EP3891259A1 - Hydrogen sulphide and mercaptans scavenging compositions - Google Patents
Hydrogen sulphide and mercaptans scavenging compositionsInfo
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- EP3891259A1 EP3891259A1 EP19809880.8A EP19809880A EP3891259A1 EP 3891259 A1 EP3891259 A1 EP 3891259A1 EP 19809880 A EP19809880 A EP 19809880A EP 3891259 A1 EP3891259 A1 EP 3891259A1
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Definitions
- the present invention pertains to a novel hydrogen sulphide and mercaptans scavenging composition comprising an oxazolidine compound and an additive.
- the present invention also perta ins to the use of the additive to improve the efficiency of an oxazolidine compound for scavenging hydrogen sulphide and mercaptans in hydrocarbon streams.
- the present invention also relates to a method for scavenging hydrogen sulphide and/or mercaptans comprising contacting a hydrocarbon stream such as crude oil, fuel or natural gas with the scavenging composition of the invention.
- Hydrogen su lphide is a colourless and fairly toxic, fla mmable and corrosive gas which also has a characteristic odour at a very low concentration. Hydrogen sulphide dissolves in hydrocarbon and water streams and is a lso found in the vapour phase above these streams and in natural gas. The hydrogen sulphide emissions can therefore be a nuisance to workers operating in the drilling, production, transport, storage, and processing of crude oil and in the storage of fuel. Hydrogen sulphide may also react with hydrocarbon components present in fuel. It would therefore be desirable for the workers' comfort and safety to reduce or even eliminate the hydrogen sulphide emissions during the manipulation of said products.
- MBO 3,3'-methylenebis(5-methyloxazolidine
- Formulations of MBO with promoters also named boosters, have been developed to enhance the efficiency of MBO.
- WO 2017/102693 describes a composition comprising MBO and one or more additive selected among urea, urea derivatives, amino acids, guanidine, guanidine derivatives or 1,2-diols, said composition being used in the removal of sulphur compounds from process streams.
- the present invention relates to a composition for scavenging hydrogen sulphide and mercaptans in hydrocarbon streams, said composition comprising an oxazolidine compound and an additive, said additive being a modified alkylphenol-aldehyde resin obtainable by a Mannich reaction of an alkylphenol- aldehyde condensation resin,
- At least one aldehyde and/or one ketone having 1 to 8 carbon atoms at least one aldehyde and/or one ketone having 1 to 8 carbon atoms; and at least one hydrocarbon compound having at least one alkylmonoamine or alkylpolyamine group having from 2 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably from 4 to 30 carbon atoms,
- alkylene oxide comprising from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably from 2 to 4 carbon atoms, in order to provide from 2 to 60 alkylene oxide groups per resin;
- alkylphenol-aldehyde condensation resin being obtainable by condensation
- At least one aldehyde and/or one ketone having 1 to 8 carbon atoms at least one aldehyde and/or one ketone having 1 to 8 carbon atoms.
- the alkylphenol substituted by at least one linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms is substituted in para position, preferably is p- nonylphenol.
- the aldehyde and/or a ketone is chosen from formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, propionaldehyde, butyraldehyde, 2-ethyl hexanal, benzaldehyde, or acetone.
- the hydrocarbon compound having at least one alkylmonoamine or alkylpolyamine group having from 4 to 30 carbon atoms is selected from alkylamines having at least one primary amine group, preferably from hydrocarbon compounds compound, all the amine groups of which are primary amines.
- the modified alkylphenol-aldehyde resin is obtainable from p-nonylphenol, formaldehyde and at least one hydrocarbon compound having at least one alkylmonoamine or alkylpolyamine group having from 4 to 30 carbon atoms having at least one primary amine group.
- the oxazolidine compound is a selected from bisoxazolidines.
- the composition comprises from 19 to 99%wt of oxazolidine compound(s) and from 1 to 50%wt of said additive(s), based on the total weight of the composition.
- the weight ratio of oxazolidine compound(s) to said additive(s) ranges from 1 to 50, preferably from 2 to 30, preferably from 4 to 20.
- the composition further comprises a solvent, preferably in an amount ranging from 1 to 80%wt, based on the total weight of the composition.
- the composition comprises:
- the present invention also relates to a use of the additive for improving the efficiency of an oxazolidine compound for scavenging hydrogen sulphide and/or mercaptans in hydrocarbon streams.
- the present invention also relates to a hydrocarbon stream comprising hydrocarbons and a composition according to the invention.
- the hydrocarbons are selected from crude oil, fuel oil, fuel, Light Petroleum Gas and natural gas.
- the present invention also relates to a method for scavenging hydrogen sulphide and/or mercaptan in a hydrocarbon stream, comprising contacting the hydrocarbon stream with the composition according to the invention.
- the weight ratio between hydrogen sulphide contained in the hydrocarbon stream before the step of contacting and the composition ranges from 1:2 to 1:0.05, preferably from 1:1 to 1:0.1, more preferably from 1:0.9 to 1:0.2, even more preferably from 1:0.7 to 1:0.3 and advantageously from 1:0.8 to 1:0.4.
- composition of the present invention enables to reduce the treat rate, i.e. reduce the amount of MBO necessary to scavenge a given amount of hydrogen sulphide from the sulphur containing stream.
- the present invention concerns a hydrogen sulphide and mercaptans scavenging composition
- a hydrogen sulphide and mercaptans scavenging composition comprising at least one oxazolidine compound and at least one additive.
- the additive is an alkylphenol-aldehyde resin that is modified by an alkylmonoamine or an alkylpolyamine group and that is optionally alkoxylated, preferably that is optionally ethoxylated.
- the additive is a modified alkylphenol- aldehyde resin obtainable by a Mannich reaction of an alkylphenol-aldehyde condensation resin,
- alkylphenol-aldehyde condensation resin being itself obtainable by condensation
- At least one aldehyde and/or one ketone having 1 to 8 carbon atoms at least one aldehyde and/or one ketone having 1 to 8 carbon atoms.
- the oxazolidine compound is selected from bisoxazolidines, i.e. compounds comprising two oxazolidine cycles.
- the oxazolidine compound replies to formula (I):
- n is an integer ranging from 1 to 6, preferably from 1 to 2;
- R1 and R2 are selected from a hydrogen atom and a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl or alkenyl groups having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably from 1 to 2 carbon atoms.
- the oxazolidine compound is 3,3'-methylenebis(5-methyloxazolidine).
- the "additive" used in combination with the oxazolidine compound is also referred to by the expression the “synergistic additive”.
- the additive or synergistic additive of the invention is a modified alkylphenol-aldehyde resin obtainable by a Mannich reaction of an alkylphenol-aldehyde condensation resin,
- alkylphenol-aldehyde condensation resin being itself obtainable by condensation
- alkylphenol substituted by at least one linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably a monoalkylphenol
- the alkylphenol-aldehyde resins are known per se.
- the modified alkylphenol-aldehyde resins used in the invention can be obtained from at least one alkylphenol substituted in para position; preferably at least nonylphenol.
- the average number of phenolic nuclei per molecule of preferred nonylphenol-aldehyde resin is preferably superior to 6 and inferior or equal to 25, more preferably comprised within the range 8 to 17, and advantageously within the range 9 to 16 phenolic nuclei per molecule.
- the average number of phenolic nuclei per molecule can be determined by RMN or GPC.
- the modified alkylphenol-aldehyde resins used in the invention can be obtained from at least one aldehyde and/or one ketone chosen from formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, propionaldehyde, butyraldehyde, 2-ethyl hexanal, benzaldehyde, acetone, preferably at least formaldehyde.
- the modified alkylphenol-aldehyde resins used in the invention can be obtained from at least one alkylamine having at least one primary amine group, and advantageously at least one compound, all the amine groups of which are primary amines.
- the modified alkylphenol-aldehyde resins used in the invention can be obtained from at least one alkylamine with an aliphatic chain having between 12 and 24 carbon atoms, preferably between 12 and 22 carbon atoms.
- modified alkylphenol-aldehyde resins can be prepared according to the protocol described in patent applications WO 2012/085865 (Al) and WO 2016/162392 (Al).
- the modified alkylphenol-aldehyde resins used in the invention can be obtained from at least one alkylamine having at least one primary amine group and comprising an aliphatic chain having between 12 and 24 carbon atoms, preferably between 12 and 20 carbon atoms.
- the commercially-available alkylamines are in general not pure compounds but mixtures.
- the commercially-available alkylamines which are suitable there can in particular be mentioned the following alkylamines with an aliphatic chain marketed under the names: Noram ® , Duomeen ® , Dinoram ® , Trinoram ® , Triameen ® , Armeen ® , Polyram ® , Lilamin ® and Cemulcat ® .
- the viscosity of the modified alkylphenol-aldehyde condensation resins used in the invention diluted with 30% by mass of aromatic solvent measured at 50°C using a dynamic rheometer with a shear rate of 100 s 1 is in general ranging from 1,000 to 10,000 mPa.s, preferably from 1,500 to 6,000 mPa.s, and advantageously from 2,500 to 5,000 mPa.s.
- the modified alkylphenol-aldehyde resins used in the invention is an alkoxylated modified alkylphenol-aldehyde resins that can be obtained from at least one alkylene oxide comprising from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably from 2 to 4 carbon atoms and from at least one alkylamine comprising from 2 to 12 carbon atoms and one or three primary amine groups, preferably two primary amine groups.
- the modified alkylphenol-aldehyde resins used in the invention is an ethoxylated alkylphenol-aldehyde resin modified by ethylene diamine.
- the H 2 S and mercaptans scavenging composition comprises from 19 to 99%wt, preferably from 40 to 98%wt, more preferably from 55 to 79%, more preferably from 60 to 95%wt, even more preferably from 70 to 90%wt of oxazolidine compound(s) and from 0.5 to 50%wt, preferably from 1 to 45%wt, even more preferably from 1.5 to 40%wt, more preferably from 2 to 30%wt of synergistic additive(s), based on the total weight of the H 2 S and mercaptans scavenging composition.
- the weight ratio oxazolidine compound(s) to synergistic additive(s) ranges from 1 to 100, preferably from 1 to 50, more preferably from 2 to 30, even more preferably from 4 to 20.
- the H 2 S and mercaptans scavenging composition further comprises at least one solvent.
- the solvent is selected from poly alkyl ethers, aliphatic or aromatic solvents, more preferably from aromatic solvents, such as N-methylpyrrolidone, butyl carbitol, xylene, toluene, and benzene.
- aromatic solvents such as N-methylpyrrolidone, butyl carbitol, xylene, toluene, and benzene.
- the solvent represents from 1 to 80%wt of the composition, preferably from 5 to 70%wt, more preferably from 10 to 60%wt, even more preferably from 20 to 50%wt of the composition.
- the composition comprises:
- the composition comprises:
- the composition comprises:
- the composition comprises:
- additive(s) are selected from (i) nonylphenol-aldehyde resin modified by formaldehyde and alkylamine(s) having at least one primary amine group and comprising an aliphatic chain having between 12 and 24 carbon atoms, (ii) nonylphenol-aldehyde resin modified by formaldehyde, ethylene diamine and ethylene oxide.
- the present invention also concerns the use of the synergistic additive defined above for improving the efficiency of the oxazolidine compound defined above for scavenging hydrogen sulphide ( H2S) and/or mercaptans in hydrocarbon streams.
- H2S hydrogen sulphide
- hydrocarbon stream is meant either a single-phase hydrocarbon stream or a multiphase system comprising oil/water or oil/water/gas or gas/water.
- the weight ratio oxazolidine compound(s) to synergistic additive(s) ranges from 1 to 50, preferably from 2 to 30, preferably from 4 to 20.
- Hydrocarbon streams contain H 2 S and/or mercaptans, in an amount for example ranging from 1 to 10 000 ppm.
- Mercaptans that can be removed from hydrocarbon streams within the framework of the present invention may be Ci-C 6 mercaptans, such as Ci-C mercaptans.
- the present invention also concerns the use of the composition defined above as a H 2 S and/or mercaptans scavenger in hydrocarbon streams, said hydrocarbon streams being preferably selected from crude oil, fuel and natural gas.
- the composition of the invention is contacted with hydrocarbon streams such as crude oil, fuel or natural gas in order to reduce the amount of hydrogen sulphide (H 2 S) and mercaptans.
- Hydrocarbon streams may be selected from crude oils and fuels which typically comprise more than 60%wt of paraffins, preferably more than 70%wt of paraffins and even more preferably more than 75%wt of paraffins, based on the total weight of the crude oils and fuels.
- hydrocarbon streams may be selected from crude oils and fuels which typically comprise less than 30%wt of aromatics, preferably less than 10%wt of aromatics and even more preferably less than 5%wt of aromatics, based on the total weight of the crude oils and fuels.
- Hydrocarbon streams contain H 2 S and/or mercaptans, in an amount for example ranging from 1 to 10 000 ppm.
- Mercaptans that can be removed from hydrocarbon streams within the framework of the present invention may be Ci-C 6 mercaptans, such as Ci-C 4 mercaptans.
- the weight ratio H 2 S:scavenging composition ranges from 1:2 to 1:0.05, preferably from 1:1 to 1:0.1, more preferably from 1:0.9 to 1:0.2, even more preferably from 1:0.7 to 1:0.3 and advantageously from 1:0.8 to 1:0.4.
- H 2 S represents the amount of hydrogen sulphide in the hydrocarbon streams, before contacting with the scavenging composition of the invention.
- the present invention also concerns hydrocarbon streams comprising hydrocarbons and the composition of the invention.
- the hydrocarbon streams considered in the present invention may be either single-phase hydrocarbon streams or multiphase systems comprising oil/water or oil/water/gas or gas/water.
- Hydrocarbons may be selected from crude oil, fuel oil, fuel, Light Petroleum Gas and natural gas.
- Hydrocarbon streams may be selected from crude oils and fuels which typically comprise more than 60%wt of paraffins, preferably more than 70%wt of paraffins and even more preferably more than 75%wt of paraffins, based on the total weight of the crude oils and fuels.
- hydrocarbon streams may be selected from crude oils and fuels which typically comprise less than 30%wt of aromatics, preferably less than 10%wt of aromatics and even more preferably less than 5%wt of aromatics, based on the total weight of the crude oils and fuels.
- Hydrocarbon streams contain H 2 S and/or mercaptans, in an amount for example ranging from 1 to 10 000 ppm.
- Mercaptans that can be removed from hydrocarbon streams within the framework of the present invention may be Ci-C 6 mercaptans, such as Ci-C mercaptans.
- composition of the invention may represent from 0.0005 to 5 % by weight of the total weight of the hydrocarbon streams.
- the weight ratio H 2 S:scavenging composition ranges from 1:2 to 1:0.05, preferably from 1:1 to 1:0.1, more preferably from 1:0.9 to 1:0.2, even more preferably from 1:0.7 to 1:0.3 and advantageously from 1:0.8 to 1:0.4.
- H 2 S represents the amount of hydrogen sulphide of the hydrocarbon streams, before contacting with the scavenging composition of the invention.
- compositions of the present invention which can be a composition comprising of MBO (3,3'- methylenebis(5-methyloxazolidine) and modified alkylphenol-aldehyde resin that is optionally ethoxylated.
- ASTM D-5705 is recommended for measurement of Hydrogen sulfide in a vapor phase above the residual fuel oils. Performance evaluation of the various products and formulations developed as Hydrogen Sulfide Scavengers were evaluated using modified ASTM D-5705 test method.
- H 2 S saturated hydrocarbon solvent typically between 2000 and 7000 ppm by weight of H 2 S, was inserted in a well-sealed plastic drum containing 10 liters of dearomatized hydrocarbon solvent. The plastic drum was then kept on a reciprocating shaking machine for 5 min to allow proper mixing of the H 2 S gas.
- H 2 S detecting tube Drager tube, with typical detection limit ranging from 100 to 70 000 ppm by weight was inserted in a rubber cork through a hole having the same diameter as the detecting tube. The sealed ends of the H 2 S detecting tube were opened with an appropriate opener, one end of the tube being attached to Drager pump.
- H 2 S concentration was read from the tubes calibration scale (typically color change from colorless to brown). This reading was noted as a reference Blank reading of H 2 S amount.
- H 2 S containing dearomatized hydrocarbon solvent was transferred into other tin metal bottles, each with 500 mL of the dearomatized hydrocarbon, all bottles being pre-charged with the H 2 S scavengers at different ratios of scavenger against H 2 S, based on the Blank reading.
- Typical H 2 S:scavenger ratios employed were 1:1, 1:0.8, 1:0.6, 1:0.4, 1:0.2 and 1:0.1. All the metal bottles were kept in a water bath for two hours at 60°C. Similar protocol was employed to measure the H 2 S in the vapor phase of all the bottles as used to make the Blank reading.
- % scavenging The difference between the Blank H 2 S concentration and H 2 S concentration observed with different concentrations of the scavenging products and formulations are noted as % scavenging. A higher % Scavenging with lower concentration of the scavenging product is considered as better H 2 S scavenger for the set of experiment.
- composition II summarizes the scavenging compositions that were tested.
- the synergistic additive used in Examples II, 12 and 13 according to the invention was a nonylphenol-formaldehyde resin modified by reaction with formaldehyde and tallow propylene triamine having typically a Mw of 5000 Daltons.
- This product is commercialized in the form of a solution with an active content of about 45 to 55% w/w, i.e. comprising 45-55 wt% additive and 45-55 wt% solvent.
- the concentration of additive reported in Table 1 corresponds to the actual amount of active ingredient in the scavenging composition.
- composition II comprises 10 wt% of additive solution at 45-55 wt% of active content, which correspond to 4.5-5.5 wt% of active ingredient in the scavenging composition.
- Table 1 scavenging compositions (in wt% based on the total weight of the composition)
- Table 2 shows the percentage of H 2 S reduction based on the measured H 2 S amount in vapour phase after treatment with comparative MBO compositions (Cl and C2) and H 2 S scavenging compositions of the invention (II, 12 and 13).
- the synergistic additive of the invention was also tested alone for its ability to scavenge hydrogen sulphide using the modified ASTM D-5705 method. The aim was to determine the contribution of the synergistic additive to the total scavenging ability of the composition.
- the protocol of measurement was repeated three times with each composition of synergistic additive and the indicated percentage was calculated based on the average of the measurements.
- Table 3 shows the percentage of H 2 S reduction based on the measured H 2 S amount in vapour phase after treatment with the additive in a solvent.
- the tested comparative composition C3 comprises 5% by weight of active ingredient of the same modified nonylphenol-formaldehyde resin as in Example 2 and 95% by weight of xylene.
- C4 comprise 10% by weight of the same modified nonylphenol-formaldehyde resin and 90% by weight of xylene.
- ASTM D-5705 is recommended for measurement of Hydrogen sulfide in a vapor phase above the residual fuel oils. Performance evaluation of the various products and formulations developed as Hydrogen Sulfide Scavengers were evaluated using modified ASTM D-5705 test method.
- Test media 1 a dearomatized hydrocarbon solvent having an initial boiling point higher than 120°C, a final boiling point lower than 250°C (the difference between the final boiling point and the initial boiling point ranges from 20 to 35°C) and a flash point above 65°C with aromatic content less than 0.1%wt and a paraffin content of more than 75%wt,
- Test media 2 a dearomatized hydrocarbon solvent having an initial boiling point higher than 120°C, a final boiling point higher than 250°C (the difference between the final boiling point and the initial boiling point ranges from 40 to 50°C) and a flash point above 100°C with aromatic content less than 0.05%wt and a paraffin content of more than 75%wt.
- H 2 S saturated hydrocarbon solvent typically between 2000 and 7000 ppm by weight of H 2 S
- a defined amount of H 2 S saturated hydrocarbon solvent typically between 2000 and 7000 ppm by weight of H 2 S
- the metal bottle was then kept on a reciprocating shaking machine for 5 min to allow proper mixing of the H 2 S gas.
- the tin metal bottle was then kept in a water bath at 60°C for two hours. After two hours, the tin metal bottle was taken out and cooled down to room temperature under running tap water and kept aside.
- H 2 S detecting tube Drager tube, with typical detection limit ranging from 100 to 70 000 ppm by weight
- the sealed ends of the H 2 S detecting tube were opened with an appropriate opener, one end of the tube being attached to Drager pump.
- the silicon septa mounted at the opening of the tin metal bottles was removed and very quickly the rubber cork with H 2 S detector tube was inserted inside the opening of the tin metal bottle.
- the H 2 S gas in the vapor phase of the tin metal bottle was then pulled through the H 2 S measuring tube using Drager pump attached at the other end of the tube.
- the detector tube was removed after complete decompression of the pump.
- H 2 S concentration was read from the tubes calibration scale (typically color change from colorless to brown). This reading was noted as a reference Blank reading of H 2 S amount.
- H 2 S containing dearomatized hydrocarbon solvent was injected into other tin metal bottles, which are pre-filled with 500 mL of the dearomatized hydrocarbon, and H 2 S scavengers at different ratios of scavenger against H 2 S, based on the Blank reading.
- Typical H 2 S:scavenger ratios employed were 1:1, 1:0.8, 1:0.6, 1:0.4, 1:0.2 and 1:0.1. All the metal bottles were kept in a water bath for two hours at 60°C. Similar protocol was employed to measure the H 2 S in the vapor phase of all the bottles as used to make the Blank reading.
- % scavenging The difference between the Blank H 2 S concentration and H 2 S concentration observed with different concentrations of the scavenging products and formulations are noted as % scavenging. A higher % Scavenging with lower concentration of the scavenging product is considered as better H 2 S scavenger for the set of experiment.
- the protocol of measurement was repeated three times with each scavenging composition and the indicated percentage was calculated based on the average of the measurements.
- composition 14 comprises 5 wt% of additive solution at 45-55 wt% of active content, which correspond to 2.25-2.75 wt% of active ingredient in the scavenging composition.
- Table 4 scavenging compositions (in wt% based on the total weight of the composition)
- Table 5 shows the percentage of H 2 S reduction based on the measured H 2 S amount in vapour phase after treatment with a comparative MBO composition (C5) and H 2 S scavenging compositions of the invention (14, 15 and 16).
- composition 17 comprises 5 wt% of additive composition at about 70 wt% of active content, which correspond to 3.5 wt% of active ingredient in the scavenging composition.
- Table 6 summarizes the scavenging compositions that have been tested. Table 6: scavenging compositions (in wt% based on the total weight of the composition)
- Table 7 shows the percentage of H 2 S reduction based on the measured H 2 S amount in vapour phase after treatment with comparative MBO composition (Cl) and H 2 S scavenging compositions of the invention (17, 18 and 19).
- the experimental protocol is the following: a scavenging composition is introduced into a closed bottle. A gas mixture comprising nitrogen and 50 ppm by weight of H 2 S is bubbled through the scavenging composition using a glass frit (0.2 LPM). The test is performed at 25°C and ambient pressure. The H 2 S concentration in the gas phase (inside the bottle, above the scavenging composition) is lodged every 10 seconds for up to 80 min.
- the breakthrough time is the time taken to give a gas phase H 2 S concentration of 1 ppm.
- the blank corresponds to the measurement performed in the presence of a solution free of MBO and free of synergistic additive(s).
- the synergistic additive is a nonylphenol-formaldehyde resin modified by reaction with formaldehyde and tallow propylene triamine having typically a Mw of 5000 Daltons (the same as used in example 2).
- the synergistic additive allows improving the scavenging performance of the compositions containing MBO.
- scavenging compositions 110 and 111 according to the invention have a higher breakthrough time than composition C2 containing only MBO showing their better scavenging properties.
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