DEA degradation in heat exchanger tubes

Aqueous diethanolamine ("DEA") is widely used for the removal of acid gases such as CO₂ and H₂S from natural gas as well as refinery gases. In addition to the desired absorption and desorption reactions, some side reactions occur between CO₂ and DEA resulting in the formation of degradatio...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chakma, Amitabha
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/24807