| Issue |
E3S Web of Conf.
Volume 225, 2021
II International Conference “Corrosion in the Oil & Gas Industry” 2020
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| Article Number | 01009 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| Section | Corrosion Mechanisms and Testing Methods | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202122501009 | |
| Published online | 05 January 2021 | |
Mercury in gas and oil deposits: corrosion problem
Lumex-marketing LLC, 195220 St. Petersburg, Russia
* Corresponding author: nrm@lumex.ru
Mercury naturally occurs in gas and oil deposits in a wide range of concentrations covering six orders of magnitude: up to 5 mg/m3 in natural gas and up to 600 ppm (mg/kg) in crude oil. Mercury in hydrocarbons poses a number of technological and environmental problems: contamination of equipment and products with this extremely toxic element, poisoning of catalysts, and initiates intensive corrosion of technological equipment, thereby enhancing accident risk. Metal mercury causes rapid electrochemical corrosion of aluminum alloys (e.g., heat exchangers) and liquid metal embrittlement (LME) of steel leading to heavy accidents. The novel technology based on Zeeman atomic absorption spectroscopy enables rapid selective mercury determination in crude oil, gas condensate, naphtha and natural gas. Examples of the technology application for gas, oil and oil products are presented.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2021
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