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<journal-id>2477-9105</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Perfiles]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Perfiles]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2477-9105</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2477-91052019000100056</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47187/perf.v2i22.63</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[SIMULACIÓN DEL PROCESO DE ENDULZAMIENTO DE GAS NATURAL USANDO SOLUCIÓN ACUOSA DE MONOETANOLAMINA]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Simulation of natural gas sweetening process using monoethanolamine aqueous solution]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Tixi,]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Hernán]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Barahona*]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Natalia]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo Facultad de Ciencias Facultad de Mecánica]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Riobamba ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>2</volume>
<numero>22</numero>
<fpage>56</fpage>
<lpage>63</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.senescyt.gob.ec/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2477-91052019000100056&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.senescyt.gob.ec/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2477-91052019000100056&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.senescyt.gob.ec/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2477-91052019000100056&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN La eliminación de los componentes ácidos del gas natural se conoce como endulzamiento, esto se logra mediante su absorción con soluciones básicas como las alcanolaminas, a través de una reacción exotérmica reversible lo que posteriormente permite su regeneración. En esta investigación teórica se realizó la absorción de CO2 y H2S presentes en el gas natural utilizado el simulador de procesos ASPEN PLUS con su paquete termodinámico para aminas (modelo de Kent y Eisenberg), empleando como absorbedor una solución acuosa de monoetanolamina (MEA). El software ASPEN PLUS es una buena herramienta para el cálculo de variables de operación del proceso. Así pues, se obtuvieron resultados satisfactorios de absorción de CO2 y H2S cuando se aumenta el flujo y la concentración de amina. El proceso de absorción se produce de mejor manera a temperaturas bajas y presiones altas; por el contrario, el proceso de desorción mejora a temperaturas altas y presiones bajas. La concentración de CO2 en el gas limpio se ve influenciada por el número de etapas del absorbedor, no así el H2S.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT The riddance of the acid components of natural gas is known as sweetening, this is achieved through its absorption with basic solutions such as alkanolamines, throughout a reversible exothermic reaction, which subsequently allows its regeneration. In this theoretical research was carried out the absorption of CO2 and H2S extant in the natural gas used in the ASPEN PLUS process simulator with its thermodynamic package for amines, using as an absorber an aqueous solution of monoethanolamine (MEA). The ASPEN PLUS software is a good implement by the calculating process operation variables. Su this, satisfactory results were obtained absorption of CO2 and H2S when the flow and concentration of amine is increased. The absorption process occurs in a better way at low temperatures and high pressures; in opposite, the desorption process improves at high temperatures and low pressures. CO2 concentration in the clean gas is influenced by the number of stages of the absorber, but not the H2S.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Proceso de endulzamiento]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[gas natural]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[MEA]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[simulación]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Sweetening process]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[natural gas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[MEA]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[simulation]]></kwd>
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