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Chapter 3
Operation of
INTRODUCTION, 188
AMINE PLANT CORROSION, 188
Background, 188
Relationship of Process Conditions to Corrosion, 189
Wet Acid Gas Corrosion, 191
Amine Solution Carbon Steel Corrosion, 199
Erosion-Corrosion, 21 3
Cracking of Carbon Steel in Amine Service, 216
Corrosion Inhibitors, 223
Chloride Attack of Stainless Steel in Amine Service, 224
FOAMING, 224
Causes of Foaming, 224
Symptoms and Characteristics of Foaming Systems, 225
Prevention of Foaming, 226
CHEMICAL LOSSES, 231
Volatility Losses, 231
Entrainment, 232
Solution Degradation, 232
PURIFICATION OF DEGRADED SOLUTIONS, 242
Amine Solution Mechanical Filtration, 242
Activated Carbon Filtration, 250
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