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PE20160944A1 - IMPROVED SEPARATION OF HEAVY HYDROCARBONS AND NGL FROM NATURAL GAS IN A WAY INTEGRATED WITH NATURAL GAS LIQUEFACTION - Google Patents

IMPROVED SEPARATION OF HEAVY HYDROCARBONS AND NGL FROM NATURAL GAS IN A WAY INTEGRATED WITH NATURAL GAS LIQUEFACTION

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PE20160944A1
PE20160944A1 PE2016000086A PE2016000086A PE20160944A1 PE 20160944 A1 PE20160944 A1 PE 20160944A1 PE 2016000086 A PE2016000086 A PE 2016000086A PE 2016000086 A PE2016000086 A PE 2016000086A PE 20160944 A1 PE20160944 A1 PE 20160944A1
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natural gas
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liquefied
ngl
heavy hydrocarbons
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Gowri Krishnamurthy
Timothy Truong
Mark Julian Roberts
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Air Prod & Chem
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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La presente invencion se describe un metodo de y un sistema para fraccionar y licuar una corriente de alimentacion de gas natural. El gas natural se fracciona en primer lugar en una columna de lavado. El vapor de cabeza de la columna de lavado se enfria, se condensa y se divide para forma una primera, una segunda y al menos una corriente adicional de primera parte de cabeza licuada. La primera corriente de primera pate de cabeza licuada se devuelve a la columna de lavado como corriente de reflujo. La segunda corriente de primera parte de cabeza licuada forma un producto de GNL. La corriente adicional de primera parte de cabeza licuada se usa para proporcionar o generar reflujo para una columna desmetanizadora usada para fraccionar el liquido de colas de destilacion de la columna de lavadoThe present invention describes a method of and a system for fractionating and liquefying a natural gas feed stream. The natural gas is first fractionated in a scrubber column. The overhead steam from the wash column is cooled, condensed, and split to form a first, second, and at least one additional stream of liquefied first overhead. The first stream of liquefied topsoil is returned to the wash column as a reflux stream. The second stream of liquefied first head part forms an LNG product. The additional stream of first liquefied head part is used to provide or generate reflux for a demethanizer column used to fractionate the bottoms liquid from the wash column.

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