EP0041746A2 - Rückgewinnung verunreinigter Verschlussöle - Google Patents

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EP0041746A2
EP0041746A2 EP81200520A EP81200520A EP0041746A2 EP 0041746 A2 EP0041746 A2 EP 0041746A2 EP 81200520 A EP81200520 A EP 81200520A EP 81200520 A EP81200520 A EP 81200520A EP 0041746 A2 EP0041746 A2 EP 0041746A2
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Clifford Langridge
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Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij BV
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10M—LUBRICATING COMPOSITIONS; USE OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES EITHER ALONE OR AS LUBRICATING INGREDIENTS IN A LUBRICATING COMPOSITION
    • C10M175/00—Working-up used lubricants to recover useful products ; Cleaning
    • C10M175/005—Working-up used lubricants to recover useful products ; Cleaning using extraction processes; apparatus therefor

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  • the invention relates to a process for removing volatile components from a contaminated seal oil.
  • the sealing system of large rotary compressors such as those handling natural gas or process gas on a refinery, in many cases consists of two liquid-film seals with sealing oil admitted to the space between the seal rings at a slightly higher pressure than the gas to be sealed.
  • the sealing oil (which in most cases is a mineral oil based lubricating oil) flows slowly past both seal rings: the portion which escapes on the atmospheric side of the seal is fit for re-use, but the portion escaping in the highpressure or gas side of the seal ring will be contaminated with components of these gases, which components are dependent on the composition of these gases and consist of e.g. hydrogen sulphide and/or light hydrocarbons.
  • the seal oil which leaks from the high pressure side of the seal assembly cannot be recycled to the compressor without being purified. Hydrogen sulphide present therein has to be removed because it will be corrosive to the linings of the seals, and light hydrocarbons have to be removed because they dilute the seal oil and lower the flash point thereof, and accordingly increase its flammability.
  • the invention provides a process for the removal of volatile components from contaminated seal oils by stripping in a specific way.
  • a process for removing volatile components from a contaminated seal oil which comprises stripping the contaminated seal oil in countercurrent flow with an inert gaseous material in a tray column or a packed bed column.
  • the trays may e.g. consist of valve trays, bubble cap trays or perforated plates.
  • a packed bed column which is a column packed with solid particles, such as ceramic spheres, and in particular Raschig rings.
  • the seal oil to be treated trickles in downward flow over the solid particles and forms liquid films on the surface thereof.
  • the stripping may be carried out at a wide temperature range.
  • the temperature will in general be adapted to the type of compounds to be removed from the seal oil, and to the inert gaseous material to be used as stripping agent.
  • Temperatures from 20-120 o C are preferred. Atmospheric pressures or somewhat above are very suitable.
  • An inert gaseous stripping material is a material which does not react with components of the seal oil or the contaminants thereof under the prevailing stripping conditions.
  • Very suitable inert gaseous materials to be used in the stripping are nitrogen, air and steam.
  • volatile components in particular hydrogen sulphide, can be substantially completely removed from contaminated seal oils, and the recovered seal oil can be recycled to the compressor.
  • seal oil from which volatile components have been removed according to the process of the invention cannot be recycled indefinitely to the compressor because non-volatile contaminants will not have been removed. For that reason it is of advantage to remove a minor part of the contaminated seal oil, and add about the same amount of fresh oil to the purified oil to be recycled to the compressor.
  • the invention is illustrated by way of example in the figure, which is a schematic one.
  • Equipment which is not essential for the process according to the invention such as liquid and gas meters, heating and cooling equipment, has been omitted from the figure.
  • Contaminated seal oil present in tank 1 is heated with heating equipment 2 to the required temperature and pumped with the aid of pump 3 via line 4 to the upper part of stripping column 5.
  • Column 5 contains a bed 6 of 9.5 mm ceramic Raschig rings, which bed is supported by grid support 7. Stripping gas is introduced into column 5 below grid support 7 via line 8. Purified seal oil leaves column 5 via line 9. The stripping gas leaves column 5 via line 10.
  • a buffer gas was provided to the labyrinth of the primary seals, so that the gas contacting the seal oil contained about 50 ppm H 2 S at 23 bar.
  • the seal oil emerging from the pressure side of the seal contained from 1-100 ppm H 2 S and was forwarded to tank 1.
  • the oil was heated with the aid of a steam coil to about 80°C, forwarded to, column 5 which has a diameter of a 0.30 m and contained a bed of 4 m length packed with 2.5 mm Raschig rings, and stripped with nitrogen at a pressure of 1.1 to 1.2 bar abs.
  • the throughput was 1250 1/day of seal oil; the amount of nitrogen used was 1250 1/day.
  • the purified oil did not contain any H 2 S, had a flash point of at least 180 0 , and could be recycled to the compressor.
  • the seal rings on the compressor showed no sign of attack by corrosive agents on the biennial overhaul.

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  • Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)
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  • Gas Separation By Absorption (AREA)
  • Degasification And Air Bubble Elimination (AREA)
EP81200520A 1980-06-09 1981-05-14 Rückgewinnung verunreinigter Verschlussöle Withdrawn EP0041746A3 (de)

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JP (1) JPS5723694A (de)
AU (1) AU545950B2 (de)
CA (1) CA1180298A (de)
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US5403475A (en) * 1993-01-22 1995-04-04 Allen; Judith L. Liquid decontamination method
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US5241092A (en) * 1991-05-13 1993-08-31 Praxair Technology, Inc. Deodorizing edible oil and/or fat with non-condensible inert gas and recovering a high quality fatty acid distillate
US5374751A (en) * 1991-05-13 1994-12-20 Praxair Technology, Inc. Deodorizing edible oil and/or with non-condensible inert gas and recovering a high quality fatty acid distillate
US5315020A (en) * 1992-07-29 1994-05-24 Praxair Technology, Inc. Method of recovering waste heat from edible oil deodorizer and improving product stability
US5401866A (en) * 1992-07-29 1995-03-28 Praxair Technology, Inc. Method of recovering waste heat from edible oil deodorizer and improving product stability
US5403475A (en) * 1993-01-22 1995-04-04 Allen; Judith L. Liquid decontamination method
US5423979A (en) * 1993-01-22 1995-06-13 Allen; Judith L. Liquid decontamination apparatus
CN111909773A (zh) * 2020-07-22 2020-11-10 安徽国孚凤凰科技有限公司 一种再生基础油脱除异味的方法

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NO811925L (no) 1981-12-10
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CA1180298A (en) 1985-01-02

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