PE20150658A1 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE REMOVAL OF HYDROCARBONS FROM A NATURAL GAS STREAM - Google Patents

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE REMOVAL OF HYDROCARBONS FROM A NATURAL GAS STREAM

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PE20150658A1
PE20150658A1 PE2015000131A PE2015000131A PE20150658A1 PE 20150658 A1 PE20150658 A1 PE 20150658A1 PE 2015000131 A PE2015000131 A PE 2015000131A PE 2015000131 A PE2015000131 A PE 2015000131A PE 20150658 A1 PE20150658 A1 PE 20150658A1
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natural gas
heavy hydrocarbons
hydrocarbons
removal
gas stream
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Fei Chen
Xukun Luo
Christopher Michael Ott
Mark Julian Roberts
Gowri Krishnamurthy
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Air Prod & Chem
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Priority claimed from US13/565,881 external-priority patent/US20140033762A1/en
Priority claimed from PCT/US2012/049506 external-priority patent/WO2014021900A1/en
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Publication of PE20150658A1 publication Critical patent/PE20150658A1/en

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La invencion se refiere a un metodo y aparato para la remocion de hidrocarburos pesados de una corriente de suministro de gas natural, donde el metodo comprende usar un primer y un segundo sistema de remocion de hidrocarburos pesados en serie, de tal modo que el primer sistema procesa la corriente de suministro de gas natural para producir una corriente de gas natural disminuida en hidrocarburos pesados y el segundo sistema procesa al menos una porcion de la corriente de gas natural disminuida en hidrocarburos pesados del primer sistema, para producir una corriente de gas natural pobre en hidrocarburos pesados y donde uno de dichos sistemas es un sistema de adsorcion que comprende uno o mas lechos de adsorbente, para adsorber y con ello remover, los hidrocarburos pesados de un gas natural contentivo de hidrocarburos pesados y, el otro de dichos sistemas es un sistema de separacion gas-liquido, para separar el gas natural contentivo de hidrocarburos pesados en un vapor de gas natural disminuido en hidrocarburos pesados y, en un liquido enriquecido en hidrocarburos pesadosThe invention relates to a method and apparatus for the removal of heavy hydrocarbons from a natural gas supply stream, where the method comprises using a first and a second heavy hydrocarbon removal system in series, such that the first system processes the natural gas supply stream to produce a heavy hydrocarbon depleted natural gas stream and the second system processes at least a portion of the heavy hydrocarbon depleted natural gas stream from the first system to produce a lean natural gas stream in heavy hydrocarbons and where one of said systems is an adsorption system that comprises one or more adsorbent beds, to adsorb and thereby remove, heavy hydrocarbons from a natural gas containing heavy hydrocarbons and the other of said systems is a gas-liquid separation system, to separate the natural gas containing heavy hydrocarbons into a natural gas vapor di decreased in heavy hydrocarbons and, in a liquid enriched in heavy hydrocarbons

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