EP1931755A4 - Process and apparatus for removal of sour species from a natural gas stream - Google Patents

Process and apparatus for removal of sour species from a natural gas stream

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Publication number
EP1931755A4
EP1931755A4 EP06774984A EP06774984A EP1931755A4 EP 1931755 A4 EP1931755 A4 EP 1931755A4 EP 06774984 A EP06774984 A EP 06774984A EP 06774984 A EP06774984 A EP 06774984A EP 1931755 A4 EP1931755 A4 EP 1931755A4
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Prior art keywords
removal
natural gas
gas stream
sour species
sour
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EP06774984A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1931755A1 (en
Inventor
Allan Hart
Robert Amin
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Shell International BV
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Cool Energy Ltd
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Priority claimed from AU2005905089A external-priority patent/AU2005905089A0/en
Application filed by Cool Energy Ltd filed Critical Cool Energy Ltd
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Publication of EP1931755A4 publication Critical patent/EP1931755A4/en
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10L—FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NATURAL GAS; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C10G, C10K; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; ADDING MATERIALS TO FUELS OR FIRES TO REDUCE SMOKE OR UNDESIRABLE DEPOSITS OR TO FACILITATE SOOT REMOVAL; FIRELIGHTERS
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    • C10L—FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NATURAL GAS; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C10G, C10K; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; ADDING MATERIALS TO FUELS OR FIRES TO REDUCE SMOKE OR UNDESIRABLE DEPOSITS OR TO FACILITATE SOOT REMOVAL; FIRELIGHTERS
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AU2005905089A AU2005905089A0 (en) 2005-09-15 Process and apparatus for removal of sour species from a natural gas stream
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EP (1) EP1931755A4 (en)
CN (1) CN101283078A (en)
AU (2) AU2006291954C1 (en)
CA (1) CA2622570A1 (en)
EA (1) EA012227B1 (en)
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