Pros and cons of implementing new hybrid amine solution for simultaneous removal of mercaptan and acid gas

Abstract The hybrid solution is industrially and theoretically investigated to achieve simultaneous removal of acid gas and mercaptan. Firstly, the proposed model is validated against industrial data with low relative error of 6% then, the effect of addition of sulfolane and piperazine on the performance of gas sweetening unit and sulfur recovery unit as downstream unit is explored. Finally, foam formation of sulfolane is tested in the foam generator device and some hints are provided to implement this formulated solvent into more industrial plants.