Method and unit for separating the light and heavy components of natural gas

The invention relates to a method for the treatment of natural gas containing carbon dioxide, methane and paraffins, said method comprising: a step of extracting the paraffins from the natural gas in a paraffin-removal column, and a step of separating the carbon dioxide and the methane in a distilla...

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Hauptverfasser: Weiss, Claire, Azzi, Salim, Chretien, Denis
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The invention relates to a method for the treatment of natural gas containing carbon dioxide, methane and paraffins, said method comprising: a step of extracting the paraffins from the natural gas in a paraffin-removal column, and a step of separating the carbon dioxide and the methane in a distillation column, the operation of the two columns being provided by means of the thermal coupling of said two columns using a thermal coupling heat exchanger.