Recovery of gas waste from the petroleum industry: a review

Ftwi Y. Hagos; Abd Rashid Abd Aziz; Ezrann Zharif Zainal; M. Mofijur; Shams Forruque Ahmed

doi:10.1007/s10311-021-01345-1

Recovery of gas waste from the petroleum industry: a review

Ftwi Y. Hagos^*, Abd Rashid Abd Aziz, Ezrann Zharif Zainal, M. Mofijur, Shams Forruque Ahmed

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Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

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Abstract

Globally, 150–170 billion cubic metres of gas are being flared annually from petroleum refineries, petrochemical industries and from landfills. In this paper, we critically review the flaring technology, the impact of flare gas on the environment, and recovery options. We also discuss flare gas challenges such as technical, structural, economic, and regulatory challenges. We found that ground flaring is preferred whenever the facility is situated in a highly populated area or close to an aviation zone. Gas flaring produces major pollutants including benzene, benzopyrene and toluene. The recovery of this gas should be intensified to minimise impacts.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	263-281
Number of pages	19
Journal	Environmental Chemistry Letters
Volume	20
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-021-01345-1
Publication status	Published - Nov 13 2021

Keywords

Associated gas
Carbon dioxide emission
Flare emission
Flare gas
Gas recovery
Methane emission

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Environmental Chemistry

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