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Process for defoaming acid gas scrubbing solutions and defoaming solutions
Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Co
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Filing: 1979-12-21
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Granted: 1982-08-17
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Expires: 1999-12-21
Abstract
Abstract The foam in acid gas scrubbing solutions created during an acid gas scrubbing process is reduced or eliminated by the addition of certain polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene block cpolymers as defoaming agents. The defoaming agents are particularly effective when the acid gas scrubbing solution contains an amine having a large hydrophobic moiety.
Inventors
- 👤 Max L. Robbins
- 👤 Edwin R. Ernst
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 02:05
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/14; B01D53/1493
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
143 words
An acid gas scrubbing composition composition having a reduced tendency to foam comprising: (a) an alkaline material comprising a basic alkali metal salt or alkali metal hydroxide, (b) one or more amino compounds at least one of which contains a hydrophobic moiety, (c) water, and (d) from about 1 to about 1500 parts per million by weight of said composition of at least one antifoaming agent comprising a polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene block copolymer of the general formula: HO(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.a (C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O).sub.b (C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.c H wherein a and c are integers such that the hydrophile portion represented by (C 2 H 4 O) constitutes from about 10 to about 30 weight percent of the block copolymer and b is an integer such that the hydrophobe represented by (C 3 H 6 O) has a molecular weight from about 1000 to about 2150.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
143 words
An acid gas scrubbing composition composition having a reduced tendency to foam comprising: (a) an alkaline material comprising a basic alkali metal salt or alkali metal hydroxide, (b) one or more amino compounds at least one of which contains a hydrophobic moiety, (c) water, and (d) from about 1 to about 1500 parts per million by weight of said composition of at least one antifoaming agent comprising a polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene block copolymer of the general formula: HO(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.a (C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O).sub.b (C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.c H wherein a and c are integers such that the hydrophile portion represented by (C 2 H 4 O) constitutes from about 10 to about 30 weight percent of the block copolymer and b is an integer such that the hydrophobe represented by (C 3 H 6 O) has a molecular weight from about 1000 to about 2150.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
67 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein a and c of said block copolymers are integers such that the hydrophile portion represented by (C 2 H 4 O) constitutes from about 15 to about 25 weight percent of the block copolymer and b is an integer such that the hydrophobe represented by (C 3 H 6 O) has a molecular weight ranging from about 1200 to about 2100.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The composition of claim 2 wherein b of the block copolymer is such that the hydrophobe portion represented by (C 3 H 6 O) has a molecular weight ranging from about 1750 to about 2050.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
49 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein at least one of the amino compounds is a sterically hindered amine defined as a compound containing at least one secondary amine group attached to either a secondary or tertiary carbon atom or a primary amino group attached to a tertiary carbon atom.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The composition of claim 4 wherein the sterically hindered amine is selected from the group consisting of aminoethers, aminoalcohols, di- and triamines.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
The composition of claim 4 wherein the sterically hindered amine is a diamine.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composition of claim 6 wherein the diamine is a cycloaliphatic diamine.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The composition of claim 6 wherein the diamine is selected from the group consisting of N-cyclohexyl-1,2-ethanediamine, N-cyclohexyl-1,3-propanediamine, N-cyclohexyl-1,4-butanediamine and N-cyclohexyl-1,5-pentane diamine.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the alkaline material is potassium carbonate.
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