INNOVATIONS IN TREATING NATURAL GAS

摘要

This poster session focuses on processing options to condition natural gas for pipeline transport and use as a feedstock for petroleum refinery and petrochemical processing. New advances in technology make this route for converting low-value gas to high-value end products economically attractive. Technologies to remove carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, water, and mercury are highlighted. Innovative membrane systems, inhibited amines, promoted hot potassium carbonates, advanced formulated solvents, high-performing physical solvents, and specialized molecular sieve adsorbents are compared and contrasted. The influence of processing conditions and product specifications on technology selection are illustrated. The application of these technologies in a typical natural gas plant is shown. The availability of these natural gas treating innovations allows the end user to adequately and economically condition the gas for pipeline transport or further downstream processing.