Additives to enhance metal and amine removal in refinery desalting processes
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
C10G-017/04
B01D-017/02
C10G-031/08
C10G-033/02
C10G-033/04
출원번호
US-0130450
(2016-04-15)
등록번호
US-9963642
(2018-05-08)
발명자
/ 주소
Nguyen, Tran M.
Kremer, Lawrence N.
Weers, Jerry J.
출원인 / 주소
BAKER PETROLITE LLC
대리인 / 주소
Bracewell LLP
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It has been discovered that metals and/or amines can be removed or transferred from a hydrocarbon phase to a water phase in an emulsion breaking process by using a composition that contains water-soluble hydroxyacids. Suitable water-soluble hydroxyacids include, but are not necessarily limited to gl
It has been discovered that metals and/or amines can be removed or transferred from a hydrocarbon phase to a water phase in an emulsion breaking process by using a composition that contains water-soluble hydroxyacids. Suitable water-soluble hydroxyacids include, but are not necessarily limited to glycolic acid, gluconic acid, C2-C4 alpha-hydroxy acids, poly-hydroxy carboxylic acids, thioglycolic acid, chloroacetic acid, polymeric forms of the above hydroxyacids, poly-glycolic esters, glycolate ethers, and ammonium salt and alkali metal salts of these hydroxyacids, and mixtures thereof. The composition may also include at least one mineral acid to reduce the pH of the desalter wash water. A solvent may be optionally included in the composition. The invention permits transfer of metals and/or amines into the aqueous phase with little or no hydrocarbon phase undercarry into the aqueous phase. The composition is particularly useful in treating crude oil emulsions, and in removing calcium and other metals therefrom.
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1. A method of transferring metals and amines from a crude oil entering a refinery desalting process to an aqueous phase leaving the refinery desalting process, the method comprising the steps of: adding an effective amount of a hydroxyacid composition to a wash water entering the refinery desalting
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A method of transferring metals and amines from a crude oil entering a refinery desalting process to an aqueous phase leaving the refinery desalting process, the method comprising the steps of: adding an effective amount of a hydroxyacid composition to a wash water entering the refinery desalting process to transfer metals and amines from the crude oil to the aqueous phase, the hydroxyacid composition comprising at least one water-soluble hydroxyacid selected from the group consisting of glycolic acid, gluconic acid, C2-C4 alpha-hydroxy acids, malic acid, lactic acid, poly-hydroxy carboxylic acids, thioglycolic acid, chloroacetic acid, polymeric forms of the above hydroxyacids, poly-glycolic esters, glycolate ethers, and ammonium salt and alkali metal salts of these hydroxyacids, and mixtures thereof;lowering the pH of the wash water to below 5, before, during and/or after adding the hydroxyacid composition to the wash water;adding the wash water to the crude oil to create a water-in-oil emulsion by dispersing the wash water into the crude oil using a mixing valve, where dispersing the wash water into the crude oil creates water droplets dispersed throughout the crude oil; andresolving the water-in-oil emulsion using electrostatic coalescence to create the aqueous phase and a desalted crude oil ready for further processing that leave the refinery desalting process, where the water droplets throughout the crude oil coalesce into increasingly larger droplets and at least a portion of the metals and amines are transferred from the crude oil in the water-in-oil emulsion to the aqueous phase. 2. The method of claim 1, where the effective amount of the hydroxyacid composition is added to the wash water in water. 3. The method of claim 1, where the effective amount of the hydroxyacid composition is added to the wash water in a solvent. 4. The method of claim 1, where the pH of the wash water is lowered to below 4 before, during and/or after adding the hydroxyacid composition to the wash water. 5. The method of claim 1, where the effective amount of the hydroxyacid composition is present in the water-in-oil emulsion in an amount ranging from 1 to 2000 ppm-w. 6. The method of claim 1 where the hydroxyacid composition further comprises at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of a water or alcohol solvent, a corrosion inhibitor, a demulsifier, a scale inhibitor, metal chelants, wetting agents and mixtures thereof. 7. A method of transferring metals and amines from a crude oil entering a refinery desalting process to an aqueous phase leaving the refinery desalting process, the method comprising the steps of: adding an effective amount of a hydroxyacid composition to a wash water entering the refinery desalting process to transfer metals and amines from the crude oil to the aqueous phase, the hydroxyacid composition comprising at least one water-soluble hydroxyacid selected from the group consisting of glycolic acid, gluconic acid, C2-C4 alpha-hydroxy acids, malic acid, lactic acid, poly-hydroxy carboxylic acids, thioglycolic acid, chloroacetic acid, polymeric forms of the above hydroxyacids, poly-glycolic esters, glycolate ethers, and ammonium salt and alkali metal salts of these hydroxyacids, and mixtures thereof;lowering the pH of the wash water to below 5, before, during and/or after adding the hydroxyacid composition to the wash water;adding the wash water to the crude oil to create a water-in-oil emulsion by dispersing about 5% wash water into the crude oil using a mixing valve, where dispersing the wash water into the crude oil creates water droplets dispersed throughout the crude oil; andresolving the water-in-oil emulsion using electrostatic coalescence to create the aqueous phase and a desalted crude oil ready for further processing that leave the refinery desalting process, where the water droplets throughout the crude oil coalesce into increasingly larger droplets and at least a portion of the metals and amines are transferred from the crude oil in the water-in-oil emulsion to the aqueous phase. 8. The method of claim 7, where the effective amount of the hydroxyacid composition is added to the wash water in water. 9. The method of claim 7, where the effective amount of the hydroxyacid composition is added to the wash water in a solvent. 10. The method of claim 7, where the pH of the wash water is lowered to below 4 before, during and/or after adding the hydroxyacid composition to the wash water. 11. The method of claim 7, where the effective amount of the hydroxyacid composition is present in the water-in-oil emulsion in an amount ranging from 1 to 2000 ppm-w. 12. The method of claim 7 where the hydroxyacid composition further comprises at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of a water or alcohol solvent, a corrosion inhibitor, a demulsifier, a scale inhibitor, metal chelants, wetting agents and mixtures thereof. 13. A method of transferring amines from a crude oil entering a refinery desalting process to an aqueous phase leaving the refinery desalting process, the method comprising the steps of: adding an effective amount of a hydroxyacid composition to a wash water entering the refinery desalting process to transfer amines from the crude oil to the aqueous phase, the hydroxyacid composition comprising at least one water-soluble hydroxyacid selected from the group consisting of glycolic acid, gluconic acid, C2-C4 alpha-hydroxy acids, malic acid, lactic acid, poly-hydroxy carboxylic acids, thioglycolic acid, chloroacetic acid, polymeric forms of the above hydroxyacids, poly-glycolic esters, glycolate ethers, and ammonium salt and alkali metal salts of these hydroxyacids, and mixtures thereof;lowering the pH of the wash water to below 5, before, during and/or after adding the hydroxyacid composition to the wash water;adding the wash water to the crude oil to create a water-in-oil emulsion by dispersing the wash water into the crude oil using a mixing valve, where dispersing the wash water into the crude oil creates water droplets dispersed throughout the crude oil; andresolving the water-in-oil emulsion using electrostatic coalescence to create the aqueous phase and a desalted crude oil ready for further processing that leave the refinery desalting process, where the water droplets throughout the crude oil coalesce into increasingly larger droplets and at least a portion of the amines are transferred from the crude oil in the water-in-oil emulsion to the aqueous phase. 14. The method of claim 13, where the effective amount of the hydroxyacid composition is added to the wash water in water. 15. The method of claim 13, where the effective amount of the hydroxyacid composition is added to the wash water in a solvent. 16. The method of claim 13, where the pH of the wash water is lowered to below 4 before, during and/or after adding the hydroxyacid composition to the wash water. 17. The method of claim 13, where the effective amount of the hydroxyacid composition is present in the water-in-oil emulsion in an amount ranging from 1 to 2000 ppm-w. 18. The method of claim 15 where the hydroxyacid composition further comprises at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of a water or alcohol solvent, a corrosion inhibitor, a demulsifier, a scale inhibitor, metal chelants, wetting agents and mixtures thereof.
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