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MX2017012225A - Process for removing nitrogen from natural gas. - Google Patents

Process for removing nitrogen from natural gas.

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MX2017012225A
MX2017012225A MX2017012225A MX2017012225A MX2017012225A MX 2017012225 A MX2017012225 A MX 2017012225A MX 2017012225 A MX2017012225 A MX 2017012225A MX 2017012225 A MX2017012225 A MX 2017012225A MX 2017012225 A MX2017012225 A MX 2017012225A
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gas
mixture
nitrogen
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Demolliens Bertrand
Dubettier-Grenier Richard
Granados Ludovic
GRAVE Julie
Murino Michele
Marc PEYRON Jean-
Pascal VICTOR Marie-
Terrien Paul
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Air Liquide
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Abstract

Process for separating the components of a gas mixture (1) to be treated comprising methane, nitrogen and at least one hydrocarbon having at least two carbon atoms, or a mixture of these hydrocarbons, comprising the following steps: a) demethanization of said gas mixture (1) with the aid of at least one demethanization column (7); b) extraction, from the demethanization column (7), of a liquid (12) comprising at least 85 mol% of the hydrocarbons having at least two carbon atoms initially present in the mixture (1) to be treated; c) optionally, partial condensation of a gas mixture (15) extracted from the demethanization column (7) in order to obtain a liquid (29), at least one portion of which is treated in order to be extracted as denitrogenated natural gas product (30) and a second gas (26); d) introduction of said second gas (26) and/or of the gas mixture (15) into a nitrogen removal column (31), obtained from which are a gas (36) and a liquid (33), at least one portion of which is treated in order to be extracted as denitrogenated natural gas product (30); e) treatment of said gas (36) resulting from step d) in a nitrogen removal system (B) in order to produce a gas stream comprising 5 mol% at most of nitrogen and a gaseous nitrogen stream comprising at most 8 mol% of methane; characterized in that the operating temperature between step b) and c) does not exceed -50°C and the gas (36) is heated to a temperature greater than -10°C before being cooled to a temperature below -50°C in said nitrogen removal system (B).
MX2017012225A 2015-04-01 2015-10-01 Process for removing nitrogen from natural gas. MX2017012225A (en)

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