WO2011123253A8 - Hydrocarbon gas processing - Google Patents

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WO2011123253A8
WO2011123253A8 PCT/US2011/028872 US2011028872W WO2011123253A8 WO 2011123253 A8 WO2011123253 A8 WO 2011123253A8 US 2011028872 W US2011028872 W US 2011028872W WO 2011123253 A8 WO2011123253 A8 WO 2011123253A8
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absorbing means
components
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Andrew F. Johnke
W. Larry Lewis
L. Don Tyler
John D. Wilkinson
Joe T. Lynch
Hank M. Hudson
Kyle T. Cuellar
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Ortloff Engineers, Ltd.
S.M.E. Products Lp
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Priority claimed from PCT/US2010/029331 external-priority patent/WO2010144172A1/en
Priority claimed from US12/750,862 external-priority patent/US8881549B2/en
Priority claimed from PCT/US2010/033374 external-priority patent/WO2010144186A1/en
Priority claimed from US12/772,472 external-priority patent/US9933207B2/en
Priority claimed from US12/781,259 external-priority patent/US9939195B2/en
Priority claimed from PCT/US2010/035121 external-priority patent/WO2010144217A1/en
Priority to US13/048,315 priority Critical patent/US9052136B2/en
Priority claimed from US13/048,315 external-priority patent/US9052136B2/en
Priority to CA2764737A priority patent/CA2764737C/en
Priority to AU2011233648A priority patent/AU2011233648B2/en
Priority to JP2013502620A priority patent/JP5798180B2/en
Priority to EP11763217A priority patent/EP2553368A1/en
Priority to EA201200008A priority patent/EA023977B1/en
Application filed by Ortloff Engineers, Ltd., S.M.E. Products Lp filed Critical Ortloff Engineers, Ltd.
Priority to CN201180002404.9A priority patent/CN102510987B/en
Priority to KR1020127000632A priority patent/KR101714101B1/en
Priority to BRPI1105257-0A priority patent/BRPI1105257B1/en
Priority to MYPI2012002341A priority patent/MY160268A/en
Priority to BRPI1106070-0A priority patent/BRPI1106070B1/en
Priority to CA2764579A priority patent/CA2764579C/en
Priority to JP2013502631A priority patent/JP5870085B2/en
Priority to US13/051,682 priority patent/US9074814B2/en
Priority to KR1020127000443A priority patent/KR101758394B1/en
Priority to PCT/US2011/029034 priority patent/WO2011126710A1/en
Priority to EA201200003A priority patent/EA023918B1/en
Priority to CN201180002402.XA priority patent/CN102472574B/en
Priority to AU2011238799A priority patent/AU2011238799B2/en
Priority to JP2013502636A priority patent/JP5870086B2/en
Priority to CA2764629A priority patent/CA2764629C/en
Priority to US13/052,575 priority patent/US9068774B2/en
Priority to KR1020127000146A priority patent/KR101676069B1/en
Priority to MYPI2011005966A priority patent/MY160259A/en
Priority to CA2764590A priority patent/CA2764590C/en
Priority to JP2013502637A priority patent/JP5836359B2/en
Priority to PCT/US2011/029234 priority patent/WO2011123276A1/en
Priority to CN201180002403.4A priority patent/CN102549366B/en
Priority to MYPI2011005965A priority patent/MY160876A/en
Priority to BRPI1105771A priority patent/BRPI1105771A2/en
Priority to EA201200005A priority patent/EA024494B1/en
Priority to AU2011233579A priority patent/AU2011233579B2/en
Priority to EP11763227.3A priority patent/EP2553365A4/en
Priority to PCT/US2011/029239 priority patent/WO2011123278A1/en
Priority to CN201180002401.5A priority patent/CN102695934B/en
Priority to BRPI1105770A priority patent/BRPI1105770A2/en
Priority to KR1020127000745A priority patent/KR101758395B1/en
Priority to AU2011233577A priority patent/AU2011233577B2/en
Priority to EA201200004A priority patent/EA023919B1/en
Priority to JP2013502644A priority patent/JP5802259B2/en
Priority to KR1020127000636A priority patent/KR101714102B1/en
Priority to BRPI1106084-0A priority patent/BRPI1106084B1/en
Priority to CN201180002381.1A priority patent/CN102472573B/en
Priority to MYPI2011005963A priority patent/MY160636A/en
Priority to AU2011233590A priority patent/AU2011233590B2/en
Priority to US13/053,792 priority patent/US9057558B2/en
Priority to PCT/US2011/029409 priority patent/WO2011123289A1/en
Priority to EA201200007A priority patent/EA023957B1/en
Priority to CA2764630A priority patent/CA2764630C/en
Priority to EP11763231A priority patent/EP2553366A1/en
Publication of WO2011123253A1 publication Critical patent/WO2011123253A1/en
Priority to CO11180285A priority patent/CO6480968A2/en
Publication of WO2011123253A8 publication Critical patent/WO2011123253A8/en
Priority to TNP2012000329A priority patent/TN2012000329A1/en

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Abstract

A process and an apparatus are disclosed for a compact processing assembly to recover C2 components (or C3 components) and heavier hydrocarbon components from a hydrocarbon gas stream. The gas stream is cooled and divided into first and second streams. The first stream is further cooled to condense substantially all of it, expanded to lower pressure, and supplied as top feed to an absorbing means. The second stream is also expanded to lower pressure and fed to the bottom of the absorbing means. A distillation vapor stream from the absorbing means is heated by cooling the gas stream and the first stream. A distillation liquid stream from the absorbing means is fed to a heat and mass transfer means to heat it and strip out its volatile components while cooling the gas stream. The absorbing means and the heat and mass transfer means are housed in the processing assembly.
PCT/US2011/028872 2009-02-17 2011-03-17 Hydrocarbon gas processing WO2011123253A1 (en)

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US13/048,315 US9052136B2 (en) 2010-03-31 2011-03-15 Hydrocarbon gas processing
CN201180002404.9A CN102510987B (en) 2010-03-31 2011-03-17 Hydrocarbon gas processing
KR1020127000632A KR101714101B1 (en) 2010-03-31 2011-03-17 Hydrocarbon gas processing
BRPI1105257-0A BRPI1105257B1 (en) 2010-03-31 2011-03-17 process and apparatus for separating a gaseous stream containing methane, c2 components, c3 components, and heavier hydrocarbon components into a gas fraction of volatile residue and a relatively less volatile fraction that contains a large part of components c2, components c3, and heavier hydrocarbon components or c3 components and heavier hydrocarbon components
EA201200008A EA023977B1 (en) 2010-03-31 2011-03-17 Hydrocarbon gas processing
AU2011233648A AU2011233648B2 (en) 2010-03-31 2011-03-17 Hydrocarbon gas processing
JP2013502620A JP5798180B2 (en) 2010-03-31 2011-03-17 Hydrocarbon gas treatment
EP11763217A EP2553368A1 (en) 2010-03-31 2011-03-17 Hydrocarbon gas processing
CA2764737A CA2764737C (en) 2010-03-31 2011-03-17 Hydrocarbon gas processing
AU2011238799A AU2011238799B2 (en) 2010-03-31 2011-03-18 Hydrocarbon gas processing
CN201180002402.XA CN102472574B (en) 2010-03-31 2011-03-18 Hydrocarbon gas processing
EA201200003A EA023918B1 (en) 2010-03-31 2011-03-18 Process for gas processing
PCT/US2011/029034 WO2011126710A1 (en) 2010-03-31 2011-03-18 Hydrocarbon gas processing
MYPI2012002341A MY160268A (en) 2010-03-31 2011-03-18 Hydrocarbon gas processing
BRPI1106070-0A BRPI1106070B1 (en) 2010-03-15 2011-03-18 process and apparatus for separating a gas stream
CA2764579A CA2764579C (en) 2010-03-31 2011-03-18 Hydrocarbon gas processing
JP2013502631A JP5870085B2 (en) 2010-03-31 2011-03-18 Hydrocarbon gas treatment
US13/051,682 US9074814B2 (en) 2010-03-31 2011-03-18 Hydrocarbon gas processing
KR1020127000443A KR101758394B1 (en) 2010-03-31 2011-03-18 Hydrocarbon gas processing
BRPI1105770A BRPI1105770A2 (en) 2010-03-31 2011-03-21 hydrocarbon gas processing.
AU2011233577A AU2011233577B2 (en) 2010-03-31 2011-03-21 Hydrocarbon gas processing
EA201200004A EA023919B1 (en) 2010-03-31 2011-03-21 Hydrocarbon gas processing
MYPI2011005965A MY160876A (en) 2010-03-31 2011-03-21 Hydrocarbon gas processing
KR1020127000146A KR101676069B1 (en) 2010-03-31 2011-03-21 Hydrocarbon gas processing
KR1020127000745A KR101758395B1 (en) 2010-03-31 2011-03-21 Hydrocarbon gas processing
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