Page 2 - Parker - Amine filtration

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The Parker Solution

Filtration takes place at the inlet gas Amine Filtration for Amine Treating Units in Oil Reﬁ neries,
stream prior to the entrance to the Natural Gas Processing Plants and Ammonia Plants
contactor (1) to remove solids prior
to a coalescer that removes entrained
Carbon 4
liquids from gas streams. Placement Filter
of a fi lter on the rich side (amine that Cooler
contains aborbed acid gases) of the 3 Surge Tank
amine (2) protects fouling of the fl ash
Pre-Carbon
tank, lean/rich exchangers, stripper 3 Filter Condenser
and reboiler, provided the fi lter
housings are fl ushed with water prior
4
to media changeout, to drive out any
Lean/Rich Reflux
Post
hydrogen sulfi de gas. Th is location is Carbon Heat Exchanger Stripper
on the cool side of the process and is 1 Sweet Filter Reboiler
Gas
well-suited to the use of polypropylene Lean
Amine
fi lters such as MegaBond Plus, Mechanical
Sour Filter
PolyMate or ParMax. Gas 2
Sour Gas
Filter
Filters should also be placed ahead Coalescer Rich
(3) of the charcoal fi lter to prevent Solvent
Flash Tank
fouling of the bed and after (4) the Rich Separator
Solvent Liquid
charcoal fi lter to trap carbon fi nes that Filter Hydrocarbon
may migrate from the bed onto the
contactor trays.
POSITION APPLICATION PURPOSE FILTER MICRONS
PROBOND
Th e recommended Parker fi ltration PROTECTION OF MEGABOND +
media for use in amine solutions 1 SOUR GAS COALESCER ABSO-MATE 5 - 10
include: MAXGUARD
PROBOND
• ProBond Resin Bonded Depth Filter ABSO-MATE
REMOVAL OF
Cartridge Series 2 RICH AMINE POLYMATE 5 - 25
SCALE, RUST
• MegaBond Plus Melt Blown Filter PARMAX
MAXGUARD
Cartridge Series
PROBOND
• Abso-Mate Pleated Filter Cartridge PREVENT ABSO-MATE
PRE-FILTER TO
Series 3 CARBON BED CARBON BED POLYMATE 5 - 25
• PolyMate Pleated Filter Cartridge FOULING PARMAX
MAXGUARD
Series ABSO-MATE
• ParMax Pleated & Large Diameter POST FILTER PREVENT POLYMATE
4 CARBON FINE 5 - 25
Filter Cartridge Series CARBON BED MIGRATION PARMAX
• MaxGuard High Capacity Filter MAXGUARD
Cartridge Series
Summary
High quality particulate-reduction fi ltration using the fi lter types provided will increase
product and intermediate yields by measurable percentages, depending on the levels
of contaminants present and the degree (rating) of fi ltration selected. Consult your
Parker representative or Parker Technical Services for the best recommendation and
product selection for your specifi c application.

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