Process, method, and system for removing heavy metals from fluids
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
C10G-017/00
C10G-017/07
C10G-017/02
C10G-017/04
C10G-021/00
C10G-021/06
C10G-021/18
C10G-029/12
C10G-029/26
출원번호
US-0883971
(2010-09-16)
등록번호
US-8728304
(2014-05-20)
발명자
/ 주소
Gallup, Darrell Lynn
Yean, Sujin
출원인 / 주소
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
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6인용 특허 :
38
초록▼
Trace element levels of heavy metals such as mercury in crude oil are reduced by contacting the crude oil with an iodine source, generating a water soluble heavy metal complex for subsequent removal from the crude oil. In one embodiment, the iodine source is generated in-situ in an oxidation-reducti
Trace element levels of heavy metals such as mercury in crude oil are reduced by contacting the crude oil with an iodine source, generating a water soluble heavy metal complex for subsequent removal from the crude oil. In one embodiment, the iodine source is generated in-situ in an oxidation-reduction reaction, by adding the crude oil to an iodine species having a charge and a reductant or an oxidant depending on the charge of the iodine species. In one embodiment with an iodine species having a positive charge and a reducing reagent, a complexing agent is also added to the crude oil to extract the heavy metal complex into the water phase to form water soluble heavy metal complexes which can be separated from the crude oil, for a treated crude oil having reduced levels of heavy metals.
대표청구항▼
1. A method for treating a crude oil to reduce its mercury level, comprising: providing a crude oil containing an oil-water emulsion;providing an iodine species having a charge and a reagent, wherein molecular iodine is generated in-situ in the crude oil in an oxidation-reduction reaction between th
1. A method for treating a crude oil to reduce its mercury level, comprising: providing a crude oil containing an oil-water emulsion;providing an iodine species having a charge and a reagent, wherein molecular iodine is generated in-situ in the crude oil in an oxidation-reduction reaction between the iodine species having a charge and the reagent;converting at least a portion of mercury in the crude oil to water soluble mercuric iodide in an oil-water emulsion upon contacting the crude oil with the molecular iodine generated in-situ and dissolved in the crude oil; andseparating the oil-water emulsion to obtain a water phase containing the water soluble mercuric iodide and a treated crude oil having a reduced concentration of mercury,wherein the iodine species is positively charged or negatively charged, and wherein the reagent functions as a reductant when the iodine species is positively charged, and an oxidant when the iodine species is negatively charged. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein at least 50% of the molecular iodine is generated in-situ within 10 minutes from contact between the iodine species having a charge and the reagent. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the positively charged iodine species is selected from the group of periodic acid (H5IO6), potassium periodate (KIO4), sodium periodate (NaIO4), iodic acid (HIO3), potassium iodate (KIO3), potassium hydrogen iodate (KHI2O6), sodium iodate (NaIO3), iodine oxide (I2O5), iodine trichloride (ICl3), iodine monobromide (IBr), and iodine monochloride (ICl). 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the negatively charged iodine species is selected from the group of hydriodic acid (HI), sodium iodide (NaI), potassium iodide (KI), ammonium iodide (NH4I), aluminum iodide (AlI3), boron triodide (BI3), calcium iodide (CaI2), magnesium iodide (MgI2), iodoform (CHI3), tetraiodoethylene (C2I4), iodoethanol, iodoacetic anhydride ((ICH2CO)2O), iododecane (CH3(CH2)3I), and iodobenzene. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the reagent that functions as a reductant is selected from the group of thioureas, thiols, thiosulfates, ascorbates, imidazoles, and mixtures thereof 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the reagent that functions as an oxidant is selected from the group of peroxides, ozone (O3), NaOCl, iodates, bromine, alkali metal salts of peroxide, alkaline earth metal salts of peroxide, monopersulfates, perborate, percarbonate, perchlorate, permanganate, perphosphate, peroxidases, and mixtures thereof. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the reagent that functions as an oxidant is selected from the group of peroxides and mixtures thereof. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the iodine species is potassium iodide (KI) and the oxidant is hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the molecular iodine is generated in-situ at a molar ratio to starting iodine in the iodine species of 0.5 to 1. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the molecular iodine is generated in-situ at a molar ratio to starting iodine in the iodine species of 0.65 to 1. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the molecular iodine is generated in-situ at a molar ratio to starting iodine in the iodine species of 0.8 to 1. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein the treated crude oil contains less than 100 ppb mercury. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the treated crude oil contains less than 50 ppb mercury. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the treated crude oil contains less than 10 ppb mercury. 15. A method for reducing a trace element of mercury in a crude oil, comprising: providing a crude oil containing an oil-water emulsion;adding an effective amount of a reagent that functions as an oxidizing agent to the crude oil;adding a negatively charged iodine species at a molar ratio of iodine to mercury of at least 2:1 to generate molecular iodine in-situ in the crude oil in an oxidation-eduction reaction between the negatively charged iodine species and the reagent, wherein the in-situ generated molecular iodine and dissolved in the crude oil converts the mercury to water soluble cationic mercury in a water-oil emulsion and form water soluble mercury complexes in a water phase; andseparating the water phase containing the water soluble mercury complexes from the crude oil for a treated crude oil having a reduced concentration of mercury. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the oxidizing agent is selected from the group of hydrogen peroxide, urea peroxide, peroxy acid, alkylperoxide, ozone, cumene hydroperoxide, t-butyl hydroperoxide, NaOCl, potassium iodate (KIO3), sodium iodate (NaIO3), bromine, monopersulfate, perborate, percarbonate, perchlorate, permanganate, perphosphate, alkali metal salts of peroxides, peroxidases, and mixtures thereof. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the oxidizing agent is hydrogen peroxide. 18. The method of claim 15, wherein the negatively charged iodine species is selected from the group of RX and RX2, wherein X is iodide and R is selected from potassium, lithium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, and ammonium.
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