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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Inventors:
Jason Michael Ploeger, Perkasie, PA (US);
John Eugene Palamara, Macungie, PA (US);
Jack Theodore Kindt, Macungie, PA (US);
Assignee:
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 3/22 (2006.01); F02C 9/40 (2006.01); F23R 3/36 (2006.01); B01D 53/22 (2006.01); F02C 9/28 (2006.01); C10L 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 3/22 (2013.01); B01D 53/22 (2013.01); B01D 53/229 (2013.01); C10L 3/104 (2013.01); F02C 9/28 (2013.01); F02C 9/40 (2013.01); F23R 3/36 (2013.01); B01D 2053/221 (2013.01); B01D 2256/245 (2013.01); B01D 2257/504 (2013.01); Y02C 10/04 (2013.01); Y02C 10/10 (2013.01); Y02E 20/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Carbon dioxide is separated from natural gas using a single stage membrane separation system to produce a retentate gas that typically meets the specification for pipeline distribution of natural gas, and a permeate gas comprising methane that is combusted to generate power and/or heat, e.g. for use in providing the utility requirements of the process itself or for export to an integrated process. Advantages include an overall reduction in power consumption and improvement in process efficiency.