Webinar | Amine and Glycol Recycling in Gas Treating Industry
Many alkanolamine (amine) and glycol solvents used in natural gas treating (both for sweetening and dehydration)—as well as in carbon capture applications—are vulnerable to various forms of chemical and non‑chemical degradation. These solvents can react with contaminants present in the feed gas or make‑up water, leading to the formation of degradation byproducts and other impurities. Additionally, poorly designed or improperly operated heat‑transfer equipment may expose the solvents to excessive temperatures, accelerating thermal degradation.
Over time, the accumulation of these degradation products and impurities can cause serious operational challenges, including diminished solvent absorption capacity, changes in physical properties, increased corrosivity, and altered foaming behaviour. To mitigate or prevent such issues, solvents must be purified periodically or in some cases continuously, using a chemical reclaimer unit.
The reclaimer's design depends on multiple factors: the type and concentration of degradation products, their rate of accumulation, the solvent circulation rate, and overall plant capacity. This webinar presents a detailed discussion of these factors to support the development of efficient, reliable, and sustainable long‑term plant operations.
Learning objectives:
- explain why amines and glycols are used in gas treating systems
- describe the fundamental reasons chemical degradation occurs in amine and glycol systems
- assess the operational and economic impacts of degradation products
- evaluate existing chemical purification and reclamation technologies
This session will be held through ON24.
For any questions about this event, please contact [email protected].
About the presenter
Walid ElMoudir, P.Eng., is a process consultant at ChemProcess Consulting & Services Ltd. and a seasoned chemical engineer with over two decades of international experience in process design, simulation, and technology development for gas treating, carbon capture, and chemical purification systems.
- Delta Reclaimer, designed for primary amine solvents used in carbon capture applications (e.g., MEA, DGA)
- Enhanced Generic Amine (AmineRX) Reclaimer, engineered for gas‑treating amine (alkanolamines) solvents such as MEA, DGA, DEA, MDEA, and DIPA
- Enhanced Generic Glycol (GlycolRX) Reclaimer, designed for gas treating and heating/cooling glycols, including MEG, DEG and TEG
- ChemProcess Hybrid Multi Feed (3RX) Reclaimer, a versatile system capable of simultaneously purifying contaminated water, glycol, and/or amine solvents. Example feed stream is an amine solvent contaminated with glycol or vice versa
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