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PHYSICAL
ABSORPTION
! Absorption processes are generally most efficient when
temperature.
! Partial processes produce a water saturated product
stream that must be dried in most applications.
! Organic liquid (solvents) are used in these processes
SELEXOL
PROCESS
! Selexol is a typical application of physical absorption
Selexol
! The
solvent
is
then
stripped
by
steam
to
completely
K-Value
! Rk Value = K-value methane /
K-value component
Ki
=
Pisat/P
yi.P
=
xi.
Pisat
material is predominately in
the vapor phase, whereas low
K-values indicate a higher
concentration in the liquid
phase (x).
Rk
Value
-
Selexol
! An
Rk
value
greater
than
unity
indicates
the
solubility
of
the
HENRYS
LAW
! Pi = H.Xi or Xi = (Yi / H).P
! This implies that acid gas absorbed in liquid
FLUOR
PROCESS
! This
process
uses
propylene
carbonate
to
remove
CO2,
Purisol
Process
! This process uses N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone also known as
Sulnol/Claus
Process
! This process uses a solvent which is 40% sulfolane (tetrahydrothiophene
!
!
!
!
!
Sulnol/Claus Process
HYBRID
PROCESSES
! The
strengths
and
weaknesses
of
amine
and
physical
solvent
system
! To
take
advantage
of
the
strengths
of
each
type,
a
number
of
hybrid
processes
commercially
used,
and
under
development,
combine
physical
solvents
with
amines
! Depending
upon
the
solventamine
combination,
nearly
complete
removal
of
H2S,
CO2,
and
COS
is
possible
! Sulnol:
The
process
uses
a
combination
of
a
physical
solvent
(sulfolane)
with
DIPA
or
MDEA.
! Like
the
physical
solvent
processes,
the
hybrid
systems
may
absorb
more
hydrocarbons,
including
BTEX,
but
that
property
can
be
adjusted
by
varying
water
content.
ADSORPTION
! Acid gases, as well as water, can be effectively removed
CRYOGENIC
FRACTIONATION
! Distillation
!
the
most
widely
used
process
to
concentrations.
! This
separation
by
conventional
distillation
is
complicated
by
the
need
to
have
an
overhead
product
that
has
roughly
100
ppmv
H2S
if
the
stream
is
vented.
! The
bottoms
product
should
contain
less
than
two-
thirds
CO2,
assuming
the
stream
is
feed
to
a
Claus
unit.
Membrane
Separa>on
! Membranes are used in natural gas processing for dehydration, fuel-gas
conditioning, and bulk CO2 removal, but presently CO2 removal is by far
the most important application
! Polymeric membranes separate gases by selective permeation of gas
species in these membranes.
! The gas dissolves at the contact surface of the membrane and permeate
across the membrane under the partial pressure gradient across the
membrane wall.
! The basic idea of the process is to flow sour gas on one side of the
membrane where only acid gases diffuse across the membrane to the
permeate side and the rest of the gas exits as sweet gas
Rate
of
Permea>on
! The
rate
of
permeation
of
gas
A(qA)
can
be
expressed
as:
cellulose
acetate.
! These
membranes
are
of
the
solution-diusion
type,
in
which
a
thin
layer
(0.1
to
0.5
m)
of
cellulose
acetate
is
on
top
of
a
thicker
layer
of
a
porous
support
material.
! Permeable
compounds
dissolve
into
the
membrane,
diuse
across
it,
and
then
travel
through
the
inactive
support
material.
! The
membranes
are
thin
to
maximize
mass
transfer
and,
thus,
minimize
surface
area
and
cost,
so
the
support
layer
is
necessary
to
provide
the
needed
mechanical
strength.
ADVANTAGES
OF
MEMBRANE
SYSTEMS
! Low
capital
investment
when
compared
with
solvent
systems
! Ease
of
installation:
Units
are
normally
skid
mounted
! Simplicity:
No
moving
parts
for
single-stage
units
! High
turndown:
The
modular
nature
of
the
system
means
very
high
turndown
ratios
can
be
achieved
! High
reliability
and
on-stream
time
! No
chemicals
needed
! Good
weight
and
space
eciency
! Ease
of
operation:
process
can
run
unattended