Chemical Compatibility

Sleeved Plug Valve — Hydrocarbons/Fuels/Oils

Strong evidence

Named chemicals

crude oiloil sands bitumenasphalttarbenzenetoluenexylenebutadienemethanolethylene dichloride (EDC)vinyl chloride monomer (VCM)ethylene oxideethylene glycolaromatics

What LibertyCES's vendor documentation shows

The Jacketed model is the standout: full or partial heating jackets keep temperature-sensitive media (bitumen, tail gas, heavy residues) from solidifying in the valve — a thermal-management answer no ball or butterfly valve in the corpus offers. L-TORQ's up-to-50% lower actuation torque (patent-pending controlled-compression sealing) is commercially useful: smaller/cheaper actuator packages plus a replaceable modular PFA cartridge for in-line repair without special tools. Family-wide: 360° port lip sleeve containment, no cold-flow or sleeve rotation, in-line adjustability, cavity free. Honest gap: no wetted sleeve material names appear on any of the 21 pages.

Materials documented for this service

Carbon Steel
Stainless Steel
Nickel Alloys
Titanium and Zirconium (Barstock, Double Block and Bleed, Full Port, Flanged End, Weld End)
Tantalum (Barstock, Easi-Sleeve only)
M35-1 alloy (HF service models)
WCB / CF8M / CW6 / CN7M (L-TORQ)
Sleeve polymer NOT specified on any of the 21 product pages — vendor says only 'wide range of sleeve materials'

Products cited for this service

XOMOX SR (1/2"-12", Class 150/300, API 641 zero packing adjustments across 3 thermal cycles; explicit applications Sulfuric Acid Alkylation, Aromatics, Benzene/Toluene derivatives)XOMOX Sleeved Plug Valves FE0 (1/2"-16", certified <20ppm fugitive emissions AH; Methanol, EDC, VCM, Butadiene, Ethylene Oxide, Ethylene Glycol)XOMOX High Pressure (1/2"-16", Class 600 derated by size; oil/gas production/transmission/compressor stations, high-pressure monomer/polymer)XOMOX Jacketed (1/2"-20" / DN15-DN400, full or partial heating jacket; Sulfur Recovery Units, Tail Gas, Glue, Bitumen, Food)XOMOX L-TORQ (1/2"-6", up to 50% lower actuation torque, replaceable modular PFA cartridge; Crude, Oil Sands, Coffee)XOMOX Barstock (1/2"-2", high-alloy wetted surfaces with standard-alloy flanges/covers)XOMOX Double Block and Bleed (1/2"-24", plug-bottom drain hole + body drain connection)XOMOX Full Port (1"-24", up to 5x flow vs standard port, supports pipeline pig)

Sourced to

data/vendor-sources/crane-cpe-xomox-sleeved-plug-valves.md
data/reference/flowline-chemical-compatibility.csv

Every material and product claim on this page traces to the vendor documentation listed above. Chemical compatibility depends on exact concentration, temperature, and duty cycle — confirm current specifications with the manufacturer and request a spec review before final specification.

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