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CN111715066A - Device and method for degrading toluene through gas discharge photocatalysis in oil field pump room - Google Patents

Device and method for degrading toluene through gas discharge photocatalysis in oil field pump room Download PDF

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CN111715066A
CN111715066A CN202010427139.XA CN202010427139A CN111715066A CN 111715066 A CN111715066 A CN 111715066A CN 202010427139 A CN202010427139 A CN 202010427139A CN 111715066 A CN111715066 A CN 111715066A
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张海玲
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刘汉斌
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Abstract

The invention discloses a device and a method for degrading toluene by gas discharge photocatalysis in an oil field pump room, wherein the device comprises the following components: the gas discharge photocatalysis reactor is arranged in the machine body shell; the machine body shell is of a cylindrical structure, and one end of the machine body shell is provided with a fan; one end of the gas discharge photocatalytic reactor is provided with a gas inlet, and the other end of the gas discharge photocatalytic reactor is provided with a gas outlet; a high-voltage power supply arranged outside the machine body shell supplies power to the gas discharge photocatalytic reactor; the gas discharge photocatalytic reactor comprises a reaction tube, a corona wire and an externally wound coil, wherein the corona wire is arranged along the axis of the reaction tube, and the externally wound coil is wound outside the reaction tube and serves as a grounding electrode; and a silica gel filler is filled between the corona wire and the inner wall of the reaction tube, and a photocatalyst is loaded on the surface of the silica gel filler. The method for degrading the toluene by the gas discharge photocatalysis of the oil field pump room realizes the purposes of improving the working environment of field personnel and directly and effectively treating and degrading the toluene.

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Device and method for degrading toluene through gas discharge photocatalysis in oil field pump room
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of crude oil storage and transportation in oil fields, in particular to a method for degrading space volatile organic matter toluene used in indoor spaces such as oil field oil gathering stations, united station pump rooms and the like, and particularly relates to a device and a method for degrading toluene by gas discharge photocatalysis in oil field pump rooms.
Background
The indoor space gas of oil field gathering station, united station pump house, etc. contains gas such as toluene, the concrete reason is that crude oil contains toluene, etc. and volatilizes through pump, valve, flange and other linking piece loss, secondly, in the course of crude oil storage and transportation, different additives contain toluene, etc. and volatilize through pump, valve, flange and other linking piece loss simultaneously in the course of dosing, and toluene can seriously harm the health of field worker.
At present, toluene gas is not treated in indoor spaces such as oil field gathering stations, united station pump rooms and the like, so that site personnel cannot monitor the benzene discharge condition in the pump room space in real time on site, and the site lacks a means for directly and effectively treating and degrading toluene.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to overcome the problems in the prior art, and provides a device and a method for degrading methylbenzene by gas discharge photocatalysis in an oil field pump room, which utilize actuating mechanisms such as a fan, a gas discharge photocatalysis reactor, a high-voltage power supply, a flowmeter and the like, and realize the purposes of improving the working environment of field personnel and directly and effectively treating and degrading methylbenzene by the method for degrading methylbenzene by gas discharge photocatalysis in the oil field pump room, so as to meet the requirements of clean and environment-friendly production in oil field oil collection stations and united stations in the oil field and overcome the problem that the methylbenzene cannot be degraded by indoor spaces such as the oil field oil collection stations, the united stations and the like.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:
the utility model provides an oil field pump house gas discharge photocatalysis degradation toluene device, includes: the gas discharge photocatalysis reactor is arranged in the machine body shell;
the machine body shell is of a cylindrical structure, and one end of the machine body shell is provided with a fan;
one end of the gas discharge photocatalytic reactor is provided with a gas inlet, and the other end of the gas discharge photocatalytic reactor is provided with a gas outlet; a high-voltage power supply arranged outside the machine body shell supplies power to the gas discharge photocatalytic reactor;
the gas discharge photocatalytic reactor comprises a reaction tube, a corona wire and an externally wound coil, wherein the corona wire is arranged along the axis of the reaction tube, and the externally wound coil is wound outside the reaction tube and serves as a grounding electrode; and a silica gel filler is filled between the corona wire and the inner wall of the reaction tube, and a photocatalyst is loaded on the surface of the silica gel filler.
As a further development of the invention, the reaction tube is made of a ceramic tube.
As a further improvement of the invention, the particle size of the silica gel filler is 5-8 mm, and the porosity is 15-20%.
As a further improvement of the invention, the high-voltage power supply adopts a 50Hz high-voltage alternating current power supply, and the boosting range is 0-40 kv.
As a further improvement of the invention, the corona wire is a metal wire with a diameter of 1.5 mm.
As a further improvement of the invention, the outer winding coil is a metal coil or a copper sheet.
As a further improvement of the invention, the photocatalyst is a TiO photocatalyst.
As a further development of the invention, the gas outlet is provided with a flow meter.
A degradation method of a device for degrading toluene by gas discharge photocatalysis in an oil field pump room comprises the following steps:
the fan is started, toluene gas enters from a gas inlet at the bottom of the device under the suction effect, the toluene gas reacts to generate carbon dioxide and water through a gas discharge photocatalytic reactor powered by a high-voltage power supply, and the treated gas is discharged from a gas outlet at the top of the device.
As a further improvement of the invention, the control circuit of the gas discharge photocatalytic reactor adopts an autotransformer to adjust the AC voltage.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following advantages:
the device provided by the invention utilizes gas discharge photocatalysis to degrade toluene, and the principle is simple and efficient. Wherein, the bombardment of the high-energy electrons of the gas discharge photocatalytic reactor to the toluene leads chemical bonds of excitation, ionization, dissociation and the like to be broken, thereby playing a role in damaging the toluene. The plasma generated by the gas discharge contains a large amount of free radicals and ozone, and the toluene is oxidized to generate carbon dioxide and water. The gas discharge will generate ultraviolet rays, when the ultraviolet rays irradiate the nano TiO photocatalyst, the surface of the nano TiO photocatalyst can generate electron and hole pairs and react with oxygen and water adsorbed on the surface to generate hydroxyl radicals to treat the toluene.
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The present invention will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the apparatus of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a gas discharge photocatalytic reactor according to the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the mechanism of the gas discharge-photocatalytic method for degrading toluene molecules;
description of reference numerals: 1. a gas inlet; 2. a gas discharge photocatalytic reactor; 3. a gas outlet; 4. a flow meter; 5. a fan; 6. a body housing; 7. a high voltage power supply; 9. a corona wire; 10. a filler; 11. an outer-wound coil; 12. and (3) a reaction tube.
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In order to make those skilled in the art better understand the technical solution of the present invention, the technical solution in the embodiment of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiment of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiment is only a part of the embodiment of the present invention, and not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be obtained by a person skilled in the art without any inventive step based on the embodiments of the present invention, shall fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.
Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used in the description of the invention herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
The invention provides a method for degrading methylbenzene by gas discharge photocatalysis in an oil field pump room, which comprises the steps of utilizing the suction effect of starting a fan, enabling methylbenzene gas in a pump room of an oil collecting station and a combined station to enter from a gas inlet at the bottom of a device, realizing the effect of degrading the methylbenzene by a gas discharge photocatalysis reactor 12 powered by a high-voltage power supply, and discharging the treated gas through a gas outlet of which the upper part is connected with a flow meter.
The fan is explosion-proof, and the whole device can be controlled to be started and stopped remotely.
The flowmeter can remotely check the processing gas quantity.
The following examples illustrate the process in detail.
Example 1:
the utility model provides an oil field pump house gas discharge photocatalysis degradation toluene device, includes: the gas discharge photocatalysis reactor 12 is arranged in the machine body shell 6;
the machine body shell 6 is of a cylindrical structure, and the upper end of the machine body shell is provided with a fan 5;
the lower end of the gas discharge photocatalytic reactor 12 is provided with a gas inlet 1, the upper end of the gas discharge photocatalytic reactor is provided with a gas outlet 3, and the gas outlet 3 is provided with a flowmeter 4; and a high-voltage power supply 7 arranged outside the engine body shell 6 supplies power to the gas discharge photocatalytic reactor 12.
The gas discharge photocatalytic reactor 12 comprises a reaction tube 12, a corona wire 9 and an externally wound coil 11, wherein the corona wire 9 is arranged along the axis of the reaction tube 12, and the externally wound coil 11 is wound outside the reaction tube 12 to serve as a grounding electrode; silica gel filler is filled between the corona wire and the inner wall of the reaction tube 12, and photocatalyst is loaded on the surface of the silica gel filler.
Example 2:
the invention also provides a degradation method of the device for degrading toluene based on the gas discharge photocatalysis of the oil field pump room.
The high-voltage power supply adopts a 50Hz high-voltage alternating current power supply, the boosting range is 0-40kv, the control circuit can adopt an autotransformer to adjust the alternating voltage, and the voltage is boosted to a proper range. The reaction tube 12 is made of a ceramic tube having an inner diameter of 200mm, a wall thickness of 5mm and a reaction length of 1200 mm. The corona wire is a metal wire with the diameter of 1.5mm, a metal coil or a copper sheet is wound on the outer wall of the reaction tube 12 to be used as a grounding electrode, the reaction tube 12 is filled with a medium filler, and a TiO photocatalyst is loaded on the filler. In order to enhance the corona discharge intensity in the reaction tube 12, silica gel is filled between the corona wire and the inner wall of the reaction tube 12, the silica gel with the medium of 6mm in particle size and 17.6% of porosity is selected as a filler, and a photocatalyst is loaded on the surface of the filler.
The fan is started, toluene gas in the pump rooms of the oil collection station and the combination station enters from the air inlet at the bottom of the device under the suction effect, the toluene gas reacts through the gas discharge photocatalytic reactor 12 powered by the high-voltage power supply, the chemical bond of the toluene is broken, meanwhile, the toluene generates carbon dioxide and water under the action of plasma and ultraviolet irradiation TiO photocatalyst, and the treated gas is discharged from the air outlet at the top of the device.
The fan is explosion-proof, and whole device can remote control open and stop, and the flowmeter can long-rangely look over the treatment capacity.
It should be noted that, in the description of the present invention, the terms "first", "second", and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and for distinguishing similar objects, and no precedence between the two is considered as indicating or implying relative importance. In addition, in the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified.
It is to be understood that the above description is intended to be illustrative, and not restrictive. Many embodiments and many applications other than the examples provided would be apparent to those of skill in the art upon reading the above description. The scope of the present teachings should, therefore, be determined not with reference to the above description, but should instead be determined with reference to the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled. The disclosures of all articles and references, including patent applications and publications, are hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes. The omission in the foregoing claims of any aspect of subject matter that is disclosed herein is not intended to forego such subject matter, nor should the applicant consider that such subject matter is not considered part of the disclosed subject matter.

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1. The utility model provides an oil field pump house gas discharge photocatalysis degradation toluene device which characterized in that includes: the gas discharge photocatalysis reactor comprises a machine body shell (6) and a gas discharge photocatalysis reactor (12) arranged in the machine body shell (6);
the machine body shell (6) is of a cylindrical structure, and one end of the machine body shell is provided with a fan (5);
one end of the gas discharge photocatalytic reactor (12) is provided with a gas inlet (1), and the other end is provided with a gas outlet (3); a high-voltage power supply (7) arranged outside the machine body shell (6) supplies power to the gas discharge photocatalytic reactor (12);
the gas discharge photocatalytic reactor (12) comprises a reaction tube (12), a corona wire (9) and an outer winding coil (11), wherein the corona wire (9) is arranged along the axis of the reaction tube (12), and the outer winding coil (11) is wound outside the reaction tube (12) and serves as a grounding electrode; silica gel filler is filled between the corona wire and the inner wall of the reaction tube (12), and photocatalyst is loaded on the surface of the silica gel filler.
2. The device for photocatalytic degradation of toluene by gas discharge in oilfield pump rooms according to claim 1, wherein the reaction tube (12) is made of ceramic tube.
3. The device for photocatalytic degradation of toluene by gas discharge in an oilfield pump room as defined in claim 1, wherein the silica gel filler has a particle size of 5-8 mm and a porosity of 15-20%.
4. The device for degrading toluene by gas discharge photocatalysis in an oil field pump room according to claim 1, wherein the high-voltage power supply adopts a 50Hz high-voltage alternating current power supply, and the boosting range is 0-40 kv.
5. The device for photocatalytic degradation of toluene by gas discharge in an oilfield pump room as defined in claim 1, wherein the corona wire is a metal wire with a diameter of 1.5 mm.
6. The device for photocatalytic degradation of toluene by gas discharge in oilfield pump rooms according to claim 1, wherein the outer winding coil (11) is a metal coil or a copper sheet.
7. The device for photocatalytic degradation of toluene by gas discharge in an oilfield pump room as defined in claim 1, wherein the photocatalyst is a TiO photocatalyst.
8. The oil field pump room gas discharge photocatalytic toluene degradation device according to claim 1, characterized in that the gas outlet (3) is provided with a flow meter (4).
9. The degradation method of the device for degrading toluene by gas discharge photocatalysis in the oil field pump room based on the claim 1 is characterized by comprising the following steps:
the blower (5) is started, toluene gas enters from a gas inlet (1) at the bottom of the device under the suction effect, the toluene gas reacts to generate carbon dioxide and water through a gas discharge photocatalytic reactor (12) powered by a high-voltage power supply (7), and the treated gas is discharged from a gas outlet (3) at the top of the device.
10. A degradation method according to claim 9, characterized in that the control circuit of the gas discharge photocatalytic reactor (12) uses an autotransformer to adjust the level of the ac voltage.
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