发明名称 |
Process, method, and system for removing mercury from fluids |
摘要 |
Trace levels of mercury in a natural gas are removed in a gas processing plant in an amine unit and/or a dehydrator. The mercury removal occurs concurrently with the removal of acid gases in an amine unit, e.g., an absorber or scrubber, with an amine solution containing a complexing agent. The mercury removal can also be carried out concurrently with the removal of water in a glycol dehydrator with the addition of a complexing agent to the glycol solution. Volatile mercury in the natural gas is removed by the complexing agent, forming non-volatile mercury species in the rich amine/glycol solution. |
申请公布号 |
US8840691(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.09.23 |
申请号 |
US201314020293 |
申请日期 |
2013.09.06 |
申请人 |
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. |
发明人 |
Cooper Russell Evan;O'Rear Dennis John;Sheu Feng-Ran;Belue Jordan Taylor |
分类号 |
C10L3/10 |
主分类号 |
C10L3/10 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A method for removing a trace amount of mercury in a natural gas feed, comprising:
providing a gas feed containing a first concentration of volatile mercury and acid gases; contacting the gas feed in an absorber with an absorption solution comprising lean amine and a first complexing agent comprising volatile cations selected from ammonium polysulfide, amine polysulfides, and sulfanes, wherein the absorption solution concurrently removes mercury and non-volatile mercury and acid gases from the gas feed; generating a rich amine solution containing acid gases and at least 50% of the volatile mercury in the gas feed as non-volatile mercury and a treated gas stream with a second concentration of acid gases and mercury. |
地址 |
San Ramon CA US |