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(12) Demande de brevet: (11) CA 2785532
(54) Titre français: EMULSIFICATION DE GAS-OIL HYDROCARBURE POUR AUGMENTER L'EFFICACITE D'INACTIVATEURS DE SULFURE D'HYDROGENE A BASE D'EAU
(54) Titre anglais: EMULSIFICATION OF HYDROCARBON GAS OILS TO INCREASE EFFICACY OF WATER BASED HYDROGEN SULFIDE SCAVENGERS
Statut: Réputée abandonnée et au-delà du délai pour le rétablissement - en attente de la réponse à l’avis de communication rejetée
Données bibliographiques
(51) Classification internationale des brevets (CIB):
  • C10G 29/24 (2006.01)
(72) Inventeurs :
  • KARAS, LARRY JOHN (Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
  • ANDERSON, CRAIG (Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
(73) Titulaires :
  • GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
(71) Demandeurs :
  • GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
(74) Agent: CRAIG WILSON AND COMPANY
(74) Co-agent:
(45) Délivré:
(86) Date de dépôt PCT: 2010-10-21
(87) Mise à la disponibilité du public: 2011-07-21
Licence disponible: S.O.
Cédé au domaine public: S.O.
(25) Langue des documents déposés: Anglais

Traité de coopération en matière de brevets (PCT): Oui
(86) Numéro de la demande PCT: PCT/US2010/053457
(87) Numéro de publication internationale PCT: WO 2011087540
(85) Entrée nationale: 2012-06-22

(30) Données de priorité de la demande:
Numéro de la demande Pays / territoire Date
12/646,432 (Etats-Unis d'Amérique) 2009-12-23

Abrégés

Abrégé français

La présente invention concerne un procédé d'inactivation du sulfure d'hydrogène qui réduit le sulfure d'hydrogène tout en réduisant au minimum la corrosion de l'équipement de traitement. Le procédé comprend les étapes d'ajout d'un inactivateur à base aqueuse contenant un ou plusieurs aldéhydes, tels que le glyoxal, à du pétrole lourd en utilisant un système d'injection à mélangeur statique et de formation d'une émulsion d'inactivateur à base d'eau/pétrole lourd en utilisant une pompe à cisaillement élevé/vitesse élevée. L'inactivateur à base d'eau peut être ajouté dans une branche d'ajout d'inactivateur, l'émulsion étant formée dans la branche d'ajout et ensuite retournée à l'équipement de traitement.


Abrégé anglais

A hydrogen sulfide scavenging process for heavy oil that reduces hydrogen sulfide while minimizing corrosion to processing equipment. The method includes the steps of adding an aqueous-based scavenger containing one or more aldehydes, such as giyoxal, Io the heavy oil using a static mixer injection system and creating an aqueous-based scavenger/heavy oil emulsion using a high shear/high velocity pump. The aqueous- based scavenger may be added in a scavenger addition branch, with the emulsion being formed in the addition branch and then returned to the processing equipment.

Revendications

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What is claimed is:
CLAIMS
1. A method for removal of hydrogen sulphide present in heavy oil in
hydrocarbon media processing equipment, the method comprising the steps of:
adding an aqueous-based scavenger containing one or more aldehydes to
the heavy oil using a static mixer injection system; and
creating an aqueous-based scavenger/heavy oil emulsion using a high
shear/high velocity pump.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising diverting a portion of the
heavy oil into a scavenger addition branch, adding said aqueous-based
scavenger to the
portion of the heavy oil and forming the emulsion in the addition branch, and
adding the
aqueous-based scavenger/oil emulsion to the heavy oil in the processing
equipment.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the static mixer uses a dispersion quill.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the aqueous-based scavenger is glyoxal.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the processing equipment comprises a
pipeline.
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Description

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EMULSIFICATION OF HYDROCARBON GAS OILS TO INCREASE
EFFICACY OF WATER BASED HYDROGEN SULFIDE SCAVENGERS
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
100011 This invention relates generally to processing heavy oil, and more
particularly, to methods for removing hydrogen sulfide in heavy oil with an
aqueous-
based scavenger/oil emulsion.
Description of Related Art
100021 Fossil products, and notably heavy oil, often contain significant
quantities of hydrogen sulphide, H2S, which is a toxic, highly corrosive,
inflammable
and explosive gas. The risk of exposure to hydrogen sulfide from handling
heavy oil is a
health and safety concern during storage, transportation (shipping, truck or
pipeline)
and processing.
(00031 Hydrogen sulfide scavengers can be used to remove hydrogen sulfide
from heavy oil. It is known to be possible to reduce the hydrogen sulphide
content
present in aqueous mediums by using aqueous solutions of aldehydes such as
formaldehyde, glyoxal, and glutaraldehyde (see for example the U.S. Pat. Nos.
4,680,127 and 5,284,635). However, simple addition of water-based hydrogen
sulfide
scavengers to heavy oil provides poor results. Additionally, when dispersed in
a heavy
oil, water-based scavengers such as glyoxal will eventually settle out of the
heavy oil
into an acidic aqueous phase and settle to the bottom of processing equipment.
This
aqueous phase may run along the bottom of the processing or refinery equipment
as
small tributaries in pipelines or stagnate at the bottom of holding tanks.
This acidic
aqueous phase is highly corrosive and can cause troughing in the processing or
refinery
equipment.
100041 What is needed is an improved method for removing hydrogen sulfide
from hydrocarbon media without causing corrosion to processing equipment.
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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
100051 In one aspect, the invention is directed to a method for reducing the
amount of hydrogen sulfide present in heavy oil and reducing the amount of
corrosion
in processing equipment contacting the heavy oil. The method includes the
steps of
adding an aqueous-based scavenger containing one or more aldehydes to the
heavy oil
using a static mixer injection system and creating an aqueous-based
scavenger/heavy oil
emulsion using a high shear/high velocity pump. In one embodiment, the method
further includes diverting a portion of the heavy oil into a scavenger
addition branch,
adding the aqueous-based scavenger to the portion of the heavy oil and forming
the
emulsion in the addition branch, and adding the aqueous-based scavenger/oil
emulsion
to the heavy oil in the processing equipment. In one desirable embodiment, the
aqueous-based scavenger is glyoxal. The various embodiments provide an
improved
hydrogen sulfide scavenging process for heavy oil that reduces hydrogen
sulfide while
minimizing corrosion to processing equipment.
[00061 The present invention and its advantages over the prior art will become
apparent upon reading the following detailed description and the appended
claims with
reference to the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
100071 The above mentioned and other features of this invention will become
more apparent and the invention itself will be better understood by reference
to the
following description of embodiments of the invention taken in conjunction
with the
accompanying drawings, wherein:
100081 FIG. I is a schematic diagram of an aqueous-based scavenger addition
system for use with hydrocarbon media processing equipment.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
100091 The invention will now be described in the following detailed
description
with reference to the drawings, wherein preferred embodiments are described in
detail
to enable practice of the invention. Although the invention is described with
reference
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to these specific preferred embodiments, it will be understood that the
invention is not
limited to these preferred embodiments. But to the contrary, the invention
includes
numerous alternatives, modifications and equivalents as will become apparent
from
consideration of the following detailed description.
100101 The singular forms "a," "an" and "the" include plural referents unless
the context clearly dictates otherwise. The endpoints of all ranges reciting
the same
characteristic are independently combinable and inclusive of the recited
endpoint. All
references are incorporated herein by reference.
100111 The modifier "about" used in connection with a quantity is inclusive of
the stated value and has the meaning dictated by the context (e.g., includes
the tolerance
ranges associated with measurement of the particular quantity).
100121 "Optional" or "optionally" means that the subsequently described event
or circumstance may or may not occur, or that the subsequently identified
material may
or may not be present, and that the description includes instances where the
event or
circumstance occurs or where the material is present, and instances where the
event or
circumstance does not occur or the material is not present.
100131 Turning now to Figure 1, a hydrogen sulfide scavenger addition system
is fluidically connected to processing equipment 12 for hydrocarbon media. The
scavenger system 10 reduces the amount of hydrogen sulfide present in the
hydrocarbon
media, such as heavy oils, by adding an aqueous-based scavenger in a manner so
as to
desirably avoid causing significant corrosion to processing equipment 12.
Aqueous-
based scavengers are useful for the elimination of hydrogen sulphide present
in various
fluids and notably are particularly effective at eliminating the hydrogen
sulphide present
in heavy oils which can exist in the form of water in oil or oil in water
emulsions. The
processing equipment 12 in contact with the heavy oil may be any type of
equipment
that can be used for processing the hydrocarbon media, such as pipelines and
holding
tanks. Processing equipment 12 subject to corrosion is generally processing
equipment
made of carbon steel, but any type of processing equipment may be protected.
The
heavy oil may be any type of heavy oil containing hydrogen sulfide. In one
embodiment, the heavy oil includes, but is not limited to, gas oil, naphtha,
FCC slurry,
diesel fuel, fuel oil, jet fuel, gasoline, kerosene or vacuum residua. In one
embodiment,
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the heavy oil may be at an elevated temperature to aid in transport in the
processing
equipment 12. For example, the heavy oil may be at a temperature of from about
ambient to about 150 C. Typically, the temperatures required to move the
heavy oil in
the processing equipment 12 is about 80 C.
100141 In the illustrated embodiment, a portion of the heavy oil flowing
through
the processing equipment 12 is diverted from the processing equipment 12 into
the
scavenger addition system 10 via a scavenger addition branch 14. A static
mixer 16 is
used to initially mix the scavenger with the portion of heavy oil flowing
through the
system 10. In one embodiment, the static mixer 16 comprises an injection quill
dispersion system 18. The scavenger is added to the diverted heavy oil flow in
a
continuous manner with the injection quill 18 located generally at the center
of the
addition branch 14 in the direction of the heavy oil flow. The injection quill
18
desirably has an open-ended tube (not shown) cut at about a 45 angle with a
slot. It
utilizes the turbulence created to achieve distribution of the injected
scavenger into the
heavy oil flow in the addition branch 14. The scavenger injection rate is
controlled with
an injection pump 20 or shut-off valve 22 in addition line 24. A suitable
injection quill
18 is'-available from Metal Samples Corrosion Monitoring Systems of Munford,
AL.
Alternately, the scavenger may be injected into the heavy oil by any
conventional in-
line injection system and may be injected at any point in-line suitable to
allow the
scavenger to mix with the heavy oil.
100151 After addition of the scavenger to the heavy oil, an aqueous-based
scavenger/oil micro-emulsion is formed using a high shear/high velocity mixer
or pump
30. In one embodiment, an inline high shear pump 30 such as one available from
Silverson Machines, Inc. of East Longmeadow, MA. The diverted portion of the
heavy
oil flow in the scavenger addition system 10, now containing the micro-
emulsion, is
then returned to the heavy oil flow in the processing equipment 12.
Alternately, the
scavenger may be added to the heavy oil flowing through the processing
equipment
without diverting a portion of the flow such that the entire heavy oil flow
flows through
the scavenger addition system 10.
100161 According to the invention, the scavenger is a dispersed aqueous phase
containing about 20 to 70% of one or more aldehydes chosen from the group
constituted
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by formaldehyde, glyoxal, glutaraldehyde, glycolaldehyde or glyoxylic acid. In
one
desirable embodiment, the water-based scavenger added to the heavy oil to
reduce the
hydrogen sulfide is Glyoxal. Glyoxal is a water-soluble aldehyde and may
include
oligomers of glyoxal. Glyoxal is commercially available as a 40 weight percent
aqueous solution. The scavenger may also contain an enhancing additive to
catalyze the
reaction of actives with the hydrogen sulfide. In one embodiment, the
enhancing
catalyst is a quaternary ammonium salt. The quaternary ammonium salt desirably
is
added in an amount of about 2.5 wt %.
100171 The glyoxal is added to the heavy oil in an amount sufficient to reduce
the levels of hydrogen sulfide in the heavy oil. In one embodiment, glyoxal
may be
added in an amount of from about I ppm to about 2000 ppm, and desirably
between
about I ppm and about 500 ppm by volume, based on the velocity of the heavy
oil
through the processing equipment and the concentration of hydrogen sulfide. In
another
embodiment, glyoxal may be added in an amount of from about 10 ppm to about
200
ppm by volume. Any amount of hydrogen sulfide in the heavy oil may be reduced
and
the actual amount of residual hydrogen sulfide will vary depending on the
starting
amount. In one embodiment, the hydrogen sulfide levels are reduced to 150 ppm
by
volume or less, as measured in the vapor phase, based on the volume of the
heavy oil.
In another embodiment, the hydrogen sulfide levels are reduced to 100 ppm by
volume
or less, as measured in the vapor phase, based on the volume of the heavy oil.
In
another embodiment, the hydrogen sulfide levels are reduced to 50 ppm by
volume or
less, as measured in the vapor phase, based on the volume of the heavy oil. In
another
embodiment, the hydrogen sulfide levels are reduced to 20 ppm by volume or
less, as
measured in the vapor phase, based on the volume of the heavy oil. It is
believed that
emulsification of the water-based scavenger in the hydrocarbon media greatly
increases
the surface area of the aqueous phase. This increased surface area in
combination with
the temperature required to move the hydrocarbon media in the pipeline allows
for
efficient transfer of actives into the hydrocarbon phase. This effective
application of the
scavenger reduces the amount of chemical that is needed to be added to the
hydrocarbon
media. Additionally, aided by turbulent flow in the pipeline, the water-based
scavenger/oil micro-emulsion takes several hours to separate. Typically, this
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sufficient time for the heavy oil to flow through the processing equipment 12
and into a
suitable storage facility, thus, reducing any, corrosion effects on the
processing
equipment 12.
(00181 While the disclosure has been illustrated and described in typical
embodiments, it is not intended to be limited to the details shown, since
various
modifications and substitutions can be made without departing in any way from
the
spirit of the present disclosure. As such, further modifications and
equivalents of the
disclosure herein disclosed may occur to persons skilled in the art using no
more than
routine experimentation, and all such modifications and equivalents are
believed to be
within the scope of the disclosure as defined by the following claims.
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Abrégé 2012-06-22 2 77
Revendications 2012-06-22 1 21
Dessin représentatif 2012-08-27 1 11
Page couverture 2012-10-30 1 45
Rappel de taxe de maintien due 2012-08-27 1 111
Avis d'entree dans la phase nationale 2012-08-24 1 193
Courtoisie - Lettre d'abandon (taxe de maintien en état) 2013-12-16 1 171
PCT 2012-06-22 10 318