Penyingkiran Merkuri Dari Minyak Mentah Berat: Konversi Merkuri Ion ke Merkuri Metalik

Mercury Removal from Heavy Crude Oil: Conversion of Ionic Mercury to Metallic Mercury

  • Tri Partono Adhi Program Studi Teknik Kimia, Fakultas Teknologi Industri, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha 10, Bandung
  • Harris Prabowo Downstream Research Technology Center, PT. Pertamina, Sopo Del Tower, Jl. KH. Guru Mughni 21, Jakarta
  • Antonius Indarto Program Studi Teknik Kimia, Fakultas Teknologi Industri, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha 10, Bandung
Keywords: Mercury removal, ionic mercury, metalic mercury, crude oil, refinery

Abstract

The presence of mercury in crude oil creates problems in oil processing in refineries, both in terms of operations and health. The previous removal process of mercury has not yet optimally removed mercury in the product, due to ionic and metallic mercury species. In this study, to obtain optimum results, the process of removal of mercury begins with the process of converting ionic (non-metallic) mercury into metallic mercury thermally in the liquid phase, followed by the transfer of metallic mercury to the gas phase by instant evaporation (flashing) and reinforced by gas stripping using internal gas cone from the evaporation of an instant. The results of the optimization of the process carried out can eliminate mercury with an efficiency of more than 95%.

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Published
2020-09-30
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Partono Adhi, T.; Prabowo, H.; Indarto, A. Penyingkiran Merkuri Dari Minyak Mentah Berat: Konversi Merkuri Ion Ke Merkuri Metalik. Indo. J. Chem. Res. 2020, 8, 120-124.