Zero Methane Emission Oil and Gas Well Sites - Phase 2

在与SAIT在NSERC Engage项目中成功合作后，SurePoint技术集团有限公司(STG)正在进行下一阶段的应用研究，以推进其基于过氧化氢的专有技术。STG的愿景是将这项技术商业化，作为天然气和甲烷燃烧的绿色替代品，以满足石油和天然气过程的加热要求。该技术使用过氧化氢的催化分解来产生热能--这是一个不会产生温室气体排放的过程。在Engage项目期间，SAIT和STG在工作台上进行了几次试验，以证明过氧化氢分解的放热性质。该团队使用了一个由进料罐、压力容器/化学反应器、阀门、管道、压力计和热电偶组成的装置。Engage项目被认为是成功的，因为该团队能够稳定化学反应，并通过多次测试证明，超过185摄氏度和2000psi的温度和压力是可以实现的。其他测试表明，在被测试的四种物质中，银是最好的催化剂。拟议的研究旨在开发新的方法来调节和控制化学反应，通过确定反应的最佳条件，创建一个连续的过程和过程自动化。该团队打算设计和制造一个规模化的化学反应器，配备一个过程控制系统，能够在最短的停机时间内实现安全操作，高效地产生热量，并且可以轻松操作。将注重机械设计、催化剂的选择和优化、操作条件、启动和关闭协议。优化后的技术将有能力改变石油和天然气作业、工业工厂和消费应用中产生热量的方式。

After a successful collaboration with SAIT in an NSERC Engage project, Surepoint Technologies Group Ltd. (STG) is pursuing the next stage of applied research to advance its proprietary hydrogen peroxide-based technology. STG's vision is to commercialize this technology as a green alternative to the combustion of natural gas and methane for the heating requirements of oil and gas processes. The technology uses catalytic decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to produce thermal energy - a process that does not produce GHG emissions. During the Engage project, SAIT and STG performed several trials on the bench to demonstrate the exothermic nature of hydrogen peroxide decomposition. The team used a setup consisting of a feed reservoir, pressure vessel/chemical reactor, valves, tubing, pressure gauges and a thermocouple. The Engage project was deemed a success because the team was able to stabilize the chemical reaction and demonstrate through multiple tests that temperatures and pressures in excess of 185C and 2000psi were achievable. Other tests showed that, from among the four substances tested, silver was the best catalyst. The proposed research seeks to develop novel methods to regulate and control the chemical reaction by determining the optimal conditions for the reaction, creating a continuous process and process automation. The team intends to design and fabricatea scaled-up chemical reactor outfitted with a process control system that enables safe operation with minimal downtime, produces heat efficiently, and can be operated with ease. Attention will be given to the mechanical design, catalyst selection and optimization, operating conditions, start-up and shut-down protocols. The optimized technology will have the capability to change the way heat is generated in oil and gas operations, industrial plants and consumer applications.