Subquality natural gas sweetening and dehydration potential of the physical solvent N-formyl-morpholine

Title: Subquality natural gas sweetening and dehydration potential of the physical solvent N-formyl-morpholine

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Almost all gas produced in the United States requires processing before it is placed in the transmission system. For approximately 50% of the gas, this is just dehydration. The remainder, however, requires processing that is more complex and costly. A report to the Gas Research Institute states that about 30% of the proven gas reserves contained sufficient nitrogen, carbon dioxide or hydrogen sulfide to be classified as a subquality.

Authors:: Semrau, J T; Palla, N; Lee, A L

Publication Date:: 1995-03-01

Research Org.:: Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 35384

Report Number(s):: DOE/MC/28178-95/C0449; CONF-950281-1
ON: DE95008772; TRN: 95:003226

DOE Contract Number:: FC21-92MC28178

Resource Type:: Conference

Resource Relation:: Conference: Laurance Reid gas conditioning conference, Norman, OK (United States), 17 Feb - 1 Mar 1995; Other Information: PBD: [1995]

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 03 NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS; PURIFICATION; DEHYDRATION; MORPHOLINES

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                    Semrau, J T, Palla, N, and Lee, A L. Subquality natural gas sweetening and dehydration potential of the physical solvent N-formyl-morpholine.  United States: N. p., 1995. 
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        "Subquality natural gas sweetening and dehydration potential of the physical solvent N-formyl-morpholine".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/35384.

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