Influence of Propane on the Efficiency of Hydrogen Sulfide Removal from Natural Gas by Gas Hydrate Crystallization Technology
摘要
In order to purify natural gas from hydrogen sulfide (H2S), it is proposed to use an energy-efficient and environmentally friendly gas hydrate crystallization technology. Mathematical modeling of the effect of changing propane (C3H8) concentration (0–3.50 mol %) on the gas hydrate distribution coefficient of H2S and the fraction of gas hydrate cavities filled with gases is performed. The model gas mixture of CH4 (concentration is normalized)–C2H6 (2.00 mol %)–C3H8 (0–3.50 mol %)–n-C4H10 (1.00 mol %)–n-C5H12 (1.00 mol %)–N2 (3.00 mol %)–CO2 (0.60 mol %)–H2S (2.50 mol %) at T = 278.15 K and P = 4.00 MPa is studied. It is found that with an increase in the concentration of C3H8 from 0 to 3.50 mol.%, an insignificant decrease in the gas hydrate distribution coefficient of H2S from 18.71 to 17.32 is observed. H2S molecules mainly fill small gas hydrate cavities, the filling fraction of which is 0.51. It is shown that in the case of an increase in the concentration of C3H8 from 0 to 3.50 mol %, the dissociation pressure of the studied gas mixture significantly decreases from 2.33 to 1.01 MPa. It is concluded that high concentrations of C3H8 do not lead to a significant deterioration in the concentration of H2S in the gas hydrate phase but increase the energy efficiency of the technology due to the lower hydrate formation pressure.