Simulation and optimization of an industrial gas condensate stabilization unit to modify LPG and NGL production with minimizing CO2 emission to the environment

作     者：M.Bahmani J.Shariati A.Nemati Rouzbahani 

作者机构：Young Researchers and Elite ClubDarab BranchIslamic Azad UniversityDarabIran Department of Chemical EngineeringDarab BranchIslamic Azad UniversityDarabIran 

出 版 物：《Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering》 (中国化学工程学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2017年第25卷第3期

页      面：338-346页

核心收录：

学科分类：0710[理学-生物学] 080706[工学-化工过程机械] 0830[工学-环境科学与工程（可授工学、理学、农学学位）] 0817[工学-化学工程与技术] 08[工学] 0807[工学-动力工程及工程热物理] 0703[理学-化学] 

主　　题：LPG NGL Simulation Optimization CO2 emission 

摘      要：In the present study, a great effort was made to improve the performance of an industrial liquefied petroleum gas(LPG) and natural gas liquid(NGL) production unit in one of the major gas refinery located at Pars special economic zone in Iran. To demonstrate and obtain the optimal condition, the unit was simulated by using a steady-state flowsheet simulator, i.e. Aspen Plus, under different operational conditions. According to the simulation results,the unit was not operational under its optimal conditions due to some defects in the cooling system at top stage of the debutanizer tower(DBT) during hot and humid seasons. Additionally, the vapor pressure of produced LPG and accordingly the amount of its flaring were decreased by reducing the temperature of debutanizer tower at top stages. In the optimization section, the DBT condenser and reboiler heat duty, temperature, and pressure were regulated as adjustable parameters. The simulation results demonstrated that by applying the optimum suggestion in the hot months, the reflux stream temperature was reached about 55 ℃ which caused an efficient increment in LPG production(about 4%) with adjusting the propane component in LPG, based on the standard range as the plant criteria. Moreover, after applying modifications, about 750 t of LPG product was saved from flaring during five hot months of the year, which resulted in 360000 USD extra annual income for the ***, from environmental point of view, this optimization caused to reduce 81 t of CO_2 emission to the environment. Therefore, the current investigation must be introduced as a friendly environmentally process.