Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:42:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ValdeliceRS.pdf: 981957 bytes, checksum: cedb4f2ae440069c889ba97e29744a20 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-07-11 / The natural gas (NG) is a clean energy source and found in the underground of porous rocks, associated or not to oil. Its basic composition includes methane, ethane, propane and other components, like carbon dioxide, nitrogen, hydrogen sulphide and water. H2S is one of the natural pollutants of the natural gas. It is considered critical concerning corrosion. Its presence depends on origin, as well as of the process used in the gas treatment. It can cause problems in the tubing materials and final applications of the NG. The Ag?ncia Nacional do Petr?leo sets out that the maximum concentration of H2S in the natural gas, originally national or imported, commercialized in Brazil must contain 10 -15 mg/cm3. In the Processing Units of Natural Gas, there are used different methods in the removal of H2S, for instance, adsorption towers filled with activated coal, zeolites and sulfatreat (solid, dry, granular and based on iron oxide). In this work, ion exchange resins were used as adsorbing materials. The resins were characterized by thermo gravimetric analysis, infrared spectroscopy and sweeping electronic microscopy. The adsorption tests were performed in a system linked to a gas-powered chromatograph. The present H2S in the exit of this system was monitored by a photometrical detector of pulsing flame. The electronic microscopy analyzes showed that the topography and morphology of the resins favor the adsorption process. Some characteristics were found such as, macro behavior, particles of variable sizes, spherical geometries, without the visualization of any pores in the surface. The infrared specters presented the main frequencies of vibration associated to the functional group of the amines and polymeric matrixes. When the resins are compared with sulfatreat, under the same experimental conditions, they showed a similar performance in retention times and adsorption capacities, making them competitive ones for the desulphurization process of the natural gas / O g?s natural (GN) ? uma fonte de energia limpa encontrada no subsolo de rochas porosas, associado ou n?o ao petr?leo. Sua composi??o b?sica inclui metano, etano, propano e outros componentes, como di?xido de carbono, nitrog?nio, ?cido sulf?drico e ?gua. H2S ? um dos poluentes naturais do g?s natural. ? considerado cr?tico no que se refere ? corros?o. Sua presen?a depende da origem, bem como do processo usado no tratamento do g?s. Ele pode acarretar problemas nas tubula??es e aplica??es finais do GN. A Ag?ncia Nacional de Petr?leo estabelece que a concentra??o m?xima de H2S no g?s natural, de origem nacional ou importado, comercializado no Brasil contenha no m?ximo 10 15 mg/m3. Nas Unidades de Processamento do G?s Natutal, diferentes m?todos s?o usados na remo??o de H2S, por exemplo, em torres de adsor??o recheadas com carv?o ativo, ze?litas e Sulfatreat (s?lido, seco, granular e baseado em ?xido de ferro). Neste trabalho, resinas de troca-i?nica foram usadas como material adsorvente. As resinas foram caracterizadas por an?lise termogravim?trica, espectroscopia de infravermelho e microscopia eletr?nica de varredura. Os ensaios de adsor??o foram realizados em um sistema acoplado a um cromat?grafo a g?s. O H2S presente na sa?da do sistema foi monitorado por um detector fotom?trico de chama pulsante. As an?lises de microscopia eletr?nica demonstraram que a topografia e morfologia das resinas favorecem o processo de adsor??o. Caracter?sticas como comportamento macro, part?culas de tamanhos variados, geometrias esf?ricas, sem a visualiza??o de poros na superf?cie, foram encontrados. Os espectros de infravermelho apresentaram as principais freq??ncias de vibra??o associadas aos grupos funcionais das aminas e matrizes polim?ricas. Quando comparadas ao sulfatreat, sob as mesmas condi??es experimentais, as resinas demonstraram semelhante desempenho em tempos de reten??o e capacidade de adsor??o, tornando-se competitiva para o processo de dessulfuriza??o do g?s natural

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:42:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ValdeliceRS.pdf: 629576 bytes, checksum: 6bcf4a0b805ce82618289068cfb23b77 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-07-11 / The natural gas (NG) is a clean energy source and found in the underground of porous rocks, associated or not to oil. Its basic composition includes methane, ethane, propane and other components, like carbon dioxide, nitrogen, hydrogen sulphide and water. H2S is one of the natural pollutants of the natural gas. It is considered critical concerning corrosion. Its presence depends on origin, as well as of the process used in the gas treatment. It can cause problems in the tubing materials and final applications of the NG. The Ag?ncia Nacional do Petr?leo sets out that the maximum concentration of H2S in the natural gas, originally national or imported, commercialized in Brazil must contain 10 -15 mg/cm3. In the Processing Units of Natural Gas, there are used different methods in the removal of H2S, for instance, adsorption towers filled with activated coal, zeolites and sulfatreat (solid, dry, granular and based on iron oxide). In this work, ion exchange resins were used as adsorbing materials. The resins were characterized by thermo gravimetric analysis, infrared spectroscopy and sweeping electronic microscopy. The adsorption tests were performed in a system linked to a gas-powered chromatograph. The present H2S in the exit of this system was monitored by a photometrical detector of pulsing flame. The electronic microscopy analyzes showed that the topography and morphology of the resins favor the adsorption process. Some characteristics were found such as, macro behavior, particles of variable sizes, spherical geometries, without the visualization of any pores in the surface. The infrared specters presented the main frequencies of vibration associated to the functional group of the amines and polymeric matrixes. When the resins are compared with sulfatreat, under the same experimental conditions, they showed a similar performance in retention times and adsorption capacities, making them competitive ones for the desulphurization process of the natural gas / O g?s natural (GN) ? uma fonte de energia limpa encontrada no subsolo de rochas porosas, associado ou n?o ao petr?leo. Sua composi??o b?sica inclui metano, etano, propano e outros componentes, como di?xido de carbono, nitrog?nio, ?cido sulf?drico e ?gua. H2S ? um dos poluentes naturais do g?s natural. ? considerado cr?tico no que se refere ? corros?o. Sua presen?a depende da origem, bem como do processo usado no tratamento do g?s. Ele pode acarretar problemas nas tubula??es e aplica??es finais do GN. A Ag?ncia Nacional de Petr?leo estabelece que a concentra??o m?xima de H2S no g?s natural, de origem nacional ou importado, comercializado no Brasil contenha no m?ximo 10 15 mg/m3. Nas Unidades de Processamento do G?s Natutal, diferentes m?todos s?o usados na remo??o de H2S, por exemplo, em torres de adsor??o recheadas com carv?o ativo, ze?litas e Sulfatreat (s?lido, seco, granular e baseado em ?xido de ferro). Neste trabalho, resinas de troca-i?nica foram usadas como material adsorvente. As resinas foram caracterizadas por an?lise termogravim?trica, espectroscopia de infravermelho e microscopia eletr?nica de varredura. Os ensaios de adsor??o foram realizados em um sistema acoplado a um cromat?grafo a g?s. O H2S presente na sa?da do sistema foi monitorado por um detector fotom?trico de chama pulsante. As an?lises de microscopia eletr?nica demonstraram que a topografia e morfologia das resinas favorecem o processo de adsor??o. Caracter?sticas como comportamento macro, part?culas de tamanhos variados, geometrias esf?ricas, sem a visualiza??o de poros na superf?cie, foram encontrados. Os espectros de infravermelho apresentaram as principais freq??ncias de vibra??o associadas aos grupos funcionais das aminas e matrizes polim?ricas. Quando comparadas ao sulfatreat, sob as mesmas condi??es experimentais, as resinas demonstraram semelhante desempenho em tempos de reten??o e capacidade de adsor??o, tornando-se competitiva para o processo de dessulfuriza??o do g?s natural