Measuring the density and viscosity of H2S-loaded aqueous methyldiethanolamine solution

•Measurement solubility of H2S in 46.78 mass% MDEA aqueous solutions.•Measurement density of H2S loaded of MDEA aqueous solution.•Measurement viscosity of H2S loaded of MDEA aqueous solution.•Correlation of the density and viscosity of H2S loaded of MDEA aqueous solution using modified setchenow equation.

The density and viscosity of H2S-loaded aqueous 46.78 mass% methyldiethanolamine solution were experimentally measured accompanied with the solubility of H2S at temperatures (313.15, 328.15 and 343.15) K, pressures from vapor pressure of fresh solution up to 1.0 MPa and loadings up to 1.00 mol of H2S per 1 mol of amine. All experimental trials have been carried out using the new setup developed in our laboratory. It was observed that both density and viscosity of mixtures decrease by increasing temperature and density increase by increasing acid gas solubility (loading) by about 4.7%, whereas viscosity has a complicated behavior with H2S solubility. Viscosity decreases by increasing acid gas solubility (loading) at 313.15 K by about 20.6% and at 328.15 K by about 15.0%, but it is comparable at 343.15 K in terms of H2S solubility. Finally, the experimental density and viscosity data correlated using Modified Setchenow equation.