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TWI562821B - Cryogenic systems for removing acid gases from a hydrocarbon gas stream using co-current separation devices - Google Patents

Cryogenic systems for removing acid gases from a hydrocarbon gas stream using co-current separation devices

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TWI562821B
TWI562821B TW100126573A TW100126573A TWI562821B TW I562821 B TWI562821 B TW I562821B TW 100126573 A TW100126573 A TW 100126573A TW 100126573 A TW100126573 A TW 100126573A TW I562821 B TWI562821 B TW I562821B
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gas stream
hydrocarbon gas
acid gases
separation devices
current separation
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Paul Scott Northrop
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Exxonmobil Upstream Res Co
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