Mainly, amine solvents are used as absorbents in the absorber for sweetening natural gas and for prolong use of this solvent that is transferred to the stripper by means. Nacl sodium chloride will come to the refinery through threephase flow pipeline from offshore, after liquid separation in slug catcher. Once removed, the co 2 and h 2 s are usually vented in low concentrations, flared, and then reinjected or otherwise properly disposed of. No steel having a brinell hardness greater than 235 rockwell c 22 should be used in sour gas service. The final yield of clean gas after treatment in the byproduct plant is approximately 300 nm 3 te dry coal, the yield depending upon a number of factors, including coal volatile material available. He has over 50 years experience in the design, startup, and troubleshooting of oil and gas facilities. This hydrogen sulfide should be removed by fuel treatment. Many years later, in 2012, i was working in two refineries in india, where i was troubleshooting sour water strippers in both plants. Pdf aqueous solutions of alkanolamines are widely used for the removal of acidic gases such as h 2s, co 2, cos and cs 2 in the sour gas treatment. Except for the use of the selective amine solvent, an. Reduce the overall capex and opex of processing sour and contaminated natural gas streams. In selecting a solvent for gas treatment, one must consider its solubility, viscosity. The methods presented in this paper were based on one central tenet.
Trains 4 and 5 gas treating facilities that were successfully started in 2009. Degradation studies of amines and alkanolamines during sour. Jpt novel approach to sourgas treatment lowers cost and. Degradation studies of amines and alkanolamines during sour gas. It is very important in several separation processes, as. Latest data and methods for designing and operating todays gas treating facilities. Amine gas treating sweetening of sour gas lec048 youtube. Durasorb durasorb is a new family of adsorption solutions based on sorbead technology.
Sour refers to fluids containing acid gases such as h 2 s and co 2. Coke oven gas treatment tar, liquor, ammonia by keith wright. Sometimes hot water will have a sour smell, similar to that of an old damp rag. The removal of h 2 s from sour gas is called sweetening. The amine and membrane systems often produce an acid gas stream that needs further treatment, if there is any hydrogen sulphide h2s present, to meet sulphur emission norms. In the present context, the role of alkanolamine solvents in sour gas treating research should be revered. Petroleum and natural gas industries materials for use in h 2 scontaining environments in oil and gas production part 1. The changing paradigm in sour gas treating processes. Refinery gas treating, sour water, sulfur and tail gas. Pall offers a coalescer that is completely compatible in amine solutions. Amine gas sweetening systems treated gas outlet sour gas inlet lc lc pc aminegas. The disclosure relates to a process for treating a gas mixture containing carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulphide, including the following steps.
The processes used for removal of acid gas are referred to as sour gas sweetening, amine gas sweetening. In spite of the resistance of alkanolamines to chemical breakdown, plant and laboratory reports indicate that, on prolonged use, alkanolamines may be transformed into undesirable products from which the amines are not easily recovered. Figure 1 represents a sweetening process of sour gas. Technoeconomic assessment of the needs for improved. Increasing energy costs and growing demand for natural gas have driven the development of sour gas fields around the world. This paper investigates novel approaches to sour gas treatment for use in the middle east that are outside the common oil and gas market and compares them with traditional techniques. Over 40% of proven raw natural gas reserves in the united states are termed sour and require treatment to remove excessive co 2 and h 2 s.
H2s and co from sour natural gases by means of alkanolamine solutions is studied in this paper. Optimization of high content sour gas treating unit. In general, gas purification involves the removal of vaporphase impurities from gas streams. By standardizing the gas sweetening design, schlumberger provides fast delivery and engineering cost savings. Sour gas treatingamine units field applicationshcp25b sweet gas seprasol liquidgas coalescer to remove amine from sweet gas seprasol liquidgas coalescer to remove. Design of sour gas treatment plant free download as powerpoint presentation. L schendel 3 the rectisol washnew developments in acid gas removal from synthesis gas, 80 g. Natural gas containing high quantities of h2s and co2 is considered toxic.
Scrubbing h 2s gas with little to no co 2 is traditionally done by contacting the gas with recirculated caustic solution in a singleloop or sometimes in a dualloop design. Sour natural gas also contains carbon dioxide co 2. If the h 2 s content exceeds the sales gas specification limit, the excess h 2 s must be separated from the sour gas. Pdf design of industrial reactive absorption processes. Am1760 page 2 of 18 sulfur load is not the only gas characteristic that affects the selection of h2s treatment technology. S, which when present in certain amounts will cause the gas to be sour.
This is because the odour of hydrogen sulphide gas in air at very low concentrations is similar to that of rotten eggs. General principles for selection of crackingresistant material. Gas coalescers are installed downstream of the contactor or regenerator overheads to recover amine. It is flammable, colorless, and toxic at extremely low concentrations. Pdf a technical report on gas sweetening system researchgate.
However, caustic scrubbing of sour gas containing high co 2. Solutions for sour gas treating problems exxonmobil chemical. Natural gas processing system a stage i and is known as gas treatment or gas conditioning b stage ii and is known as gas processing the gas treatment operations carried out in stage i include the removal of gas contaminants, in particular h2s gas sweetening followed by the separation of water vapor dehydration. Natural gas desulphurisation and sulphur s recovery processes consist of three segments.
Treatment options for hydrogen sulfide the recommended treatment to remove hydrogen sulfide from a water supply depends largely on the gas concentration. Caustic scrubber designs for refinery fuel gas, sour water. Degradation studies of amines and alkanolamines during sour gas treatment process article pdf available in international journal of physical sciences 625. Significant quantities of natural gas resources around the world are known to contain h2s. Induced gas floatation figure 2 creates fine gas bubbles through mechanical, hydraulic or sparging systems. The amine plant may stand alone or work as part of an integrated processing. Durasorb technology combines the recognized advantages of sorbead with basf natural gas reflux resistant grade high performance molecular sieves to achieve cryogenic dewpoints with. Pdf design of industrial reactive absorption processes in. They are skidmounted and include all piping and controls. If h2s and co2 volumes are appreciable, this lowers the heating value of the sales gas. The sour gas from the refinery is received in the sour gas ko drum to remove any water or liquid hydrocarbons and then goes to the amine absorber. Latest data and methods for designing and operating todays gas treating facilities newman, stephen a.
Absorber design in sour natural gas treatment plants core. Oct 04, 2018 gas absorption is one of the very first mass transfer unit operations studied in early process engineering. Chemical absorption processes for gas treating may be divided into. Big bear energy services h2s and flow back treatment. Ranke and v mohr 4 improved amisol process for gas purification, 112 m. Pretest introduction source and compositions of refinery sour gas and sour water streams day two. For 2 example, if the h s content is 2%, the emission factor would be 26. The standard plants are shopfabricated modular packages. If the h s mole % is unknown, average values from table 5. Am1644 alternatives to flare gas recovery for sour gas. As the name implies, acid gas enrichment concentrates the h2s from the agr system by further gas treatment in a second amine unit utilizing. For instance, the use of caustic scrubbing can be affected by the co 2 content of the sour gas because co 2 also reacts with the caustic and can significantly increase caustic consumption and costs. Caustic scrubber designs are available to treat sour refinery fuel gas both with and without co 2. Onshore and offshore facilities, by iain pollitt and joao conde, infinity oilfield services, prepared for the 2018 spe abu dhabi international petroleum exhibition and conference, abu dhabi, 1215 november.
In some cases, it may be burned directly in the gas turbine if the proper selection is made of. This is the reason why it is sometimes known as hydrogen sulfide gas. Sour gas is natural gas or any other gas containing significant amounts of hydrogen sulfide h 2 s natural gas is usually considered sour if there are more than 5. Sour gas enters the contactor tower and rises through the descending amine. John morgan is based in denver, colorado, and is the chairman emeritus of petroskillsjohn m.
About forty percent or 2600 tcf of the worlds natural gas reserves are in the form of sour gas where h 2s and co 2 compositions exceed 10% volumetric of the raw produced acid gas. Sour natural gas contains hydrogen sulfide h 2 s, which has to be removed to meet specifications for sales gas. Aqueous solutions of alkanolamines are widely used for the removal of acidic gases such as h 2s, co 2, cos and cs 2 in the sour gas treatment process. Degradation studies of amines and alkanolamines during. When these gases are mixed with water, acids are formed to corrode ferrous materials.
Design of industrial reactive absorption processes in sour gas treatment using rigorous modelling and accurate experimentation. The treatment process gave increased acid gas removal at increased dea. Treatment package may contain contaminants like co. Pdf degradation studies of amines and alkanolamines during. This course is intended for all personnel in the gas treating, sulfur recovery and environmental conservation areas of the petroleum refining business including managers, process engineers, and operators. He has published extensively on sour gas treating, sulfur recovery, co2 treating, materials of construction, lng training, and cryogenic gas processing. Souracid gas injection alternative to sulfur disposal captures other environmental benefits can reduce lifecycle costs potential for improved recovery sufur recovery unit elemental sulfur co 2, residual sulfur oxides gas treating solvents chemical physical hybrid membranes cryogenic alkaline salts batch. In spite of the resistance of alkanolamines to chemical breakdown, plant and laboratory reports. It provides high oil removal efficiency at larger throughput or lesser retention time for a given rate. The captured so2 can be converted into sulphur or sulphuric. Refinery sour gas treatment units, what are the nace mr0175. Triethanolamine tea was the first alkanolamine commercially available and used in early gas treating plants. S removal acid gas treatment and removal technologies separate sour gaseshighly corrosive co 2 and often deadly h 2 s acid gasesfrom saleable natural gas streams in a process known as gas sweetening. Petroleum refinery activities start with receipt of.
Highly sour gas processing in a more sustainable world. The sour gas from the refinery is received in the sour gas ko drum to remove any water or liquid hydrocarbons and. Ultraselective glassy polymer membranes with unprecedented. The hydrogen sulfide, which is stripped overhead, is of high purity an excellent feed for sulfur recovery units or sulfuric acid plants. We are now in the detailed engineering design phase of a sour gas refinery, and we have implemented nace mr0175iso 15156 for design purposes. Acid gas treatment and removal technologies separate sour gaseshighly corrosive co 2 and often deadly h 2 s acid gasesfrom saleable natural gas streams in a process known as gas sweetening. For the same reasons that hardened metal is not used, pipe.
It is very important in several separation processes, as it is used extensively in the. If the problem is caused by hydrogen sulfide in the groundwater, then the concentration of the gas in the water must be measured in order to select and properly size a treatment system. Design of sour gas treatment plant adsorption chemical. Schematics are used to show the general concepts of how the technologies work. This article, written by jpt technology editor chris carpenter, contains highlights of paper spe 193115, novel approaches to sourgas treatment in oil and gas. W sweny 2 comparison of physical solvents used for gas processing, 42 r. However, this threshold varies by country, state, or even agency or application. Sour gas is natural gas which contains significant amounts of hydrogen sulfide. None of these three strippers had worked properly, in that the residual nh 3 in the stripped sour water. Thus, sour gas or acid gas must be treated to remove these toxic components.
Novel approach to sourgas treatment lowers cost and limits. Sour natural gas compositions can vary over a wide concentration of h 2 s and co 2 and a wide concentration of hydrocarbon components. Natural gas that contains more than 4 ppmv of hydrogen sulphide h2s is commonly referred to as sour. Selecting materials for sour gas service nace mr0175iso 15156 2003 nace standard is merged with iso standard title.
The degassed sour water is fed to the acid gas or hydrogen sulfide stripper, which is a steamreboiled distillation column. The major advantages and disadvantages for the most. In some cases the acid gas composition in these reserves is very high and economics of producing pipe line quality gas are marginal. The induced gas bubbles adhere to the oil droplets as they move upward to the surface. Am1760 characteristics of sour flare gas streams that. In some cases, it may be burned directly in the gas turbine if the proper selection is made of materials and components in the gas turbine end fuel system.
The amine unit removes hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide from the sour gas generated in the refinery. Pdf degradation studies of amines and alkanolamines. As the name implies, acid gas enrichment concentrates the h 2 s from the agr system by further gas treatment in a second amine unit utilizing a selective amine solvent. The removal of co 2 and h 2 s, usually called acid gases, from sour natural gas is generally accomplished by means of a regenerative solvent. Optimization of natural gas treatment for the removal of co2 and. Gas absorption is one of the very first mass transfer unit operations studied in early process engineering. The sweet gas obtained from the absorber alternatively exhausts sour gas components at the stripper. Our high pressure atomizing and ultrasonic injection systems are used for h2s and flowback treatment of saturated produced water, oil and or sour gas, with or without the addition of the low pressure injection manifold. Refinery sour gas treatment units, what are the nace. Natural gas may have appreciable levels of hydrogen sulfide as a significant contaminant, which is known as sour gas. The next step in the process is known as hydrogen sulfide stripping. The processes used for removal of acid gas are referred to as sour gas sweetening, amine gas sweetening, gas conditioning or gas treatment. The hydrogen sulfide, which is stripped overhead, is of high purity an excellent feed for. This phenomenon, commonly referred to as amine degradation.
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