Abstract:
For the fractionation of a hydrocarbon mixture, e.g., natural gas rich in a C.sub.2+ fraction, the hydrocarbon mixture is partially condensed and the thus-produced gas/liquid mixture is separated in a distillation column to produce a gaseous overhead fraction containing lighter hydrocarbons and a liquid bottoms product containing heavier hydrocarbons. In the upper column section, the gas is scrubbed with a physical scrubbing agent which is preferably a part of the bottoms product. A gaseous stream is withdrawn from the middle of the column to give the C.sub.4+ bottoms product the proper composition for scrubbing purposes. The scrubbing agent is also subcooled to lower the vapor pressure, preferably by a cooler liquid withdrawn from the column.
Abstract:
In the selective removal of sulfur compounds, e.g., H.sub.2 S, COS, from moist gaseous mixtures, comprising scrubbing the gaseous mixture in a column at a temperature below 0.degree. C., with toluene or xylene as the scrubbing liquid, and prior to the scrubbing stage, contacting the moist gaseous mixture with liquid methanol before the gaseous mixture is cooled to the scrubbing temperature, passing the scrubbing liquid containing absorbed sulfur compounds to a thermal regenerating column, and recycling resultant thermally regenerated scrubbing agent to the scrubbing stage, the improvement of maintaining a methanol concentration of above 2%, e.g. 3-8% to about 30% by weight in the scrubbing liquid to be recycled from the sump of the thermal regenerating column to the scrubbing column. This permits a lower reboiling temperature in the regenerating column so that low pressure steam can be used, among other advantages.
Abstract:
Process for treating a gaseous mixture under pressure to remove unwanted components from a gas, including methane, ethane, hydrogen, nitrogen, such components as C.sub.3, C.sub.4 and C.sub.5 higher hydrocarbons, hydrogen sulphide and carbon dioxide. The gaseous mixture is fractionated under pressure to remove in bottoms product portions of higher hydrocarbons, hydrogen sulphide and carbon dioxide. The overhead product is scrubbed to remove in a suitable solvent a substantial portion of or all of the remaining higher hydrocarbons, hydrogen sulphide and carbon dioxide.
Abstract:
For the separation of substantially pure carbon dioxide and a gas enriched in hydrogen, said gases being especially suitable for the production of urea via an intermediate ammonia synthetic and reaction with CO.sub.4 a system is provided ofA. scrubbing a raw gas consisting essentially of carbon dioxide, hydrogen and hydrogen sulfide in a first scrubbing stage with a first fraction of partially loaded physical scrubbing agent, e.g., methanol, to obtain a partially scrubbed raw gas depleted in H.sub.2 S and a more loaded scrubbing agent;B. scrubbing said partially scrubbed raw gas in a second stage with physical scrubbing agent to obtain a further scrubbed raw gas enriched in hydrogen and said partially loaded physical scrubbing agent;C. subjecting said more loaded scrubbing agent to at least one (preferably two) pressure reducing stages to obtain a gaseous phase therefrom;D. subjecting a second fraction of said partially loaded scrubbing agent to at least one pressure-reducing stage to obtain reduced pressure liquid phase substantially free of hydrogen sulfide; andE. scrubbing said gaseous phase of step (c) with at least a fraction of liquid phase of step (d) to obtain a scrubbed substantially pure carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide.