Piperazine and methyldiethanolamine interrelationships in CO2 absorption by aqueous amine mixtures. Part II—Saturation rates of mixed reagent solutions

This work is a companion to a previous article, Part I, published in The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, dealing with CO₂ absorption in aqueous solutions containing a single aminic reagent (specifically methyldiethanolamine (MDEA) or piperazine (PZ)). In this second part, different PZ/MDEA mixtures are experimentally studied and their performances are compared with that of the single reagents. It is indeed well known that small quantities of PZ added to MDEA aqueous solutions are sufficient to obtain a significant improvement in the kinetics of the process. PZ is considered an activator or promoter for MDEA, but the mechanism of this synergy has still not been clearly demonstrated. The aim of this study is an attempt to understand how PZ and MDEA can interact by experimentally analyzing this beneficial mutual effect and by explaining it with the help of a suitable yet not complex model. We believe that the involved chemistry is not more complex than that reported in Part I for the single reagents. According to our findings, it is MDEA that enhances the action of PZ, as opposed to what many authors claim. Moreover, our results seem to rule out the existence of any PZ shuttle effect.     

Correlation of H2S solubility in aqueous MDEA solutions using electrolyte-modified Peng-Robinson plus association equation of state

In this survey, we use the emPR-CPA equation of state to model a ternary system of H₂S solubility in MDEA aqueous solution at different solution compositions, temperatures, pressures, and acid gas loadings. For electrolyte part of the model, MSA theory and the Born term were used. There were 302 experimental data used in this work. To model a ternary system, at first pure components, then binary subsystems, and finally ternary system were modeled using a reactive bubble point pressure calculation method. An overall absolute average deviation percentage equal to 20.85 was achieved so that show the model efficiency for correlation of such systems.     

Optimization of Improvable Flows by combining BAT Analysis and process simulation

This paper proposes a methodology to improve the sustainability of industrial processes combining two tools: BAT Analysis and process simulation. Both tools are jointly applied to identify the IF of the analyzed process, so that the most appropriate candidate techniques from an inventory can be selected. The selected alternatives are tested in different scenarios that are evaluated using simulation, which would determine the configuration that best improves the sustainability of the process. The combination of both tools in an integrated methodology will help decision makers to select the most sustainable configuration for a given process. The methodology is validated in a case study: a hydrogen production plant. After analysing several scenarios where different candidate techniques are implemented, results show that the IF identified can be highly improved when the appropriate combination of BAT is applied.     

MDEA-PZ复合胺溶液吸收烟气中CO2实验研究

采用搅拌实验装置,研究不同摩尔配比的MDEA-PZ复合胺溶液对烟道气中CO2的吸收和解吸性能,揭示了吸收速率、吸收量与吸收时间、pH值、电位之间的内在联系;对CO2初始选出温度、试液再生温度、再生率、再生pH值下降率进行了分析.结果表明,MDEA-PZ二元复合体系吸收效果优于单组分MDEA、PZ的吸收效果.MDEA-P...     

合成氨工艺脱碳方法评述

介绍了4种脱碳方法的发展现状,并对其性能优劣进行评述:碳酸丙烯酯(PC)法不仅溶剂损失大,净化气中CO2含量高,而且碳丙溶液对碳钢有腐蚀,生产效率低,能耗高;N-甲基二乙醇胺(MDEA)法溶液损耗小,净化度高,且对设备无腐蚀;聚乙二醇二甲醚(NHD)法不仅溶剂损耗低,净化度高,而且对设备腐蚀极小,能耗低,工艺流程简单,投资低。低温甲醇洗法工艺流程复杂,设备较多,投资高,但运行成本较低,而且溶液具有较好的热稳定性和化学稳定性,吸收选择性好,净化度高。脱碳方法的评述将会对合成氨工业生产中脱碳方法的选取起到一定的参考启示作用。     

胺液中N-甲基二乙醇胺含量的测定

由于天然气净化厂脱硫胺液中含有甘醇类降解产物,二甘醇（DEG）和三甘醇（TEG）难于准确称量,以DEG或TEG为内标物的毛细管气相色谱法测定胺液中MDEA的含量时,会产生较大的误差。为避免这种影响,建立了以甲苯为内标物的毛细管气相色谱测定法：选用美国Agilent HP-50+毛细管柱来分析胺液中甲基二乙醇胺（MDE）的含量;定量方法为内标法;对三甘醇（TEG）和甲苯进行分析对比,最终选用甲苯作为内标物;使用MINITAB 15.1处理实验数据。实验结果表明：MDEA和甲苯出峰稳定,重复性好;方法回收率为99%~101%,相对标准偏差<2%。该法精密度和准确度较高,不仅可用于天然气净化厂胺液中MDEA含量的测定,而且对同类胺液的MDEA含量测定研究也有一定的借鉴作用。     

空间位阻胺TBEE对天然气中酸气吸收的研究

在低碳硫比的条件下(H2S体积分数3.0%,CO2体积分数5.0%),考察了温度与胺液体积分数对吸收效果的影响,结果表明,反应温度40℃、胺液体积分数35%~45%为最佳反应条件。对比了MDEA与TBEE对模拟天然气中H2S和CO2的脱除性和选择性,并研究了MDEA与TBEE复配形成的混合溶液对酸气的吸收情况,实验结果显示,TBEE的选择性大于MDEA的选择性,且TBEE对CO2和H2S的吸收效果明显优于MDEA,随着空间位阻胺TBEE在溶液中所占比例的增加,选择性和碳硫容逐渐增加。复合溶液能耗低于MDEA溶液。     

Optimization of post-combustion CO2 process using DEA-MDEA mixtures

This paper presents optimal operating conditions for the post-combustion CO₂ capture process utilizing aqueous amine solutions obtained using a process simulator (HYSYS). Three alkanolamine solutions (Methyldiethanolamine MDEA, DiEthanolAmine DEA and MDEA-DEA mixture) are considered to study the performance of the capture process.The design problem addressed in this paper requires specifying the optimal operating conditions (inlet and outlet temperature of the lean solution stream on the absorber, CO₂ loading, amine composition and flow rates, among others) to achieve the given CO₂ emission targets at a minimum total annual cost. A detailed objective function including total operating costs and investment is considered.The influence of the variation of CO₂ reduction targets and the mixing proportion of amines on the total annual cost is analyzed in detail. Numerical results are presented and discussed using different case studies.The results demonstrate that process simulators can be used as a powerful tool not only to simulate but also to optimize the most important design parameters of the post-combustion CO₂ capture process.     

MDEA复配胺液脱除天然气中H2S性能

为了研究以N-甲基二乙醇胺（MDEA）为主体的MDEA+一乙醇胺（MEA）和MDEA+二乙烯三胺（DETA）两种配方混合胺液脱除H₂S性能,给工业中天然气脱硫配方提供参考和基础数据。利用小型反应釜进行吸收实验,使用单一MDEA胺液进行了工艺参数的筛选,同时考察吸收温度、吸收压力、再生温度对胺液脱除H₂S性能影响,得出升高吸收温度、吸收压力均可在一定程度内提升MDEA胺液的H₂S吸收效果,但当吸收温度过高时会降低胺液的H₂S吸收效果,吸收压力过高会造成脱硫成本的增加,筛选出最优吸收温度50℃,吸收压力5MPa,解吸油浴温度125℃。在优选出的实验工艺参数条件下进行不同添加剂对MDEA胺液脱除H₂S性能影响研究,考察不同配比的MDEA+DETA混合胺液和MDEA+MEA混合胺液脱除天然气中H₂S吸收及解吸性能。通过分析不同配比胺液的吸收负荷、吸收速率及解吸率等指标得出,MDEA单一胺液中添加二乙烯三胺（DETA）、一乙醇胺（MEA）胺液均可提升其H₂S吸收性能但并不利于胺液H₂S解吸性能的提升。性能较优配方为2.4mol/L MDEA+0.6mol/L MEA、2.4mol/L MDEA+0.6mol/L DETA混合胺液。     

高含硫天然气脱硫用MDEA溶液中盐杂质的鉴定

天然气净化厂MDEA脱硫溶液发泡现象频繁发生,严重影响装置平稳运行。盐杂质是引起MDEA溶液发泡的主要原因,有必要对盐杂质进行全分析。本文建立了一种MDEA脱硫溶液中盐类杂质的分析方法,溶液中的阴离子和非金属阳离子分别采用不同色谱条件的离子色谱仪进行测定,金属阳离子则通过采用N2O-C2H2火焰吸收的原子吸收分光光度计进行分析。脱硫溶液中盐杂质的全面分析,可为准确分析MDEA脱硫溶液发泡影响因素以及采取控制措施提供理论依据。