RU2018103764A - HELIUM PRODUCTION FROM NATURAL GAS FLOW - Google Patents
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- 239000001307 helium Substances 0.000 title claims 14
- 229910052734 helium Inorganic materials 0.000 title claims 14
- SWQJXJOGLNCZEY-UHFFFAOYSA-N helium atom Chemical compound [He] SWQJXJOGLNCZEY-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 title claims 13
- VNWKTOKETHGBQD-UHFFFAOYSA-N methane Chemical compound C VNWKTOKETHGBQD-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 title claims 10
- 239000003345 natural gas Substances 0.000 title 1
- IJGRMHOSHXDMSA-UHFFFAOYSA-N Atomic nitrogen Chemical compound N#N IJGRMHOSHXDMSA-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims 14
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 claims 12
- 239000007789 gas Substances 0.000 claims 11
- 238000004821 distillation Methods 0.000 claims 9
- 229910052757 nitrogen Inorganic materials 0.000 claims 7
- 239000012071 phase Substances 0.000 claims 6
- 239000007791 liquid phase Substances 0.000 claims 5
- 239000000203 mixture Substances 0.000 claims 4
- FGUUSXIOTUKUDN-IBGZPJMESA-N C1(=CC=CC=C1)N1C2=C(NC([C@H](C1)NC=1OC(=NN=1)C1=CC=CC=C1)=O)C=CC=C2 Chemical compound C1(=CC=CC=C1)N1C2=C(NC([C@H](C1)NC=1OC(=NN=1)C1=CC=CC=C1)=O)C=CC=C2 FGUUSXIOTUKUDN-IBGZPJMESA-N 0.000 claims 3
- 238000009434 installation Methods 0.000 claims 3
- 238000005191 phase separation Methods 0.000 claims 3
- 238000011084 recovery Methods 0.000 claims 3
- 238000011144 upstream manufacturing Methods 0.000 claims 3
- GNFTZDOKVXKIBK-UHFFFAOYSA-N 3-(2-methoxyethoxy)benzohydrazide Chemical compound COCCOC1=CC=CC(C(=O)NN)=C1 GNFTZDOKVXKIBK-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims 2
- 239000003990 capacitor Substances 0.000 claims 1
- 239000002826 coolant Substances 0.000 claims 1
- 150000002371 helium Chemical class 0.000 claims 1
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Claims (23)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| FR1556739 | 2015-07-16 | ||
| FR1556739A FR3038973B1 (en) | 2015-07-16 | 2015-07-16 | HELIUM PRODUCTION FROM NATURAL GAS CURRENT |
| PCT/FR2016/051786 WO2017009573A1 (en) | 2015-07-16 | 2016-07-12 | Production of helium from a stream of natural gas |
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| RU2018103764A true RU2018103764A (en) | 2019-07-31 |
| RU2018103764A3 RU2018103764A3 (en) | 2019-10-29 |
| RU2717666C2 RU2717666C2 (en) | 2020-03-24 |
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| RU2018103764A RU2717666C2 (en) | 2015-07-16 | 2016-07-12 | Obtaining helium from stream of natural gas |
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| US (1) | US20180209725A1 (en) |
| EP (1) | EP3322949B1 (en) |
| FR (1) | FR3038973B1 (en) |
| PL (1) | PL3322949T3 (en) |
| RU (1) | RU2717666C2 (en) |
| WO (1) | WO2017009573A1 (en) |
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| RU2736682C1 (en) * | 2020-06-05 | 2020-11-19 | Андрей Владиславович Курочкин | Natural gas preparation unit with helium extraction |
| CN111981767B (en) * | 2020-08-20 | 2024-03-08 | 中国石油工程建设有限公司 | Natural gas single-tower cryogenic helium extraction device and method |
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| FR3038973A1 (en) | 2017-01-20 |
| EP3322949B1 (en) | 2022-02-23 |
| FR3038973B1 (en) | 2019-09-27 |
| RU2717666C2 (en) | 2020-03-24 |
| PL3322949T3 (en) | 2022-07-25 |
| US20180209725A1 (en) | 2018-07-26 |
| EP3322949A1 (en) | 2018-05-23 |
| WO2017009573A1 (en) | 2017-01-19 |
| RU2018103764A3 (en) | 2019-10-29 |
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