Turboexpander plant designs can provide high ethane recovery without inlet CO/sub 2/ removal

Journal Article · Sat May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982 · Oil Gas J.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6432429

Wilkinson, J D; Hudson, H M

Several new turboexpander gas-plant schemes offer two advantages over conventional processes: they can recover over 85% of the natural gas stream's ethane while handling higher inlet CO/sub 2/ concentrations without freezing - this saves considerable costs by allowing smaller CO/sub 2/ removal units or eliminating the need for them entirely, and the liquids recovery system requires no more external horsepower and in many cases, even less; this maximized the quantity of liquids recovered per unit of energy input, thus further lowering costs. The economic benefits associated with the proved plant designs make the processes attractive even for inlet gas streams containing little or no CO/sub 2/.

• OSTI ID: 6432429
• Journal Information: Oil Gas J.; (United States), Journal Name: Oil Gas J.; (United States) Vol. 80; ISSN OIGJA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

090100* -- Hydrocarbon Fuels-- (-1989)
10 SYNTHETIC FUELS
ALKANES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
DESIGN
ENERGY SOURCES
ETHANE
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
HYDROCARBONS
MACHINERY
NATURAL GAS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RECOVERY
TURBOMACHINERY