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Title: Natural gas treatment process using PTMSP membrane

Patent ·
OSTI ID:870352

A process for separating C.sub.3 + hydrocarbons, particularly propane and butane, from natural gas. The process uses a poly(trimethylsilylpropyne) membrane.

Research Organization:
Membrane Technology and Research, Inc. (Menlo Park, CA)
DOE Contract Number:
FG03-90ER81066
Assignee:
Membrane Technology and Research, Inc. (Menlo Park, CA)
Patent Number(s):
US 5501722
OSTI ID:
870352
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Substituted propyne polymers journal December 1988
Polyacetylene derivatives as membranes for gas separation journal March 1988
Substituted propyne polymers?part II. Effects of aging on the gas permeability properties of poly[1-(trimethylsilyl)propyne] for gas separation membranes journal January 1989