Process and apparatus for sweetening and liquefying a gas stream

A process and apparatus for liquefying a gas stream comprising hydrocarbons and sour species is provided in which the sour species are removed in liquefied form as the sweetened gas stream is progressively cooled to liquefaction temperatures. The process involves cooling the gas stream in a manner t...

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Hauptverfasser:	WILKES, MARTIN, GNANENDRAN, NIMALAN
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ADDING MATERIALS TO FUELS OR FIRES TO REDUCE SMOKE ORUNDESIRABLE DEPOSITS OR TO FACILITATE SOOT REMOVAL BLASTING CAPTURE, STORAGE, SEQUESTRATION OR DISPOSAL OF GREENHOUSEGASES [GHG] CHEMISTRY COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS FIRELIGHTERS FUELS FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS HEATING LIGHTING LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS LUBRICANTS MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING METALLURGY MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT NATURAL GAS PEAT PERFORMING OPERATIONS PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL REFRIGERATION OR COOLING SEPARATION SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES C10G, C10K TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE TRANSPORTING WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A process and apparatus for liquefying a gas stream comprising hydrocarbons and sour species is provided in which the sour species are removed in liquefied form as the sweetened gas stream is progressively cooled to liquefaction temperatures. The process involves cooling the gas stream in a manner to produce a cooled gas stream comprising gaseous hydrocarbons and residual sour species. The cooled gas stream is then treated with a cold solvent to deplete the cooled gas stream of residual sour species. The resulting cooled sweetened gas stream is then further cooled to produce liquid hydrocarbons.