Petroleo Brasileiro S.a. - Petrobras

Universidade Estatual De Maringá

Artur Lemes Moretti

Jailton Ferreira Do Nascimento

Pedro Augusto Arroyo

Leonardo Hadlich De Oliveira

Fernando Gusman Brandao

Leonardo Brunelli Do Nascimento

João Lourenço Castagnari William Pimenta

Fernando Franco Queiroz

The present invention addresses to the use of NaY zeolite with a Si/Al ratio>2.6 as a solid adsorbent in the process of removing HS from natural gas through a PSA process. The described adsorbent has the capacity of removing HS from natural gas from offshore exploration platforms, enabling in situ regeneration. The experimental development proved the high capacity of capturing HS by the NaY zeolite in consecutive cycles of pressurization, adsorption, depressurization and purging. This capture capacity remains at 74.2% of the initial capacity, remaining stable in subsequent cycles. The structure of the material maintained crystallinity above 95% in use, in 15 consecutive cycles, allowing the reuse of the adsorbent for a prolonged period of operation, preventing the solid from being constantly changed, which is quite common in a non-regenerative process.

Process for the removal of HS from natural gas at high pressures by means of a PSA process

The present invention addresses to a device that allows the control of the gas pressure at the outlet of a fixed bed adsorption equipment operated at high pressures, by means of the actuation of a micrometric valve (), wherein the valve must be located downstream of the equipment. The valve actuation takes place by means of a stepper motor (), controlled by a microcontroller board (), which connects to the valve shaft by means of a system of pulleys () and belt (). The present invention is applied in adsorption units, in which other gases are present, by altering the tuning parameters of the PID controller or even being used in a liquid medium or gas-liquid two-phase flow.

Micrometric valve actuator device for gas pressure control

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