CA2158789A1 - Method for Reducing Elemental Sulfur Pick-Up by Hydrocarbon Fluids in a Pipeline - Google Patents

Method for Reducing Elemental Sulfur Pick-Up by Hydrocarbon Fluids in a Pipeline

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CA2158789A1
CA2158789A1 CA2158789A CA2158789A CA2158789A1 CA 2158789 A1 CA2158789 A1 CA 2158789A1 CA 2158789 A CA2158789 A CA 2158789A CA 2158789 A CA2158789 A CA 2158789A CA 2158789 A1 CA2158789 A1 CA 2158789A1
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elemental sulfur
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Robert James Falkiner
Marc-Andre Poirier
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ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Co
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09K—MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • C09K8/00—Compositions for drilling of boreholes or wells; Compositions for treating boreholes or wells, e.g. for completion or for remedial operations
    • C09K8/52—Compositions for preventing, limiting or eliminating depositions, e.g. for cleaning
    • C09K8/528—Compositions for preventing, limiting or eliminating depositions, e.g. for cleaning inorganic depositions, e.g. sulfates or carbonates
    • C09K8/532—Sulfur
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
    • Y10T137/0318—Processes
    • Y10T137/0391—Affecting flow by the addition of material or energy

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  • Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)

Abstract

The amount of elemental sulfur or other sulfur contaminant picked-up by refined hydrocarbon product such as gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, kerosene or fuel additive such as ether, which is pipelined in a pipeline used to transport sour hydrocarbon fluids, is reduced by controlling the level of dissolved oxygen in the refinery hydrocarbon product to which is to be pipelined, said dissolved oxygen level being held to a level of about 30 wppm and less, preferably about 20 wppm and less. The dissolved oxygen level in the refined hydrocarbon product is controlled by reducing the amount fair injection employed in mercaptan or disulfide reduction production increases or by the use of oxygen scavengers prior to the introduction of the refined hydrocarbon product into the pipeline, or by limiting the exposure of the product to air in oxygen during transport or storage.
CA 2158789 1994-10-07 1995-09-21 Method for reducing elemental sulfur pick-up by hydrocarbon fluids in a pipeline Expired - Lifetime CA2158789C (en)

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US08/320,024 US5618408A (en) 1994-10-07 1994-10-07 Method for reducing elemental sulfur pick-up by hydrocarbon fluids in a pipeline (law177)
US320,024 1994-10-07

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CA2158789A1 true CA2158789A1 (en) 1996-04-08
CA2158789C CA2158789C (en) 2000-10-17

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