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WO2010040735A3 - Methods of treating a hydrocarbon stream and apparatus therefor - Google Patents

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WO2010040735A3
WO2010040735A3 PCT/EP2009/062954 EP2009062954W WO2010040735A3 WO 2010040735 A3 WO2010040735 A3 WO 2010040735A3 EP 2009062954 W EP2009062954 W EP 2009062954W WO 2010040735 A3 WO2010040735 A3 WO 2010040735A3
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Adekunle Adeyelure
Dirk Willem Van Der Mast
Robert Petrus Van Bakel
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Abstract

A hydrocarbon stream (710) is separated in a cyclonic expansion and separation device (100) into a primary methane enriched component stream (110) and one or more methane depleted streams (120, 130). At least one of these methane depleted streams (120, 130) is separated in a first gas/liquid separator (200) to provide an overhead first methane rich stream (210) and a first methane lean stream (220). The overhead first methane rich stream (210) is expanded in a first expansion device (300) to provide an expanded first methane rich stream (310), which is fed to a separating column (400) at a first feeding level. The expanded first methane rich stream (310) is separated in a separating column (400) to provide a second methane enriched component stream (410) and a second methane depleted component stream (420).
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