Method and apparatus for reducing C2 and C3 at LNG receiving terminals
US7278281B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 15, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25J2235/60
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal is provided, including an extraction column adapted and configured to separate a C1 component from other components in a LNG stream into a C1 rich stream, one of a gas condenser and a heat exchanger adapted and configured to condense the C1 rich stream into a liquid, and a pump adapted and configured to increase a pressure of the liquid C1 rich stream.
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