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Bypassing Amine Filters HELPS foaming issues in Amine Contactor, WHY?
yes,we had to change the filters out every 12 hours because of high dP. There were gumming up pretty quick. Black nail polish looking stuff on the filters each time, not many particulates.- bac351
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- Forum: Petroleum refining engineering
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Bypassing Amine Filters HELPS foaming issues in Amine Contactor, WHY?
Foaming problems in one of our amine vs. light gas (mainly methane, ethane, and propane) contactors has persisted for a while now. Foaming events at least twice a week. Analysis around Rich Pinch, anti-foaming agents, etc., have not seemed to help the problem. On June 2nd we decided to bypass...- bac351
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- Forum: Petroleum refining engineering
