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Energy requirements, GHG emissions and investment costs in natural gas sweetening processes

dc.contributor.authorGutiérrez, Juan Pablo
dc.contributor.authorAle Ruiz, Elisa Liliana
dc.contributor.authorErdmann, Eleonora
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-21T17:44:28Z
dc.date.available2020-01-21T17:44:28Z
dc.date.issued2017-01
dc.description.abstract"Currently, different technologies are being employed to remove CO2 and H2S from the natural gas. Based on chemical phenomenon, the absorption using alkanolamines is probably the most extended process for the acid gas removal. However, membrane technologies are considered as an alternative in specific cases for their better performances, cleanness, energy requirements, operative costs and location flexibility. The aim of this article is to estimate, compare and analyze the energy requirements, greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions and investment costs of three Natural Gas Sweetening processes. For the study, a regular process using methyldiethanolamine (MDEA), the absorption process using recompressed vapor and a membrane system were simulated using Aspen Hysys v8.8. For the first case, real data from the gas plant Aguaragüe (Argentina) was used to validate the model. To establish a proper comparison, a natural gas with 4 mol.% of CO2 is considered as the inlet stream of each configuration. Specifically, compression and pump power, specific total heat, removed CO2, CH4 wastes and capital costs were estimated and compared for each case. Additionally, a discussion including different aspects in regard to the energy efficiency of the processes was conducted. Although the proposed membrane system demonstrated to reduce the energy requirements (77% and 72%) and emissions (80% and 76%) in respect to both absorption processes, the CH4 losses were higher by more than 6 factor. Moreover, the investment cost of the technology is 12% higher than the required capital of a conventional amine process."en
dc.identifier.issn1875-5100
dc.identifier.urihttp://ri.itba.edu.ar/handle/123456789/1863
dc.language.isoenen
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.jngse.2016.12.036
dc.subjectGAS NATURALes
dc.subjectMEMBRANAS POLIMERICASes
dc.subjectEFECTO INVERNADEROes
dc.subjectEFICIENCIA ENERGETICAes
dc.subjectANALISIS DE COSTOSes
dc.titleEnergy requirements, GHG emissions and investment costs in natural gas sweetening processesen
dc.typeArtículos de Publicaciones Periódicases
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
dspace.entity.typeArtículo de Publicación Periódica
itba.description.filiationFil: Gutiérrez, Juan Pablo. Universidad Nacional de Salta. Facultad de Ingeniería; Argentina.
itba.description.filiationFil: Gutiérrez, Juan Pablo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina.
itba.description.filiationFil: Ale Ruiz, Elisa Liliana. Universidad Nacional de Salta. Facultad de Ingeniería; Argentina.
itba.description.filiationFil: Erdmann, Eleonora. Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires; Argentina.

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