Simulation and optimization of acid gas enrichment column in an industrial sulfur recovery unit
An industrial enrichment column was simulated and calibrated. The results showed that the efficiency of H2S and CO2 in the Acid Gas Enrichment (AGE) absorber should be set to 4.1 and 21.4%, respectively. Afterward, the sensitivity analysis of the AGE absorber showed that the temperature of lean amin...
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| description | An industrial enrichment column was simulated and calibrated. The results showed that the efficiency of H2S and CO2 in the Acid Gas Enrichment (AGE) absorber should be set to 4.1 and 21.4%, respectively. Afterward, the sensitivity analysis of the AGE absorber showed that the temperature of lean amine routing to the AGE column was the most significant parameter for achieving an acceptable H2S enrichment ratio. Moreover, the AGE section was optimized by reducing the packing height and increasing the amine circulation rate. Finally, an innovative method was applied in the AGE absorber, in which a portion of liquid was withdrawn from the middle of the AGE column to decrease the flooding percent at the bottom of the absorber and increase its capacity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d2bce24eea9840d9ad774b52fde895a82023-11-19T04:35:27ZengElsevierCase Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering2666-01642024-06-019100545Simulation and optimization of acid gas enrichment column in an industrial sulfur recovery unitHamid Reza Mahdipoor0Seyed Ali Akbar Mansoori1Bahman Homayun2Mohammad Hosseinzadeh3Department of Gas Processing and Transmission Development, Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), Tehran, Iran; Corresponding author.South Pars Gas Complex (SPGC), Asaluyeh, IranSouth Pars Gas Complex (SPGC), Asaluyeh, IranSouth Pars Gas Complex (SPGC), Asaluyeh, IranAn industrial enrichment column was simulated and calibrated. The results showed that the efficiency of H2S and CO2 in the Acid Gas Enrichment (AGE) absorber should be set to 4.1 and 21.4%, respectively. Afterward, the sensitivity analysis of the AGE absorber showed that the temperature of lean amine routing to the AGE column was the most significant parameter for achieving an acceptable H2S enrichment ratio. Moreover, the AGE section was optimized by reducing the packing height and increasing the amine circulation rate. Finally, an innovative method was applied in the AGE absorber, in which a portion of liquid was withdrawn from the middle of the AGE column to decrease the flooding percent at the bottom of the absorber and increase its capacity.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666016423002505Sulfur recoveryAcid gas enrichmentCalibration and optimization |
| spellingShingle | Hamid Reza Mahdipoor Seyed Ali Akbar Mansoori Bahman Homayun Mohammad Hosseinzadeh Simulation and optimization of acid gas enrichment column in an industrial sulfur recovery unit Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering Sulfur recovery Acid gas enrichment Calibration and optimization |
| title | Simulation and optimization of acid gas enrichment column in an industrial sulfur recovery unit |
| title_full | Simulation and optimization of acid gas enrichment column in an industrial sulfur recovery unit |
| title_fullStr | Simulation and optimization of acid gas enrichment column in an industrial sulfur recovery unit |
| title_full_unstemmed | Simulation and optimization of acid gas enrichment column in an industrial sulfur recovery unit |
| title_short | Simulation and optimization of acid gas enrichment column in an industrial sulfur recovery unit |
| title_sort | simulation and optimization of acid gas enrichment column in an industrial sulfur recovery unit |
| topic | Sulfur recovery Acid gas enrichment Calibration and optimization |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666016423002505 |
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