公开(公告)号：US20240027129A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-25

申请号：US18190943

申请日：2023-03-27

Applicant: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.

Inventor： Christine Marie LONG ,  Daniel CHINN ,  Jinhua BAI ,  Russell E. COOPER ,  Joshua A. THOMPSON

IPC: F25J3/02 ,  C10G7/00

CPC classification number: F25J3/0214 ,  C10G7/00 ,  C10G2300/1025 ,  F25J2220/60 ,  F25J2250/20 ,  C10G2300/205

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for removing elemental mercury from liquid natural gas comprising changing the stabilizer column operating conditions to beneficially transfer mercury from the stabilized condensate phase to the overhead gas phase, where it may be compressed and recycled with the gas going to the existing feed gas mercury removal units.