HELIUM RECOVERY FROM STREAMS CONTAINING HELIUM, CARBON DIOXIDE, AND AT LEAST ONE OF NITROGEN AND METHANE

Systems and methods are provided for recovering helium from a feed comprising helium, carbon dioxide, and at least one of nitrogen and methane. The feed is separated in a first separator to form helium-enriched stream and a CO 2 -enriched stream. The helium-enriched stream is separated in a pressure...

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Hauptverfasser:	CAO, Jin, PLOEGER, Jason Michael, HIGGINBOTHAM, Paul
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	BLASTING CHEMISTRY COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS COMPOUNDS THEREOF HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS HEATING INORGANIC CHEMISTRY LIGHTING LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING METALLURGY MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL REFRIGERATION OR COOLING SEPARATION TRANSPORTING WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	Systems and methods are provided for recovering helium from a feed comprising helium, carbon dioxide, and at least one of nitrogen and methane. The feed is separated in a first separator to form helium-enriched stream and a CO 2 -enriched stream. The helium-enriched stream is separated in a pressure swing adsorption unit to form a helium-rich product stream and a helium-lean stream. At least a portion of the helium-lean stream is recycled to the first separator with the feed. In some embodiments, a membrane separation unit is used to enhance helium recovery.