发明名称 |
Production of refrigerated liquid methane |
摘要 |
A high purity methane product is recovered from a feed gas mixture containing methane and one or more hydrocarbons heavier than methane by cooling, condensing, and rectifying the feed in a dephlegmator. The high purity methane product, containing at least 98 mole % methane, can be liquefied and stored for use as a fuel for internal combustion engines. A hydrocarbon product containing components heavier than methane is also recovered. Methane recovery and C2+ hydrocarbon product purity can be improved by the use of a combined stripping heat exchanger and feed gas cooler. External refrigeration is utilized and can be supplemented in part by autorefrigeration provided by vaporizing dephlegmator liquid.
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申请公布号 |
US5983665(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1999.11.16 |
申请号 |
US19980034052 |
申请日期 |
1998.03.03 |
申请人 |
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. |
发明人 |
HOWARD, LEE JARVIS;ROWLES, HOWARD CHARLES;WRIGHT, RICHARD ALAN;HARRIS, CHRISTOPHER FRANCIS;KINARD, GLENN EUGENE;DAVIS, ROBERT NEWTON |
分类号 |
F25J1/02;F25J3/02;(IPC1-7):F25J1/00 |
主分类号 |
F25J1/02 |
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