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BRANDON J H PAYNE, KEYURKUMAR PATEL, COLLIN W CROSS, MATTHEW G COLLINS and PABLO A GRIECO
SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions
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Figure 1 Salt precipitation events comprehensively characterised with high frequency a bi-weekly or more frequent basis.
and low latency amine speciation in a column overhead system
possible.
enough to allow for broad based
be performed autonomously on
ppm
SafeZone indicated CXHA salting.
ppm is not
corrosion so easy
events because
and their H2S
precise alyst is fully 100sulphided? A con- • High reliability and accuracy:
Discussion with customer initiated.
results from the balance
causes. During an emerging corro- between venient test is as follows: DMDS continuous H2S monitoring has
catalyst consumption (full conver- injection is put 50 on hold for a while been ac ie ed at all t e refineries
sion of and
rapidly metal oxidesdigitally
alerted to sulphides)
while and H2S is observed;
0 since a fresh that commissioned the service, and
and H S formation either from feedstock containing1 2
sulphur 3 is 4con- 5 H S 6concentration
7 8 9 always
has 10 11been
the driving
2 forces of salt formation 2
DMDS or from sulphur species in tinuously introduced, the H2S con- Time, in line with other analytical meth-
days
and their sensitivities are quantita-
the feedstock. Hence, continuous centration in the recycle hydrogen ods (reactive tubes, on-line gas
tively revealed. The demonstrated
measurement of H S concentration should increase due to the conver- chromatography, for instance).
method takes near 2 real-time data Figure 2 Selected overhead accumulator boot water amine concentrations, ppm
and its rate of decrease or growth is sion of sulphur compounds in H2S • A useful tool to better manage
from operating crude units and uses
key information to decide when and by the catalyst and no further H2S the catalyst sulphiding operation
them to compute how changing by SUEZ allows rapid, continuous, Also available is a ‘what if’ inter-
by ow muc t e ow rate consumption by the fully activated according to catalyst manufacturers’
factors, such as crude diet, process- and quantitative computations for face for evaluating potential miti-
needs to be adjusted. Figure 2 illus- catalyst. Figure 2 is an interesting procedures and guidelines.
ing objectives, operations, control amine hydrochloride salt forma- gating options on both current and
trates this optimisation of DMDS demonstration of this test: DMDS • Continuous H2S indication helps
schema, physical constraints, set tion in an operating crude unit to historically recorded events. The
ow rate durin a ydrocrac in injection was stopped after 18 hours to antici ate ow rate
points, and randomly varying be performed easily. When using sophisticated signal processing and
unit sulphiding operation. In addi- and H2S levels stabilised for two changes; DMDS consumption and
amine, and chloride levels, cause the technique, the driving forces of analytics algorithms of the platform
tion to the technical advantages for hours before they began to increase sul idin time can be si nificantly
corrosion events. The practical salt formation and their sensitivi- are then used to make a wide array
catalyst activation, this approach sharply. This test can be achieved reduced.
objective of the methodology is to ties are quantitatively revealed and of valuable capabilities become
minimises the excess of DMDS used safely and e ecti ely wit continu-
drive timely, precise, and proactive deconstructed graphically and in practical, seamless, and potentially
for the activation and leads to some ous H S measurement.
mitigation options in a detailed and tabular2 mode into a group of indi- Francis fully Humblot is NewImportantly,
automated. Business Developer,
the
si nificant sa in s urin t is unit thiochemicals for are
the oil and subject
gas market
systematic
activation, fashion
53.2 tonnesacrossof a DMDS
wide cators which
Conclusion detail potential action- computations done to
with Arkema, Lacq, France. He holds a PhD in
variety of event types
was finally consumed w ic is using graph- able options. The output is available the actual physical and operational
The Arkema analyser has been used heterogeneous catalysis from the University of
ically
only oriented
6% above reports
the and widgets.
stoichiometric to
forallmonitoring
parties dailyH2Sonin their mobile
the recycle Lyon, France.
The SafeZone platform
requirement of the catalyst. developed devices
hydrogen of hydrocracking report.
in a comprehensive units, its daily operation.
Email: francis.humblot@arkema.com
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TTT-SDT (actual SafeZone optimised)
SafeZone engine’s ability to examine
TTT-SDT (what-if normal operations) multiple variables simultaneously
MET-SDT (actual SafeZone optimised) and quantify the relative impact
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MET-SDT (what-if normal operations) on the system’s salt point allowed
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the site to continue to evaluate
30 results and further optimise unit
20 performance and maximise asset
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Figure 3 Calculated temperature safety margins (°F) in the column overhead system which was normally kept to a mini-
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