Patent · US Expired

Process for deacidizing a gas with washing of the hydrocarbons desorbed upon regeneration of the solvent

US6666908B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 29, 2002
Grant dateDec 23, 2003
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Expiry dateMay 2, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC10L3/102
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Within the scope of a process using two absorption sections for treating a natural gas containing CO2 and/or H2S, as well as mercaptans, COS and/or CS2, the present invention aims to wash the gaseous hydrocarbons desorbed upon expansion of the solvent from the first absorption section with the solvent from the second absorption section.

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