The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Dow Global Technologies Llc, Midland, MI (US);
Inventors:
Scott T. Matteucci, Midland, MI (US);
H. Robert Goltz, Midland, MI (US);
Ajay N. Badhwar, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Dow Global Technologies LLC, Midland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/02 (2006.01); C10L 3/10 (2006.01); B01J 20/28 (2006.01); B01J 20/26 (2006.01); E21B 43/40 (2006.01); F23G 7/08 (2006.01); B01D 53/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10L 3/101 (2013.01); B01D 53/02 (2013.01); B01J 20/267 (2013.01); B01J 20/2808 (2013.01); B01J 20/28057 (2013.01); B01J 20/28069 (2013.01); B01J 20/28083 (2013.01); E21B 43/40 (2013.01); F23G 7/085 (2013.01); B01D 53/04 (2013.01); B01D 2253/202 (2013.01); B01D 2253/306 (2013.01); B01D 2253/31 (2013.01); B01D 2256/245 (2013.01); B01D 2257/7022 (2013.01); C10L 2290/12 (2013.01); C10L 2290/542 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is disclosed for the separation of ethane and heavier hydrocarbons or propane and heavier hydrocarbons from natural gas to provide a methane-rich natural gas stream and less volatile natural gas liquids (NGLs). This method provides for passing a natural gas feedstream though a regenerable adsorbent media which adsorbs the NGLs to provides the methane rich natural gas product. The regenerable adsorbent media of the present invention is a cross-linked macroporous polymeric adsorbent media.