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Method and device for automated control of enhanced metal and amine removal from crude oil
Method and device for automated control of enhanced metal and amine removal from crude oil
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机译:自动控制从原油中去除金属和胺的方法和装置
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A method for removing calcium, iron, other metals, and amines from crude oil in a refinery desalting process includes the steps of adding a wash water to the crude oil; adding the wash water to the crude oil to create an emulsion; adding to the wash water, the crude oil or the emulsion an acid additive consisting of at least one of the following: oxalic acid, citric acid, water-soluble hydroxyacid selected from the group consisting of glycolic acid, gluconic acid, C.sub.2-C.sub.4 alpha-hydroxy acids, malic acid, lactic acid, poly-hydroxy carboxylic acids, thioglycolic acid, chloroacetic acid, polymeric forms of the above hydroxyacids, poly-glycolic esters, glycolate ethers, and ammonium salt and alkali metal salts of these hydroxyacids, and mixtures thereof; heating at least one of the crude oil, the wash water or the emulsion to a desired temperature; resolving the emulsion containing the acid additive into a hydrocarbon phase and an aqueous phase using electrostatic coalescence, the metals and amines being transferred to the aqueous phase; measuring at least one desalting process characteristic at at least one process point; performing a statistical calculation of the desalting process performance based upon the measuring; and adjusting a control setting of the desalting process as a function of the statistical calculation. Other methods and devices are also provided.
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