July 2018
Process Optimization
Manage contaminants in amine treating units—Part 2: Rich amine filtration, inlet separation and amine foaming
The installation and operation of suitable separation and filtration systems have become key components of virtually all process units, especially amine units.
The Authors
David Engel is Managing Director of Nexo Solutions and Global Technology Leader for Exion Systems. He holds a BS degree in industrial chemistry from the University of Santiago, Chile, and a PhD in organic chemistry from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. Dr. Engel has published more than 75 articles and has 18 invention patents in his name.
P. Scott Northrop is a gas treating advisor in the facilities function of ExxonMobil’s Upstream Research Co. in Houston, Texas. He received his BS degree from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, and an MS degree and PhD from the California Institute of Technology, all in chemical engineering. Dr. Northrop has 28 years of experience in the industry, and is the author/coauthor of a number of patents, presentations and articles on a variety of related subjects. He sits on Technical Section F of the Gas Processors Association (GPA), and on the board of directors of Alberta Sulfur Research Ltd. in Canada.
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