Vol Solution Amine Quantity

m3 kg
Total Amine System 56.8 11590.84
Without T-102 52.7 10754.17
Without T-102 & T-101 43.8 8938.00
AMINE LOST CALC

Reverence: Stewart, E.J. and R.A. Lanning, “Reduce Amine Plant Solvent Losses”, Hydrocarbon Processing, May and June 1994
1. VAPORIZATION
DEA composition: 20 %

Fig. 1. DEA Vaporization Losses

1.1 Absorber
Treated gas Temperature = 42.7 C = 108.86 F
Treated gas Pressure = 10 kg/cm3G = 156.93 psia
Treated gas Vol = 48175.68 Nm3/h = 1.701 MMscf h
DEA losess = 0.011 lb amine/MMscf (Refer to Fig. 1-Line 5)
= 0.019 lb amine/h
= 0.0085 kg/h

1.2 Regenerator
Acid gas Temperature = 81 C = 177.8 F
Acid gas Pressure = 1 kg/cm3G = 28.92 psia
Acid gas Vol = 671.9303 Nm3/h = 0.024 MMscf h

DEA losess = 0.11 lb amine/MMscf (Refer to Fig. 1-Line 8)

= 0.0026 lb amine/h
= 0.0012 kg/h
Total Amine losses due to vaporization at absorber and regenerator = 0.0097 kg/h

2. SOLUBILITY
 Fig 2. Amine Solubility in propane Fig. 3. Amine solubility in butane

Assumption: amine loss in Absorber gas outlet due to amine solubility in propane and butane
2.1 Amine loss due to amine solubility in Propane
Propane Mass flow = 383.44 kg/h
DEA losses = 80 ppmw (refer to Fig. 2)
= 0.031 kg/h

2.2 Amine loss due to amine solubility in Butane

Butane Mass flow = 505.28 kg/h
DEA losses = 50 ppmw (refer to Fig. 3)
= 0.025 kg/h
Total amine loss due to amine solubility in propane and butane = 0.056 kg/h

Total Amine losses = 0.0097+0.056 = 0.07 kg/h

Amine losses per year = 574.76 kg

Contractor experience in previous project:

Amine losses per year
(10% initial charge per year) = 1159.08 kg --> Selected
(losses from vaporization, solubility in treated gas, amine degradation)

Losses from Carbon Filter during commisioning

vol liq in filter = 1.2 m3
DEA mass = 240.39 kg
Total DEA losses from filter (3 times maintenance) = 721.2 kg

Lossess from other

(foaming during commisioning) = 143.7 kg

TOTAL DEA losses 3 months commissioning and 6 months after

Operation Acceptance = 2023.9 kg
=
 34-C-101
AMINE/WATER WASH COLUMN

TREATED RCC
OFFGAS 3403

LEAN
3480
34
AMINE

RCC OFFGAS
3402
34
FEED

RICH
3481
34 AMINE