Static coalescer, system and method therefor

    公开(公告)号:US11633677B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-25

    申请号:US16961930

    申请日:2018-01-16

    摘要: A coalescence method and related system are disclosed herein. A multiphase dispersion feed comprising first and second liquids (i.e. where droplets of the first liquid (dispersed phase) are dispersed in the second liquid (continuous phase)) is passed through a static mechanical droplet-coalescer comprising a channel characterized by a plurality of in-series segments, each segment characterized by a segment-specific-characteristic obstacle size and having geometric features disclosed herein. In embodiments of the invention, the static mechanical droplet-coalescer promotes coalescence between droplets of first liquid to form larger droplets of first liquid. Subsequently, after the dispersion exits the coalescer, the larger droplets are easier to remove from the second liquid (continuous phase) than the smaller droplets that coalesced into the larger droplets.

    METHOD OF DECONTAMINATING A HYDROCARBON FLUID USING SONICATION

    公开(公告)号:US20210292658A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-23

    申请号:US17201477

    申请日:2021-03-15

    IPC分类号: C10G31/00 C10G31/09

    摘要: In an aspect, a method of decontaminating a hydrocarbon fluid comprises applying an ultrasonic wave to the hydrocarbon fluid in a storage tank to maintain or reduce an amount of a microorganism in the storage tank; wherein a source of the ultrasonic wave is located within the storage tank and the storage tank has at least one of an inner volume of greater than or equal to 20 meters cubed and/or that is capable of storing 55 to 160,000 liters of the hydrocarbon fluid. In another aspect, a method of decontaminating a hydrocarbon fluid comprises applying an ultrasonic wave to the hydrocarbon fluid to disrupt a cell membrane of a microorganism to form a disrupted microorganism and to reduce a particle size of the disrupted microorganism to be less than or equal to 1.5 micrometers thereby forming a clean hydrocarbon fluid suitable for injecting through an injection nozzle.

    Petroleum bioprocessing to prevent refinery corrosion
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    Petroleum bioprocessing to prevent refinery corrosion 有权
    石油生物处理以防止炼油厂腐蚀

    公开(公告)号:US09404051B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-08-02

    申请号:US13264212

    申请日:2009-04-14

    申请人: Louis D. Heerze

    发明人: Louis D. Heerze

    IPC分类号: C10G75/00 C10G31/00

    摘要: The present invention relates to the bioupgrading of crude oil is directed to a process for decreasing the acidity of an acidic crude oil, comprising contacting an acidic crude oil with a mixture nitrogen containing compounds selected from the group comprising ammonia, ammonia hydroxide, amines and the salts thereof, and in the presence of lipase enzyme, under conditions of suitable temperature and pressure sufficient to form the corresponding amide. The resulting naphthenic acid derived amides can then be processed normally in a refinery using such processes as cracking or hydrotreating and converted to hydrocarbon, ammonia and carbon dioxide without causing damage to the refinery infrastructure. This enzyme process is done at reduced temperatures (40-60° C.) and pressures requiring less energy.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及原油的生物降解,涉及降低酸性原油的酸度的方法,包括使酸性原油与含氮化合物的混合物接触,所述化合物选自氨,氨氢氧化物,胺和 其盐,并且在脂肪酶存在下,在适当的温度和压力的条件下,足以形成相应的酰胺。 所得到的环烷酸衍生的酰胺然后可以在炼油厂中使用诸如裂化或加氢处理的方法正常加工,并转化成烃,氨和二氧化碳,而不会对炼油厂基础设施造成损害。 该酶处理在降低的温度(40-60℃)和需要更少能量的压力下进行。