Gas-desulfurization plant handles wide range of sour gas compositions

Journal Article · Mon Aug 19 04:00:00 EDT 1991 · Oil and Gas Journal; (United States)

OSTI ID:5673522

Taylor, N A; Augill, J A ^[1]; van Kessel, M M; Verburg, R P.J. ^[2]

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1. Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij NV, The Hague (Netherlands)
2. Nederlandse Aardolie, Maatschappij B.V., Emmen (NL)

The Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V. (NAM) gas desulfurization facilities at Emmen treat a natural gas feed containing H{sub 2}S, CO{sub 2}, and mercaptans, to tight pipeline specifications. This paper reports on the highly selective Sulfinol-M solvent which enables the plant to treat natural gases with a CO{sub 2}/H{sub 2}S ratio as high as 25:1, while producing an acid- gas feed suitable for a conventional Claus unit. To help meet the stringent environmental regulations, an integrated Shell Claus off-gas treating (SCOT) unit achieves an overall sulfur recovery of better than 99.8%.

• OSTI ID: 5673522
• Journal Information: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States), Journal Name: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States) Vol. 89:33; ISSN OIGJA; ISSN 0030-1388
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

03 NATURAL GAS
030300* -- Natural Gas-- Drilling
Production
& Processing
031000 -- Natural Gas-- Legislation & Regulations
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CLAUS PROCESS
DESULFURIZATION
ENERGY SOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
EXTRACTION
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
NATURAL GAS
NATURAL GAS PROCESSING PLANTS
PIPELINES
POLLUTION REGULATIONS
REGULATIONS
SCOT PROCESS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOLVENT EXTRACTION
SPECIFICATIONS