What is the test method for determining hydrocarbons in amine solution?
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27/08/2016
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Leonardo Leite Garcia de Souza, Petrobras SA / Duque de Caxias Refinery, llgs394041@yahoo.com.br
Take a sample and let it rests in a bottle. If it forms a two-phase system, with a film over the amine solution surface, hydrocarbons are present in a quantity higher than their solubility in the amine solution, which can cause foaming problems. If it is the case, a couple of things may be happening: lean amine temperature below the dew point of the stream being treated, inadequate operation/design of the rich amine flash drum and/or liquid hydrocarbons carry-over from the upstream process.
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