Global Patent Index - EP 2553364 A1

EP 2553364 A1 20130206 - HYDROCARBON GAS PROCESSING

Title (en)

HYDROCARBON GAS PROCESSING

Title (de)

BEHANDLUNG VON KOHLENWASSERSTOFFGAS

Title (fr)

TRAITEMENT D'HYDROCARBURES GAZEUX

Publication

EP 2553364 A1 20130206 (EN)

Application

EP 11763225 A 20110321

Priority

  • US 201113052348 A 20110321
  • US 201113051682 A 20110318
  • US 201113048315 A 20110315
  • US 78125910 A 20100517
  • US 77247210 A 20100503
  • US 2010029331 W 20100331
  • US 75086210 A 20100331
  • US 68961610 A 20100119
  • US 37260409 A 20090217
  • US 18636109 P 20090611
  • US 2011029234 W 20110321

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2011123276A1] A process and an apparatus are disclosed for a compact processing assembly to recover C2 (or C3) components and heavier hydrocarbon components from a hydrocarbon gas stream. The gas stream is cooled and divided into first and second streams. The first stream is further cooled, expanded to lower pressure, and supplied as a feed between first and second absorbing means. The second stream is expanded to lower pressure and supplied as bottom feed to the second absorbing means. A distillation vapor stream from the first absorbing means is heated, compressed to higher pressure, and divided into a volatile residue gas fraction and a compressed recycle stream. The compressed recycle stream is cooled, expanded to lower pressure, and supplied as top feed to the first absorbing means. A distillation liquid stream from the second absorbing means is heated in a heat and mass transfer means to strip out its volatile components.

IPC 8 full level

F25J 3/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F25J 3/0209 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 3/0233 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 3/0238 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 3/0242 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2200/02 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2200/70 (2013.01 - US); F25J 2200/74 (2013.01 - US); F25J 2200/76 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2200/80 (2013.01 - US); F25J 2205/02 (2013.01 - US); F25J 2205/04 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2210/06 (2013.01 - US); F25J 2235/60 (2013.01 - US); F25J 2240/02 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2250/20 (2013.01 - EP); F25J 2270/02 (2013.01 - US); F25J 2270/12 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2270/60 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2290/40 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2290/42 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2011123276A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2011123276 A1 20111006; WO 2011123276 A8 20120322; EP 2553364 A1 20130206; TN 2012000329 A1 20131212

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2011029234 W 20110321; EP 11763225 A 20110321; TN 2012000329 A 20120626