Effect of electrolyte solubility and column inclination on the performance of monoethylene glycol regeneration process

Abstract In this study, the solubilities of potassium‐chloride (KCl) in aqueous monoethylene glycol (MEG) solution and the vapour pressure of aqueous MEG solution containing KCl were investigated. A thermodynamic model was modified based on the data obtained to predict the solubilities of KCl, which was then applied to optimize the MEG regeneration process that is widely used in offshore gas fields. The solubility of KCl in the aqueous MEG solution decreased with an increase in MEG concentration and a decrease in temperature. The presence of KCl in aqueous MEG solution decreased the vapour pressure, thus increasing the boiling temperature at the corresponding pressure. A thermodynamic model based on the electrolyte non‐random two‐liquid (NRTL) coupled with the Redlich–Kwong (RK) equation of state was employed by modifying the binary interaction parameters using the experimental data. The…