REMOVAL OF MERCURY AND MERCURIC COMPOUNDS FROM CRUDE OIL STREAMS

    公开(公告)号:US20130043166A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-02-21

    申请号:US13211418

    申请日:2011-08-17

    Abstract: The invention is directed towards a method of removing mercury bearing species from a hydrocarbon containing fluid. The method comprises the steps of: i) adding dithiocarbamate polymer to the fluid in an amount such that the number of mercury bonding sites on the polymer exceeds the amount of mercury atoms by at least 10% and ii) removing the mercury bearing dithiocarbamate polymer with a water/oil separation device. The invention relies upon an unexpected reversal in the solubility of dithiocarbamate polymer at very high concentrations. Because of the high solubility the polymer remains within the water phase of the hydrocarbon fluid and can be removed without the need for cumbersome precipitation methods and complicated solid liquid separation devices. As a result, the invention allows mercury contaminated crude oil to be easily rid of its mercury with easy to use equipment already present in a typical oil refinery.

    Oil recovery method and apparatus
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    发明授权
    Oil recovery method and apparatus 有权
    采油方法及装置

    公开(公告)号:US08356678B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-22

    申请号:US13180379

    申请日:2011-07-11

    Abstract: A method and apparatus for recovering oil from oil-containing sorbents, such as drill cuttings obtained from drilling with an oil-based mud. The method includes peptizing the substrate with an acid reagent and direct thermal desorption with combustion effluent gases at high temperature under turbulent mixing conditions. Another method disclosed includes upgrading the oil in the substrate to improve one or more of the properties of the recovered oil relative to the oil in the substrate, such as, lower aromatics content, lower sulfur content, lower functional group content, higher saturates, higher viscosity, higher viscosity index, and any combination thereof. The apparatus provides for efficient recovery of oil from the substrate with a short residence time, high throughput, low residual oil content in the treated solids and/or high percentage of oil recovery. The apparatus may be transported to a remote location for on-site treatment of drill cuttings or other oil-containing solids.

    Abstract translation: 一种从含油吸附剂中回收油的方法和装置,例如用油基泥浆钻孔获得的钻屑。 该方法包括用酸性试剂对底物进行胶溶,并在湍流混合条件下在高温下用燃烧废气直接进行热解吸。 所公开的另一种方法包括升级基材中的油,以改善回收油相对于基材中的油的一种或多种性质,例如较低的芳族化合物含量,较低的硫含量,较低的官能团含量,较高的饱和物,更高的饱和度 粘度,较高粘度指数及其任何组合。 该装置提供了从基材中有效回收油,其停留时间短,处理后的固体中的高通量,低的残油含量和/或高的油回收率。 该设备可以被运送到远程位置,用于现场处理钻屑或其它含油固体。

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