Foaming of industrial lean methyldietanolamine solvents and its reclamation using bio-polymer adsorbents

Fawzi Banat; Anjali Achazhiyath Edathil; Priyabrata Pal; Shittu Ismaila

doi:10.1190/RDP2018-41663333.1

Foaming of industrial lean methyldietanolamine solvents and its reclamation using bio-polymer adsorbents

Fawzi Banat, Anjali Achazhiyath Edathil, Priyabrata Pal, Shittu Ismaila

Chemical and Petroleum Engineering

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Foaming is one of the major operating problems in natural gas sweetening alkanolamine plants. The lean methyldiethanolamine (MDEA) samples collected at different times from GASCO (Habshan, Abu Dhabi) sites were analyzed analytically and laboratory foaming studies were carried out to understand the root cause of foaming. Finally, the work aimed to investigate the effect of foam reduction after removal of contaminants such as total organic acid anions and heavy metal ions (chromium and iron) from lean MDEA solutions using bio-polymeric adsorbents. The adsorbents were characterized using SEM and FTIR analysis. In both batch and column studies biopolymeric adsorbent outperform currently used carbon used by GASCO. The foaming studies after removal of contaminants justified the use of new adsorbents in reclaiming lean MDEA solutions in the plant.

Original language	British English
Pages	41-43
Number of pages	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1190/RDP2018-41663333.1
State	Published - 2018
Event	SEG/AAPG/EAGE/SPE Research and Development Petroleum Conference and Exhibition 2018, RDP 2018 - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Duration: 9 May 2018 → 10 May 2018

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Country/Territory	United Arab Emirates
City	Abu Dhabi
Period	9/05/18 → 10/05/18

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Banat, F, Edathil, AA, Pal, P & Ismaila, S 2018, 'Foaming of industrial lean methyldietanolamine solvents and its reclamation using bio-polymer adsorbents', Paper presented at SEG/AAPG/EAGE/SPE Research and Development Petroleum Conference and Exhibition 2018, RDP 2018, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 9/05/18 - 10/05/18 pp. 41-43. https://doi.org/10.1190/RDP2018-41663333.1

Foaming of industrial lean methyldietanolamine solvents and its reclamation using bio-polymer adsorbents. / Banat, Fawzi; Edathil, Anjali Achazhiyath; Pal, Priyabrata et al.
2018. 41-43 Paper presented at SEG/AAPG/EAGE/SPE Research and Development Petroleum Conference and Exhibition 2018, RDP 2018, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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