Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
  • B01D—SEPARATION
  • B01D53/00—Separation of gases or vapours; Recovering vapours of volatile solvents from gases; Chemical or biological purification of waste gases, e.g. engine exhaust gases, smoke, fumes, flue gases, aerosols
  • B01D53/34—Chemical or biological purification of waste gases
  • B01D53/46—Removing components of defined structure
  • B01D53/62—Carbon oxides
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
  • B01D—SEPARATION
  • B01D53/00—Separation of gases or vapours; Recovering vapours of volatile solvents from gases; Chemical or biological purification of waste gases, e.g. engine exhaust gases, smoke, fumes, flue gases, aerosols
  • B01D53/14—Separation of gases or vapours; Recovering vapours of volatile solvents from gases; Chemical or biological purification of waste gases, e.g. engine exhaust gases, smoke, fumes, flue gases, aerosols by absorption
  • B01D53/1493—Selection of liquid materials for use as absorbents
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C07—ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
  • C07C—ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
  • C07C211/00—Compounds containing amino groups bound to a carbon skeleton
  • C07C211/01—Compounds containing amino groups bound to a carbon skeleton having amino groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms
  • C07C211/02—Compounds containing amino groups bound to a carbon skeleton having amino groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms of an acyclic saturated carbon skeleton
  • C07C211/09—Diamines
  • C07C211/12—1,6-Diaminohexanes
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C07—ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
  • C07C—ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
  • C07C215/00—Compounds containing amino and hydroxy groups bound to the same carbon skeleton
  • C07C215/02—Compounds containing amino and hydroxy groups bound to the same carbon skeleton having hydroxy groups and amino groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms of the same carbon skeleton
  • C07C215/04—Compounds containing amino and hydroxy groups bound to the same carbon skeleton having hydroxy groups and amino groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms of the same carbon skeleton the carbon skeleton being saturated
  • C07C215/06—Compounds containing amino and hydroxy groups bound to the same carbon skeleton having hydroxy groups and amino groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms of the same carbon skeleton the carbon skeleton being saturated and acyclic
  • C07C215/08—Compounds containing amino and hydroxy groups bound to the same carbon skeleton having hydroxy groups and amino groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms of the same carbon skeleton the carbon skeleton being saturated and acyclic with only one hydroxy group and one amino group bound to the carbon skeleton
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
  • C10L—FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NATURAL GAS; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C10G OR C10K; LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS; USE OF ADDITIVES TO FUELS OR FIRES; FIRE-LIGHTERS
  • C10L3/00—Gaseous fuels; Natural gas; Synthetic natural gas obtained by processes not covered by subclass C10G, C10K; Liquefied petroleum gas
  • C10L3/06—Natural gas; Synthetic natural gas obtained by processes not covered by C10G, C10K3/02 or C10K3/04
  • C10L3/10—Working-up natural gas or synthetic natural gas
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
  • C10L—FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NATURAL GAS; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C10G OR C10K; LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS; USE OF ADDITIVES TO FUELS OR FIRES; FIRE-LIGHTERS
  • C10L3/00—Gaseous fuels; Natural gas; Synthetic natural gas obtained by processes not covered by subclass C10G, C10K; Liquefied petroleum gas
  • C10L3/06—Natural gas; Synthetic natural gas obtained by processes not covered by C10G, C10K3/02 or C10K3/04
  • C10L3/10—Working-up natural gas or synthetic natural gas
  • C10L3/101—Removal of contaminants
  • C10L3/102—Removal of contaminants of acid contaminants
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
  • B01D—SEPARATION
  • B01D2251/00—Reactants
  • B01D2251/80—Organic bases or salts
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
  • B01D—SEPARATION
  • B01D2257/00—Components to be removed
  • B01D2257/30—Sulfur compounds
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
  • B01D—SEPARATION
  • B01D2257/00—Components to be removed
  • B01D2257/50—Carbon oxides
  • B01D2257/504—Carbon dioxide
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
  • B01D—SEPARATION
  • B01D2258/00—Sources of waste gases
  • B01D2258/05—Biogas
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
  • B01D—SEPARATION
  • B01D2258/00—Sources of waste gases
  • B01D2258/06—Polluted air
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
  • B01D—SEPARATION
  • B01D53/00—Separation of gases or vapours; Recovering vapours of volatile solvents from gases; Chemical or biological purification of waste gases, e.g. engine exhaust gases, smoke, fumes, flue gases, aerosols
  • B01D53/34—Chemical or biological purification of waste gases
  • B01D53/74—General processes for purification of waste gases; Apparatus or devices specially adapted therefor
  • B01D53/77—Liquid phase processes
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Y02C—CAPTURE, STORAGE, SEQUESTRATION OR DISPOSAL OF GREENHOUSE GASES [GHG]
  • Y02C20/00—Capture or disposal of greenhouse gases
  • Y02C20/40—Capture or disposal of greenhouse gases of CO2
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
  • Y02P20/00—Technologies relating to chemical industry
  • Y02P20/151—Reduction of greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions, e.g. CO2

Definitions

• the present invention relates to the absorption of acid compounds (H 2 S, CO 2 , COS, CS 2 , mercaptans, ...) contained in a gas by means of an aqueous absorbent solution comprising the combination of a tertiary diamine particular, N, N, N ', N'-tetramethylhexane-l, 6-diamine, and a particular primary or secondary amine, to obtain a monophasic absorbent solution under the acid gas absorption conditions such as CO 2 .
• the invention is advantageously applicable to the treatment of natural gas and gas of industrial origin.
• gaseous effluents that can be treated is various, and may be mentioned without limitation the synthesis gases, the combustion fumes, the refinery gases, the gases obtained at the bottom of the Claus process, the fermentation gases of biomass, cement gases and blast furnace gases. All these gases contain acidic compounds such as carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S), carbon oxysulfide (COS), carbon disulfide (CS 2 ) and mercaptans (RSH). ), mainly methyl mercaptan (CH 3 SH), methyl mercaptan (CH 3 CH 2 SH) and propyl mercaptans (CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 SH).
• CO 2 is the acid compound that is to be removed.
• carbon dioxide is one of the greenhouse gases largely produced by different human activities and has a direct impact on air pollution.
• natural gas treatment it is possible to capture the CO 2 contained in a gaseous effluent.
• the first step which is the deacidification, aims to eliminate acidic compounds such as carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), but also hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S), carbon oxysulfide (COS), carbon disulfide (CS 2 ) and mercaptans (RSH), mainly methyl mercaptan (CH 3 SH), ethyl mercaptan (CH 3 CH 2 SH) and propyl mercaptans (CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 SH).
• acidic compounds such as carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), but also hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S), carbon oxysulfide (COS), carbon disulfide (CS 2 ) and mercaptans (RSH), mainly methyl mercaptan (CH 3 SH), ethyl mercaptan (CH 3 CH 2 SH) and propyl mercaptans (CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 SH).
• the generally accepted specifications for the deacidified gas are 2% CO 2 , or 50 ppm CO 2 to subsequently liquefy the natural gas; 4 ppm H 2 S, and 10 to 50 ppm volume of total sulfur.
• the dehydration step then controls the water content of the deacidified gas against transport specifications.
• the degassing stage of natural gas ensures the dew point of hydrocarbons in natural gas, again depending on transport specifications.
• the deacidification is therefore often carried out first, in particular in order to eliminate toxic acid gases such as I 1 H 2 S in the first stage of the process chain and to avoid the pollution of the different unit operations by these acidic compounds. including the dehydration section and the heavier hydrocarbon condensation and separation section.
• Deacidification of gaseous effluents is usually carried out by washing with an absorbent solution.
• the absorbent solution makes it possible to absorb the acid compounds present in the gaseous effluent (in particular H 2 S, mercaptans, CO 2 , COS, CS 2 ).
• the solvents commonly used today are aqueous solutions of primary, secondary or tertiary alkanolamine, in combination with a possible physical solvent.
• document FR 2 820 430 can be cited which proposes processes for deacidification of gaseous effluents.
• US Pat. No. 6,852,144 describes a method for removing acidic compounds from hydrocarbons.
• the method uses a water-methyldiethanolamine or water-triethanolamine absorbent solution containing a high proportion of a compound belonging to the following group: piperazine and / or methylpiperazine and / or morpholine.
• the absorbed CO 2 reacts with the amine present in solution according to a reversible exothermic reaction, well known to those skilled in the art and leading to the formation of hydrogenocarbonates, carbonates and or carbamates, allowing elimination of CO 2 in the gas to be treated.
• I 1 H 2 S absorbed reacts with the amine present in solution according to a reversible exothermic reaction, well known to those skilled in the art and leading to the formation of hydrogen sulfide.
• Another essential aspect of industrial gas treatment operations or industrial fumes is the step of regeneration of the separating agent.
• regeneration by expansion, and / or distillation and / or entrainment by a vaporized gas called "stripping gas" is generally envisaged.
• these degradation reactions limit the operating conditions of the process, in particular the temperature at which the regeneration of the solvent is carried out.
• increasing the temperature of the regenerator by 10 ° C. doubles the rate of thermal degradation of the monoethanolamine.
• the regeneration of aqueous solutions of alkanolamines, such as MonoEthanolAmine is therefore carried out at regenerator bottom temperatures of the order of 10 ° C., see 130 ° C. for the more stable amines, such as MethylDiEthanoIAmine. Because of these temperatures at the bottom of the regenerator, the acid gases (CO 2 , H 2 S, COS, CS 2 , etc.) are obtained at moderate pressures, from 1 to 3 bars.
• the acid gas may be sent to a treatment unit, or compressed to be reinjected and sequestered. It is difficult to find a stable absorbent compound for removing acidic compounds in any type of effluent, and allowing the deacidification process to operate at a lower cost.
• the Applicant has discovered that N, N, N'-TetraMethylHexane-1,6-DiAmin or TMHDA, alone or in admixture with some wt% of primary or secondary amines, is of significant interest overall. processes for treating gaseous effluents for the removal of acidic compounds.
• the present invention therefore aims to overcome one or more of the disadvantages of the prior art by providing a method for removing acidic compounds, such as CO 2 , I 1 H 2 S, COS, CS 2 and mercaptans. of a gas by the use of the combination of two specific amines whose properties make it possible, while maintaining a monophasic absorbent solution in the absorption conditions of the acid gases, to limit the flow of absorbent solution to be used, in particular at low partial pressure of acid gas, and which have a very high stability.
• a first object of the invention is an aqueous absorbing solution comprising the combination of NjN / N, N'-tetramethylhexane-1-diamine of formula (I) and an activator of formula (II) or (III).
• the present invention also relates to a process for removing acidic compounds contained in a gaseous effluent, such as natural gas and industrial gases, comprising:
• the invention also relates to the application of said process for the elimination of acidic compounds to the treatment of natural gas or to the treatment of gases of industrial origin, in particular CO 2 capture after combustion.
• the invention relates to an absorbent solution for absorbing the acidic compounds of a gaseous effluent, comprising:
• At least one amine of formula (I) (named N, N, N ', N 1 -tetramethylhexane-1,6-diamine or TMHDA)
• formula (II) is of the form
• the group R is independent and therefore is not connected to any of the groups R1 to R7.
• the group R can be linked by R3 or R7 to the aromatic ring of formula (II), so as to form a 5- or 6-membered heterocycle.
• the formula (III) is of the form y 1 in which
• R is a linear or branched alkyl group of 4 to 8 carbon atoms
• R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from one of the group consisting of:
• R 3 are independently selected from hydrogen or a linear or branched alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
• the group R is independent and therefore the group R is not connected to the group R 1 or R 2.
• the group R may be connected to one of the groups R 1 or R 2 so as to form a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring.
• the group R3 is independent and therefore not connected to the group R1 or R2. According to another embodiment of the molecule according to formula (III), the group R 3 may be connected to R 1 or R 2 so as to form a 5- or 6-membered heterocycle.
• the absorbent solution advantageously comprises from 10 to 90% by weight of N, N, N ', N'-tetramethylhexane-1,6-diamine, preferentially from 20 to 60% by weight of N / N / N' / N'-tetramethylhexane. 1-diamine, and very preferably 30 to 50% by weight of N, N, N ', N'-tetramethylhexane-1,6-diamine. .
• the absorbing solution comprises a non-zero amount and less than 50% by weight, preferably 20% by weight, of an activating organic compound of formula (II) or (III).
• the activator is chosen from the group formed by: the amines corresponding to formula (II):
• the absorbent solution may comprise a physical solvent.
• the absorbent solution may comprise an organic or inorganic acid.
• the invention also relates to a process for eliminating the acidic compounds contained in a gaseous effluent, in which:
• the absorption step so as to obtain a gaseous effluent depleted in acidic compounds and an absorbent solution loaded with monophasic acidic compounds, the step of absorption being followed by at least one liquid-liquid separation step of the absorbent solution loaded with acid compounds, diphasic obtained after heating the absorbent solution, then at least one step of fractional regeneration of the absorbent solution loaded with acidic compounds .
• the absorption step of the acidic compounds is carried out at a pressure of between 1 bar and 120 bar, and at a temperature of between 30 ° C. and 100 ° C.
• the regeneration in the distillation column is carried out at a temperature between 155 and 165 ° C and at a pressure between 6 and
• the regeneration in the distillation column is carried out at a temperature of 115 ° C. and 130 ° C. and at a pressure of between 1.7 and 3 bar in the case where the acid gas is sent to the atmosphere or in a downstream treatment process, such as a Claus process or a tail gas treatment process.
• a first step of expansion of the absorbent solution loaded with acidic compounds is carried out before the regeneration step.
• a second step of relaxation of the absorbent solution loaded with acidic compounds is carried out, the second expansion step being carried out after the first expansion step and before the regeneration step, the absorbent solution being heated before undergoing the reaction. second stage of relaxation.
• the invention also relates to a process according to the invention for the treatment of natural gas.
• the invention also relates to a process according to the invention for the treatment of gases of industrial origin, preferably for the capture of CO 2 .
• FIG. 1 represents a schematic diagram of a process for treating acid gas effluents.
• FIG. 2 represents a schematic diagram of a process for treating acid gas effluents with fractional regeneration by heating.
• the present invention proposes to eliminate the acidic compounds of a gaseous effluent by using the combination of two types of amine compounds in aqueous solution.
• the absorbent solution is an aqueous solution based on TMHDA, which has the property of reacting reversibly with the acidic compounds, such as
• TMHDA in the aqueous phase has the property of forming two separable liquid phases when it has absorbed a determined quantity of acidic compounds, such as CO 2 .
• TMHDA forms two liquid phases when its loading rate (number of moles of acidic compounds captured by one mole of amine of the absorbing solution) exceeds a demixing critical load rate, that is, a load level threshold.
• a demixing critical load rate that is, a load level threshold.
• the loading rate of the absorbing solution increases as the acidic compounds contained in the gas are absorbed.
• the solution is monophasic.
• the loading rate of the absorbent solution is likely to exceed the demixing critical load rate and, therefore, the absorbing solution may separate into two phases. In the form of two separate phases, the flow of acidic compounds transferred from the gas to the solution would be strongly impacted and the column height should be adapted accordingly.
• the present invention proposes to mix the TMHDA with specific activators which have the property of eliminating the phenomenon of demixing by raising the CO 2 loading rate.
• composition of the absorbent solution according to the invention is detailed below.
• the molecule N, N, N ', N'-tetramethylhexane-l, 6-diamine has a greater capacity of absorption with the acid gases (CO 2 , H 2 S, COS, SO 2 , CS 2 and mercaptans) than the alkanolamines conventionally used.
• the molecule N, N, N ', N'-Tetramethylhexane-l, 6-diamine is interesting for its resistance to degradation, including thermal. Therefore, it is possible to regenerate the solvent at a higher temperature and thus to obtain an acid gas at higher pressure if this is of interest in the case of reinjection of acid gas. This is particularly interesting in the case of post-combustion CO 2 capture where the acid gas must be compressed before reinjection and sequestration.
• the addition of some wt% of a primary or secondary amine of formula (II) or (III) does not change this conclusion, because given its low concentration, the rate of degradation of this molecule is slow.
• the primary amines of formula (II) and (III) are also interesting for their resistance to degradation.
• the use of an aqueous absorbent solution according to the invention makes it possible to save on the operating costs of the deacidification unit, and on the investment cost and the operating costs associated with the compression of the acid gas.
• DiAmin, or TMHDA, activated by a primary or secondary amine of formula (II) or (III) have the particularity of being able to be implemented in a deacidification process, with fractional regeneration by heating as described in document FR 2 898 284.
• N, N, N ', N, I -TetraMethylHexane-1,6-DiAmin can be prepared according to various synthetic routes known to those skilled in the art, described for example in documents JP 1998-341556, EP 1998-105636, JP 1994-286224, JP 1993-25241, EP 1993-118476, EP 1988-309343, JP 1986-124298, JP 1985-147734, DE 1985-3523074, JP 1983-238221, and JP 1983-234589.
• the reactions described in these documents are generally catalytic, with various catalyst compositions, for example: Pt, Pd, Rh, Ru, Cu, Ni, Co.
• the absorbent solutions according to the invention can be used to deacidify the following gaseous effluents: natural gas, synthesis gases, combustion fumes, refinery gases, gases obtained at the bottom of the Claus process, the gases of fermentation of biomass, cement gas, incinerator fumes.
• gaseous effluents contain one or more of the following acidic compounds: CO 2 , I 1 H 2 S, mercaptans, COS, CS 2 .
• the combustion fumes are produced in particular by the combustion of hydrocarbons, biogas, coal in a boiler or for a combustion gas turbine, for example for the purpose of producing electricity. These fumes have a temperature of between 20 and 60 ° C., a pressure of between 1 and 5 bars and may comprise between 50 and 80% of nitrogen, between 5 and 40% carbon dioxide, between 1 and 20% oxygen, and some impurities such as SOx and NOx, if they have not been removed downstream of the deacidification process.
• the natural gas consists mainly of gaseous hydrocarbons, but can contain several of the following acidic compounds: CO 2 , I 1 H 2 S, mercaptans, COS, CS 2 .
• the content of these acidic compounds is very variable and can be up to 40% for CO 2 and I 1 H 2 S.
• the temperature of the natural gas can be between 20 0 C and 10O 0 C.
• the pressure of natural gas to be treated may be between 10 and 120 bar.
• N, N, N ', N'-Tetramethylhexane-1,6-diamine may be in variable concentration, for example between 10% and 90% by weight, preferably between 20% and 60% by weight, very preferably between 30% and 60% by weight. % and 50% by weight in the aqueous solution.
• the compounds of general formula (II) or (III) have a non-zero concentration, for example less than 50% by weight, or even 30% by weight, preferably less than 20% by weight, very preferably less than 10% by weight, in the aqueous solution.
• the absorbent solution may contain at least 10% by weight of water, in general between 10% and 90% by weight of water, very preferably at least 50% by weight, for example between 60 to 70% by weight of water.
• the absorbent solution according to the invention contains from 62% to 68% by weight of water, from 32% to 38% by weight of amines comprising N, N'X-tetramethylhexane-1-diamine mixed with at least one primary or secondary amine of formula (II) or (III) as an activator, the activator representing between 1 and 10% by weight of the final absorbent solution.
• This type of formulation is particularly interesting in the case of capture of CO 2 in industrial fumes, or treatment of natural gas containing CO 2 above the desired specification. Indeed, for this type of applications, it is sought to increase the capture kinetics of CO 2 , in order to reduce the height of the absorption columns.
• the primary or secondary amine activated N, N, N ', N'-tetramethylhexane-1,6-diamine absorbent solution of formula (II) or (III) may comprise other organic compounds.
• the absorbent solution according to the invention may contain organic compounds which are not reactive with respect to acidic compounds (commonly called "physical solvents"), which make it possible to increase the solubility of at least one or more acidic compounds of the gaseous effluent.
• the absorbent solution may comprise between 5% and 50% by weight of physical solvent such as alcohols, glycol ethers, lactams, N-alkylated pyrrolidones, N-alkylated piperidones, cyclotetramethylenesulfone, N-alkylformamides. , N-alkylacetamides, ethers-ketones or alkyl phosphates and their derivatives.
• physical solvent such as alcohols, glycol ethers, lactams, N-alkylated pyrrolidones, N-alkylated piperidones, cyclotetramethylenesulfone, N-alkylformamides. , N-alkylacetamides, ethers-ketones or alkyl phosphates and their derivatives.
• it may be methanol, tetraethyleneglycoldimethylether, sulfolane or N-formyl morpholine.
• the primary or secondary amine-activated N, N, N 1 , N 1 -tetramethylhexane-1,6-diamine absorbent solution of formula (II) or (III) may comprise an organic acid. or inorganic.
• acid compounds that can be used for this purpose is given below:
• an absorbent solution for deacidifying a gaseous effluent is carried out schematically by performing an absorption step followed by a regeneration step.
• the absorption step comprises contacting the gaseous effluent containing the acidic compounds to be removed with the absorbing solution in a Cl absorption column.
• the gaseous effluent to be treated comprises contacting the gaseous effluent containing the acidic compounds to be removed with the absorbing solution in a Cl absorption column.
• the absorbent solution charged and heated at the outlet of the exchanger E1 ( ⁇ 5) feeds the distillation column (or regeneration column) C2 in which the regeneration of the absorbent solution loaded with acidic compounds takes place.
• the regeneration step therefore consists in particular in heating and, optionally, expanding, the acid-enriched absorbent solution in order to release the acidic compounds which come out at the top of column C2 in gaseous form ( ⁇ 7).
• the regenerated absorbent solution that is to say depleted in acidic compounds ( ⁇ 6), leaves at the bottom of the column C2, then passes into the exchanger El, in which it gives heat to the flow ( ⁇ 3) as previously described.
• the regenerated and cooled absorbent solution ( ⁇ 4) is then recycled to the absorption column Cl.
• the absorption step of the acidic compounds can be carried out at a pressure of between 1 bar and 120 bar, preferably between 20 bar and 100 bar for the treatment of a natural gas, preferably between 1 and 3 bar for the treatment industrial fumes, and at a temperature of between 20 ° C. and 100 ° C., preferably between 30 ° C. and 90 ° C., more preferably still between 30 ° C. and 60 ° C.
• the process according to invention has an excellent absorption capacity of the acidic compounds when the temperature in the absorption column Cl is between 30 0 C and 60 0 C
• the regeneration step of the process according to the invention can be carried out by thermal regeneration, optionally supplemented by one or more expansion steps.
• the thermal regeneration step is carried out at a temperature of between 100 ° C. and 180 ° C., preferably between 130 ° C. and 170 ° C., and at a pressure of between 1 bar and 10 bars.
• the regeneration in the distillation column is carried out at a temperature of between 155 and 165 ° C. and at a pressure of between 6 and 8.5 bars in the case where it is desired to reinject the acid gases.
• the regeneration in the distillation column is carried out at a temperature of 115 and 130 ° C. and at a pressure of between 1.7 and 3 bar in the cases where the acid gas is sent to the atmosphere or in a downstream treatment process, such as a Claus process or a tail gas treatment process.
• a downstream treatment process such as a Claus process or a tail gas treatment process.
• a demixing phenomenon for a given absorbent solution can be induced by a rise in temperature.
• Said demixing phenomenon can be controlled by the choice of the operating conditions of the process and / or the composition of the absorbent solution. In this case, variants
• FIG. 2 of the process according to the invention can be implemented, in particular a fractional regeneration by heating the absorbent solution.
• an absorbent solution for deacidifying a gaseous effluent is carried out schematically by performing an absorption step, followed by a step of heating the absorbent solution, followed by a liquid-liquid separation step of the absorbent solution, followed by a regeneration step.
• the absorption step consists of contacting the gaseous effluent containing the acidic compounds to be removed with the absorbing solution in an absorption column C1.
• the heating step consists in raising the temperature of the absorbing solution ( ⁇ 3 ), for example in a heat exchanger El, to obtain a two-phase solution ( ⁇ 5).
• the two-phase solution ( ⁇ 5) is sent to a decanter BS1, in which the liquid-liquid separation step consists of separating the two phases obtained in the heating step by sending the acid-rich phase ( ⁇ 12) to the regeneration column C2, and returning the lean phase acid gas (-14), after possible passage in an exchanger E3, to the absorption column Cl.
• the gaseous phase released by heating the absorbent solution ( ⁇ 3) in the exchanger E1 is separated from the liquid phases in BS1 and discharged through the pipe ( ⁇ 13).
• the regeneration step thus consists in particular in heating in the distillation column C2 and, optionally, in expanding, the absorbent solution enriched in acidic compounds ( ⁇ 12) in order to release the acidic compounds which come out at the top of column C2 in gaseous form ( ⁇ 7).
• the regenerated absorbent solution that is to say depleted in acidic compounds ( ⁇ 6), leaves at the bottom of the column C2, then goes into the exchanger El, in which it gives heat to the flow ( ⁇ 3) as previously described. .
• the regenerated and cooled absorbent solution ( ⁇ 4) after possibly passing through a new exchanger E2, is then recycled to the absorption column C1.
• a portion of the absorbent solution is removed by the led ( ⁇ 10), heated in the reboiler R1, and then reintroduced into the bottom of the column C2 by the conduit (-11).
• the absorption step of the acidic compounds can be carried out at a pressure of between 1 bar and 120 bar, preferably between 20 bar and 100 bar for the treatment of a natural gas, preferably between 1 and 3 bar for the treatment industrial fumes, and at a temperature of between 20 ° C. and 100 ° C., preferably between 30 ° C. and 90 ° C., even more preferably between 30 ° C. and 60 ° C.
• the process according to US Pat. invention has an excellent capacity for absorbing acidic compounds when the temperature in the absorption column C1 is between 30 ° C. and 60 ° C.
• the regeneration step of the process according to the invention can be carried out by thermal regeneration, possibly supplemented by one or more relaxation steps.
• the thermal regeneration step is carried out at a temperature of between 100 ° C. and 180 ° C. and at a pressure of between 1 bar and 10 bars.
• the regeneration in the distillation column is carried out at a temperature of between 155 and 165 ° C. and at a pressure of between 6 and 8.5 bar in the case where it is desired to reinject the acid gases.
• the regeneration in the distillation column is carried out at a temperature of 115 and 130 ° C. and at a pressure of between 1.7 and 3 bar in the case where the acid gas is sent to the atmosphere or in a downstream treatment process, as a Claus process or a tail gas treatment process.
• Absorbent solutions used in these examples are aqueous solutions of N, N, N ', N'-tetramethylhexane-1,6-diamine in combination with a compound of general formula (II) or (III).
• the compounds of general formula (II) used as examples are TetraHydroIsoQuinoline (THIQ) and N-MethylBenzylAmine (N-MetBzA).
• the compounds of general formula (III) used by way of example are N-ButylPiperazine (N-ButPz) and n-butylamine.
• the demixing phenomenon can be controlled by the nature of the activator that is added to an aqueous solution of N / N ⁇ N'-tetramethylhexane-l ⁇ -diamine.
• the composition of the gas to be treated ie the partial pressure of CO 2
• the temperature of the absorbing solution liquid-liquid phase separation can occur (demixing phenomenon).
• the solvent is two-phase, the two liquid phases can be taken and analyzed to determine their composition (chromatographic analysis, acid-base or volumetric determination).
• the absorbing solution can be used in a deacidification process, or in a method of deacidification with fractional regeneration by heating, as described in FIG. 2.
• An absorbent solution based on N, N, N ', N'-Tetramethylhexane-1,6-diamine activated by a compound of general formula (II) or ( III) is particularly suitable for this type of process, because it allows to be monophasic under the operating conditions corresponding to that of the absorber (ie generally 40 ° C.), and two-phase beyond the charge / effluent exchanger (ie typically 90 ° C), and with rapid liquid-liquid phase separation.
• liquid-liquid equilibria at 40 0 C, which corresponds to the low temperatures of an absorber.
• Three examples make it possible to highlight the importance of the pactivator structure, the respective concentration of the activator and the TMHDA, and the total concentration of amine.
• concentration of the amines and charge ratio number of moles of acid gas captured relative to the number of moles of amine
• A for example, for a concentration of N, N, N ', N'-Tetramethylhexane-1,6-diamine of 30% by weight. and a concentration of TetraHydroIsoQuinoline of 5% by weight, at 90 ° C., for different partial pressures of acid gas in equilibrium with the absorbing solution.
• phase rich in CO 2 ie lower phase
• the concentration of the activator is always higher in the upper phase than in the lower phase. This is another advantage of type A formulations, since the concentration of the activator can be further increased to increase CO 2 capture kinetics, without the latter penalizing the regeneration step. Indeed, from the liquid-liquid separation performed after the charge / effluent exchanger, a portion of the activator circulates in a loop in the absorber.
• the capture capacity of the TMHDA is very little affected by the substitution of a few percent by weight of the TMHDA by a few percents weight of activator, especially at low partial pressure of CO 2 .
• the N, N'-tetramethylhexane-1,4-diamine molecule has the particularity of being very resistant to the damage that may occur in a deacidification unit.
• Activators of general formula (II) and (III) also have the distinction of being very resistant to damage that may occur in a deacidification unit.
• aqueous solutions of amine can be degraded in a closed reactor, heated to a temperature T, and pressurized with a partial pressure PP of different gases (CO 2 , O 2 , H 2 S, N 2 ).
• the liquid phase is stirred using a magnetic bar.
• a sample of the liquid phase can be taken and analyzed by various techniques, in particular by gas chromatography.
• [Amine] is the concentration of the amine in the degraded sample
• [Amine] ° is the concentration of the amine in the undegraded solution. The lower the TD degradation rate, all other things being equal, the more it can be considered that the amine is stable.
• the concentration of the activators can be very low (for example 2.5% by weight, see Example 1 section 1-B /). Furthermore, in the case of an implementation of the regenerated fractionation process by heating, a large part of the activator turns in a loop in the absorber (see Example 1 section 2 /). Thus, the concentration of activator in the regenerator, where most of the degradation reactions take place due to high temperature, can be extremely low.
• the table below gives the degradation rate TD of various aqueous solutions of amine, for a temperature of 140 ° C., in the absence and in the presence of different acid gases.
• the table below gives the degradation rate TD of different aqueous amine solutions, for a temperature of 180 ° C., in the absence and in the presence of acid gas, which is representative of the degradations that could occur at the bottom of the regenerator. if it is desired to obtain a high pressure acid gas for reinjection applications.

Landscapes

• Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
• Organic Chemistry (AREA)
• Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
• Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
• Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
• General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
• Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
• Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
• Biomedical Technology (AREA)
• Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
• Gas Separation By Absorption (AREA)
• Treating Waste Gases (AREA)
• Carbon And Carbon Compounds (AREA)
• Industrial Gases (AREA)

Priority Applications (6)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Publications (2)

Family

ID=40409904

Family Applications (3)

Family Applications Before (2)

Country Status (8)

Cited By (4)

Families Citing this family (40)

Citations (2)

Family Cites Families (16)

• 2008
  • 2008-07-28 FR FR0804304A patent/FR2934172B1/fr active Active
• 2009
  • 2009-07-21 EP EP09784287A patent/EP2318120A1/fr not_active Withdrawn
  • 2009-07-21 EP EP09784286.8A patent/EP2310110B1/fr active Active
  • 2009-07-21 CN CN2009801306350A patent/CN102105207A/zh active Pending
  • 2009-07-21 US US13/056,446 patent/US20110176981A1/en not_active Abandoned
  • 2009-07-21 AU AU2009275767A patent/AU2009275767B2/en active Active
  • 2009-07-21 WO PCT/FR2009/000902 patent/WO2010012884A1/fr not_active Ceased
  • 2009-07-21 WO PCT/FR2009/000903 patent/WO2010012885A1/fr not_active Ceased
  • 2009-07-21 JP JP2011520542A patent/JP2011528993A/ja active Pending
  • 2009-07-21 US US13/056,507 patent/US8845787B2/en active Active
  • 2009-07-21 WO PCT/FR2009/000901 patent/WO2010012883A2/fr not_active Ceased
  • 2009-07-21 CA CA2731061A patent/CA2731061C/fr active Active
  • 2009-07-21 EP EP09784288A patent/EP2318119A1/fr not_active Withdrawn

Patent Citations (2)

Also Published As

Similar Documents

Legal Events