Acetic and propionic acids in condensates
Acetic and propionic acids in condensates
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Is anyone aware of condensates containing more than 500 ppm of light organic acids such as acetic and propionic?
Could they be coming from the gas reservoir or the could have been generated in storage tanks by microbial activity?
Thanks a lot for you help.
Kind regards
Could they be coming from the gas reservoir or the could have been generated in storage tanks by microbial activity?
Thanks a lot for you help.
Kind regards





RE: Acetic and propionic acids in condensates
Also it might be an idea to check the conductivity of your steam condensate after kation filter.
By the way, 500 ppm is a high value.
RE: Acetic and propionic acids in condensates
I think my previous e-mail was a bit misleading.
When I indicate "condensate" I do not mean condensation liquid from a process stream or condensate water. I actually refer to condensate hydrocarbons from a gas field i.e. NGL (that in some cases, particularly in middle east, is used as feed for topping units.
RE: Acetic and propionic acids in condensates
I'm just ruminating, if we can find naphthenic acids in petroleum, and carboxylic acids in the low- and medium-boiling distillate fractions, why can't we find the latter (ie, acetic and propionic) also in "associated" natural gas ?