocarbon feedstock and biodiesel oil clarification
Filters to regenerate washing water
Amine purification systems
Activated carbon filters to retain acid organic sub-products
Coalescer filters for hydrocarbon fuels to separate residual water
Systems for high-pressure and temperature gases