EP0932746A2 - Utilisation d'acides alcanesulfoniques comme dispersants d'asphaltene - Google Patents

Utilisation d'acides alcanesulfoniques comme dispersants d'asphaltene

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EP0932746A2
EP0932746A2 EP97912134A EP97912134A EP0932746A2 EP 0932746 A2 EP0932746 A2 EP 0932746A2 EP 97912134 A EP97912134 A EP 97912134A EP 97912134 A EP97912134 A EP 97912134A EP 0932746 A2 EP0932746 A2 EP 0932746A2
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crude oils
asphaltenes
dispersants
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products derived
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Dennis Miller
Axel Vollmer
Michael Feustel
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Clariant Produkte Deutschland GmbH
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10G—CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES
    • C10G75/00—Inhibiting corrosion or fouling in apparatus for treatment or conversion of hydrocarbon oils, in general
    • C10G75/04—Inhibiting corrosion or fouling in apparatus for treatment or conversion of hydrocarbon oils, in general by addition of antifouling agents
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09K—MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • C09K8/00—Compositions for drilling of boreholes or wells; Compositions for treating boreholes or wells, e.g. for completion or for remedial operations
    • C09K8/52—Compositions for preventing, limiting or eliminating depositions, e.g. for cleaning
    • C09K8/524—Compositions for preventing, limiting or eliminating depositions, e.g. for cleaning organic depositions, e.g. paraffins or asphaltenes

Definitions

  • Asphaltenes are components of crude oils. They contain a variety of
  • asphaltenes are described as the oil fraction that is soluble in benzene but not in n-pentane.
  • Asphaltenes are usually present in the crude oil as a colloidal dispersion. This is stabilized by oil resins.
  • Asphaltenes can fail during the production, refining, transport and storage of crude oil and products derived from it, such as heavy fuel oil or marine oil. Common causes of this failure are a drop in temperature or a change in the composition (eg evaporation of volatile components). Asphaltenes can also fail when flowing through porous media. Flooding with C0 2 during the production process can cause asphaltenes to flocculate or fail.
  • Some oils contain hydrocarbon waxes that fail at low temperatures. Interactions between the precipitation of wax and asphaltenes can increase the total amount of precipitated substance or its rate of formation.
  • Asphaltenes cause problems in the production and processing of crude oils. Asphaltenes are reflected in valves, pipes and conveyors. On hot surfaces, such as heat exchangers, the carbonization of these precipitates can make their removal very difficult. Precipitation reduces the efficiency of
  • Heavy oils which are often used to power ships, contain considerable amounts of asphaltenes.
  • the failure of asphaltenes can lead to poor combustion as well as difficulties in handling and storing the fuel. Burning disorders due to the precipitation of asphaltenes are also observed in power plants operated with heavy oils.
  • Bitumen, heavy oils and residues are sometimes diluted with solvents to reduce the viscosity for transportation. If asphaltenes fail in the process, handling problems arise.
  • the precipitation of asphaltenes can be prevented or reduced by small amounts of dispersants. These substances show one or more of the following effects:
  • asphaltenes have already precipitated, they can be removed using solvents.
  • a dispersant can improve the effectiveness of these solvents.
  • CA 2 029 465 and CA 2 075 749 describe alkylphenol formaldehyde resins in combination with hydrophilic-lipophilic vinyl polymers.
  • the asphaltene-dispersing properties of dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid have been described in US 4,414,035, also by D.-L Chang and HS Fogler (SPE paper No. 25185, 1993) and by MN Bouts et al. (J. pet. Technol. 47, 782-7, 1995).
  • Oxalkylated amines are described in US 5,421,993.
  • the previously known dispersants can only partially solve the problems caused by the precipitation of asphaltenes. Since oils vary in their composition, individual dispersants can only work effectively in a limited range. Sometimes even small changes in the oil composition have a great effect on the dispersing properties for asphaltenes. Therefore, the known dispersants are unsatisfactory in some cases and additional types are required.
  • the object was therefore to provide new asphaltene dispersants which do not have the disadvantages described of the previously known dispersants.
  • Chain lengths of C 8 -C 2 2. preferably C ⁇ -C ⁇ , can be used to avoid failure or precipitation of asphaltenes in crude oils and products derived therefrom.
  • the invention thus relates to crude oils and products derived therefrom, containing secondary alkanesulfonic acids as asphaltene dispersants, in which a chain length of 8 to 22 carbon atoms is present.
  • Products derived from crude oils are, for example, heavy heating oil, marine oil or bitumen.
  • the dispersants of the invention are used in an amount of 1 to 10,000, preferably 2 to 2,000, ppm.
  • the alkanesulfonic acid is preferably formulated as a solution or microemulsion with hydrocarbons, which may contain water and / or an aliphatic alcohol.
  • the dispersant contains 20-80% by weight, preferably 30-60% by weight, of alkanesulfonic acid, furthermore 20-80% by weight, preferably 20-70% by weight, of a hydrocarbon or a mixture of one Hydrocarbon and a C 2 -C 8 alcohol, and 0-30 wt .-% water.
  • Effective asphaltene dispersants can also be obtained by combining alkanesulfonic acids with other substances, in particular a) alkylphenol formaldehyde resins, b) oxyalkylated amines, c) wax dispersants.
  • Dispersants based on a combination of substances can be less sensitive to changes in oil compositions; this improves reliability.
  • the dispersion, the precipitation of asphaltenes depends on the nature of the hydrocarbon medium. Asphaltenes are soluble in aromatic but not in aliphatic hydrocarbons. Thus, dispersants can be tested by dissolving the oil or extracted asphaltenes in an aromatic solvent and then adding an aliphatic hydrocarbon to produce a precipitate. Since asphaltenes are dark in color, the amount of precipitation can be determined by a colorimetric measurement of the supernatant. The darker the supernatant, the more asphaltenes remain dispersed, ie the better the dispersant. This test is described in Canadian patent 20 29 465. In our version of the test, the precipitation medium is selected so that the asphaltenes fail for the most part, but not completely. Regulation dispersion test
  • toluene / dispersant mixture 25: 1 in a 10 ml graduated glass tube and shake well. This corresponds to a dispersant concentration of 2000 ppm. If necessary, the amount of dispersant can be varied. Pure toluene is used for the blank samples; c) 0.1 ml of the filtered oil solution is then added to the glass tube and also shaken well; d) leave the whole thing for 2 hours without vibrations.
  • the precipitated asphaltenes should be able to collect on the bottom of the tube; e) after this time the volume of the sediment is estimated on the basis of the graduation, the appearance of the entire sample is recorded and then 1 ml of the remaining phase is carefully taken up with a pipette;
  • the extracted amount is dissolved in 5 ml of toluene and photometrized at 600 nm.
  • A 100 (D - D 0 ) / D 0 ,
  • a max corresponds to complete dispersion of the asphaltenes. It can be estimated by carrying out a test without a disperser, using toluene instead of heptane - this keeps the asphaltenes completely dispersed.
  • the volume of the sediment provides further information about the effectiveness of the dispersant. The smaller the amount of sediment, the better the substance is dispersed.
  • the secondary alkanesulfonic acids had an average chain length of 15.5 carbon atoms.
  • the table shows the results of the dispersion test at various concentrations.

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  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)
  • Emulsifying, Dispersing, Foam-Producing Or Wetting Agents (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne l'utilisation d'acides alcanesulfoniques secondaires comme dispersants d'asphaltène dans des huiles brutes et dans des produits qui en sont dérivés, la longueur de la chaîne étant comprise entre 8 et 22 atomes de C.
EP97912134A 1996-10-15 1997-10-08 Utilisation d'acides alcanesulfoniques comme dispersants d'asphaltene Withdrawn EP0932746A2 (fr)

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DE19642493A DE19642493A1 (de) 1996-10-15 1996-10-15 Verwendung von Alkansulfonsäuren als Asphalten-Dispergatoren
PCT/EP1997/005513 WO1998016718A2 (fr) 1996-10-15 1997-10-08 Utilisation d'acides alcanesulfoniques comme dispersants d'asphaltene

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