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Analyzing hazards of sour water spills
Author(s) -
Woodward J.L.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
process safety progress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1547-5913
pISSN - 1066-8527
DOI - 10.1002/prs.10222
Subject(s) - plume , sour gas , hydrogen sulfide , environmental science , dispersion (optics) , environmental engineering , ammonia , chemistry , environmental chemistry , waste management , engineering , thermodynamics , physics , sulfur , organic chemistry , optics , natural gas
This article illustrates evaluating the consequence of a large spill of sour water by modeling the plume of hydrogen sulfide and ammonia to toxic limits. This modeling uses chemical equilibrium constants and rigorous thermodynamic formulas, coupled with dispersion modeling to show how the plume contours of H 2 S and of NH 3 vary with initial concentrations and pH. The results show that a pH adjustment is an effective mitigation measure. © 2007 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Process Saf Prog 27, 2007
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