GB2315773A - Method and apparatus for the manufacture of a hydrocarbon product as well as the product itself - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for the manufacture of a hydrocarbon product as well as the product itself

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GB2315773A
GB2315773A GB9722661A GB9722661A GB2315773A GB 2315773 A GB2315773 A GB 2315773A GB 9722661 A GB9722661 A GB 9722661A GB 9722661 A GB9722661 A GB 9722661A GB 2315773 A GB2315773 A GB 2315773A
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hydrate
hydrocarbon
water
intermediate product
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Otto Skovholt
Geir B Lorentzen
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Den Norske Stats Oljeselskap AS
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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
    • C10L3/00—Gaseous fuels; Natural gas; Synthetic natural gas obtained by processes not covered by subclass C10G, C10K; Liquefied petroleum gas
    • C10L3/06—Natural gas; Synthetic natural gas obtained by processes not covered by C10G, C10K3/02 or C10K3/04
    • C10L3/10—Working-up natural gas or synthetic natural gas
    • C10L3/108—Production of gas hydrates
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01J—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
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    • B01J19/0013—Controlling the temperature of the process
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    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
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    • B01J19/00—Chemical, physical or physico-chemical processes in general; Their relevant apparatus
    • B01J19/18—Stationary reactors having moving elements inside
    • B01J19/1862—Stationary reactors having moving elements inside placed in series
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    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01J—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
    • B01J3/00—Processes of utilising sub-atmospheric or super-atmospheric pressure to effect chemical or physical change of matter; Apparatus therefor
    • B01J3/04—Pressure vessels, e.g. autoclaves
    • 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
    • C10L3/00—Gaseous fuels; Natural gas; Synthetic natural gas obtained by processes not covered by subclass C10G, C10K; Liquefied petroleum gas
    • C10L3/06—Natural gas; Synthetic natural gas obtained by processes not covered by C10G, C10K3/02 or C10K3/04
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C11/00—Use of gas-solvents or gas-sorbents in vessels
    • F17C11/007—Use of gas-solvents or gas-sorbents in vessels for hydrocarbon gases, such as methane or natural gas, propane, butane or mixtures thereof [LPG]
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01J—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
    • B01J2219/00—Chemical, physical or physico-chemical processes in general; Their relevant apparatus
    • B01J2219/00049—Controlling or regulating processes
    • B01J2219/00051—Controlling the temperature
    • B01J2219/00074—Controlling the temperature by indirect heating or cooling employing heat exchange fluids
    • B01J2219/00087—Controlling the temperature by indirect heating or cooling employing heat exchange fluids with heat exchange elements outside the reactor
    • B01J2219/00103—Controlling the temperature by indirect heating or cooling employing heat exchange fluids with heat exchange elements outside the reactor in a heat exchanger separate from the reactor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01J—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
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    • B01J2219/00051—Controlling the temperature
    • B01J2219/00121—Controlling the temperature by direct heating or cooling
    • B01J2219/00123—Controlling the temperature by direct heating or cooling adding a temperature modifying medium to the reactants
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01J—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
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    • B01J2219/00051—Controlling the temperature
    • B01J2219/0015—Controlling the temperature by thermal insulation means
    • B01J2219/00155—Controlling the temperature by thermal insulation means using insulating materials or refractories
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01J—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
    • B01J2219/00—Chemical, physical or physico-chemical processes in general; Their relevant apparatus
    • B01J2219/00049—Controlling or regulating processes
    • B01J2219/00051—Controlling the temperature
    • B01J2219/00159—Controlling the temperature controlling multiple zones along the direction of flow, e.g. pre-heating and after-cooling
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01J—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
    • B01J2219/00—Chemical, physical or physico-chemical processes in general; Their relevant apparatus
    • B01J2219/00049—Controlling or regulating processes
    • B01J2219/00162—Controlling or regulating processes controlling the pressure
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01J—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
    • B01J2219/00—Chemical, physical or physico-chemical processes in general; Their relevant apparatus
    • B01J2219/18—Details relating to the spatial orientation of the reactor
    • B01J2219/185—Details relating to the spatial orientation of the reactor vertical
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    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
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    • B01J2219/00—Chemical, physical or physico-chemical processes in general; Their relevant apparatus
    • B01J2219/19—Details relating to the geometry of the reactor
    • B01J2219/194—Details relating to the geometry of the reactor round
    • B01J2219/1941—Details relating to the geometry of the reactor round circular or disk-shaped
    • B01J2219/1943—Details relating to the geometry of the reactor round circular or disk-shaped cylindrical

Abstract

A method of producing a stable hydrocarbon product in the form of hydrate of at least one hydrate-forming hydrocarbon surrounded by or suspended in a hydrocarbon-containing liquid. The invention comprises the actual product, a method of manufacturing the product as well as a plant for manufacturing the product. The process comprises the following steps: a) hydrate-forming hydrocarbons and water are brought together in a hydrate-generating zone (1) under hydrate-forming process conditions. Heat energy being released during the hydrate formation is removed from the zone by direct cooling with a first cooling medium. Thereby a first intermediate product is formed, having an average temperature which is equal to or higher than the freezing point of water; b) any non-converted water being present is removed from the first intermediate product. whereby a second intermediate product is obtained, being substantially free of non-converted water c) the second intermediate product is cooled in a cooling zone (80) by direct cooling with a second, hydrocarbon-containing cooling medium, to a final temperature being in average lower than the freezing point of water. The end product comprises particles in a solid, hydrate-containing material, which is surrounded by or suspended in a liquid hydrocarbon carrier medium at a vapour pressure being lower than the final pressure at the final temperature.
GB9722661A 1995-04-28 1996-04-26 Method and apparatus for the manufacture of a hydrocarbon product as well as the product itself Withdrawn GB2315773A (en)

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NO951669A NO951669L (en) 1995-04-28 1995-04-28 Process and apparatus for producing a hydrocarbon product
PCT/NO1996/000098 WO1996034226A1 (en) 1995-04-28 1996-04-26 Method and apparatus for the manufacture of a hydrocarbon product as well as the product itself

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GB2315773A true GB2315773A (en) 1998-02-11

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CA (1) CA2219244A1 (en)
GB (1) GB2315773A (en)
NO (1) NO951669L (en)
WO (1) WO1996034226A1 (en)

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CA2300521C (en) * 1999-03-15 2004-11-30 Takahiro Kimura Production method for hydrate and device for proceeding the same
GB2356619A (en) * 1999-11-25 2001-05-30 British Gas Plc Transporting and storing a hydrate slurry
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US2356407A (en) * 1941-08-15 1944-08-22 Fluor Corp System for forming and storing hydrocarbon hydrates
US2363529A (en) * 1941-05-06 1944-11-28 Fluor Corp Fractionation of hydrate-forming hydrocarbons
US3514274A (en) * 1965-02-18 1970-05-26 Exxon Research Engineering Co Transportation of natural gas as a hydrate
US3888434A (en) * 1973-03-12 1975-06-10 Nikolai Vasilievich Chersky Method of pipeline transportation of natural gas
US4915176A (en) * 1987-12-30 1990-04-10 Institut Francais Du Petrole Method of transporting a hydrate forming fluid
WO1994000713A1 (en) * 1992-06-29 1994-01-06 Den Norske Stats Oljeselskap A.S Method and plant for converting gas into hydrate

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US2363529A (en) * 1941-05-06 1944-11-28 Fluor Corp Fractionation of hydrate-forming hydrocarbons
US2356407A (en) * 1941-08-15 1944-08-22 Fluor Corp System for forming and storing hydrocarbon hydrates
US3514274A (en) * 1965-02-18 1970-05-26 Exxon Research Engineering Co Transportation of natural gas as a hydrate
US3888434A (en) * 1973-03-12 1975-06-10 Nikolai Vasilievich Chersky Method of pipeline transportation of natural gas
US4915176A (en) * 1987-12-30 1990-04-10 Institut Francais Du Petrole Method of transporting a hydrate forming fluid
US4915176B1 (en) * 1987-12-30 1998-06-23 Inst Francais Du Petrole Method of transporting a hydrate forming fluid
WO1994000713A1 (en) * 1992-06-29 1994-01-06 Den Norske Stats Oljeselskap A.S Method and plant for converting gas into hydrate

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AU5705296A (en) 1996-11-18
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