Evaluation of antifoaming behaviour of polysiloxane mixed with fluoroalkyl as antifoam in degraded amine solution

The removal of CO2 from natural gas by absorption in amine-based solvent is a vital process for oil and gas industries. However, this process frequently struggles to meet its market specifications due to the degradation of amine solution by contaminants in the absorption system which often leads to...

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Main Authors: Ng, E.L.S., Lau, K.K., Lim, S.F., Chin, Sim Yee, Partoon, B.
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author Ng, E.L.S.
Lau, K.K.
Lim, S.F.
Chin, Sim Yee
Partoon, B.
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Lim, S.F.
Chin, Sim Yee
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description The removal of CO2 from natural gas by absorption in amine-based solvent is a vital process for oil and gas industries. However, this process frequently struggles to meet its market specifications due to the degradation of amine solution by contaminants in the absorption system which often leads to foam formation and cause issues such as reduction in process performance. The aim of this study is to evaluate the antifoaming performance of Polymethylhydrogensiloxane (PMHS) with Hexafluorobutyl Acrylate (HFBA) antifoam in the methyldiethanolamine (MDEA) and piperazine (PZ) solution degraded by glycine, heptanoic acid and bicine. The antifoaming performance of PMHS + HFBA antifoam in this study has been found to be superior compared to the PDMS antifoam. The highest antifoaming performance for PMHS + HFBA and PDMS antifoam is in the presence of heptanoic acid with the highest average foaming tendency reduction of 61.91 % and 42.39 % respectively. This is attributed to the higher spreading coefficient of PMHS + HFBA antifoam that enables it to rupture foam at a faster rate. This study will demonstrate the importance of the continuous improvement of the use antifoams in reducing foam formation for absorption systems.
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spelling ump-424822024-09-03T07:14:55Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42482/ Evaluation of antifoaming behaviour of polysiloxane mixed with fluoroalkyl as antifoam in degraded amine solution Ng, E.L.S. Lau, K.K. Lim, S.F. Chin, Sim Yee Partoon, B. TP Chemical technology The removal of CO2 from natural gas by absorption in amine-based solvent is a vital process for oil and gas industries. However, this process frequently struggles to meet its market specifications due to the degradation of amine solution by contaminants in the absorption system which often leads to foam formation and cause issues such as reduction in process performance. The aim of this study is to evaluate the antifoaming performance of Polymethylhydrogensiloxane (PMHS) with Hexafluorobutyl Acrylate (HFBA) antifoam in the methyldiethanolamine (MDEA) and piperazine (PZ) solution degraded by glycine, heptanoic acid and bicine. The antifoaming performance of PMHS + HFBA antifoam in this study has been found to be superior compared to the PDMS antifoam. The highest antifoaming performance for PMHS + HFBA and PDMS antifoam is in the presence of heptanoic acid with the highest average foaming tendency reduction of 61.91 % and 42.39 % respectively. This is attributed to the higher spreading coefficient of PMHS + HFBA antifoam that enables it to rupture foam at a faster rate. This study will demonstrate the importance of the continuous improvement of the use antifoams in reducing foam formation for absorption systems. Elsevier B.V. 2024-08-26 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_nc_nd_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42482/1/Evaluation%20of%20antifoaming%20behaviour%20of%20polysiloxane%20mixed%20with%20fluoroalkyl.pdf Ng, E.L.S. and Lau, K.K. and Lim, S.F. and Chin, Sim Yee and Partoon, B. (2024) Evaluation of antifoaming behaviour of polysiloxane mixed with fluoroalkyl as antifoam in degraded amine solution. Results in Engineering, 23 (102784). pp. 1-13. ISSN 2590-1230. (Published) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2024.102784 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2024.102784
spellingShingle TP Chemical technology
Ng, E.L.S.
Lau, K.K.
Lim, S.F.
Chin, Sim Yee
Partoon, B.
Evaluation of antifoaming behaviour of polysiloxane mixed with fluoroalkyl as antifoam in degraded amine solution
title Evaluation of antifoaming behaviour of polysiloxane mixed with fluoroalkyl as antifoam in degraded amine solution
title_full Evaluation of antifoaming behaviour of polysiloxane mixed with fluoroalkyl as antifoam in degraded amine solution
title_fullStr Evaluation of antifoaming behaviour of polysiloxane mixed with fluoroalkyl as antifoam in degraded amine solution
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of antifoaming behaviour of polysiloxane mixed with fluoroalkyl as antifoam in degraded amine solution
title_short Evaluation of antifoaming behaviour of polysiloxane mixed with fluoroalkyl as antifoam in degraded amine solution
title_sort evaluation of antifoaming behaviour of polysiloxane mixed with fluoroalkyl as antifoam in degraded amine solution
topic TP Chemical technology
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