| 摘要 |
Acidic contaminants are removed from a natural gas stream comprising hydrocarbons and acidic contaminants in a process comprising the steps of: (a) expanding the natural gas stream, thereby cooling the natural gas stream and allowing at least part of the acidic contaminants to liquefy with the proviso that no solid acidic contaminants are formed, thereby obtaining a cooled natural gas stream that contains liquefied acidic contaminants; (b) separating at least part of the liquefied acidic contaminants from the cooled natural gas stream in a separator comprising centrifugal separation means, to obtain a contaminants-depleted natural gas stream; and (c) treating the contaminants-depleted natural gas stream with a liquid physical solvent to obtain a sweet natural gas stream and a liquid solution of acidic contaminants.
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