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Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2023

Filed:

Jul. 21, 2016
Applicant:

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA (US);

Inventors:

Fei Chen, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);

Mark Julian Roberts, Kempton, PA (US);

Christopher Michael Ott, Macungie, PA (US);

Annemarie Ott Weist, Macungie, PA (US);

Assignee:

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25J 3/02 (2006.01); F25J 1/02 (2006.01); F25J 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25J 3/0238 (2013.01); F25J 1/0022 (2013.01); F25J 1/0045 (2013.01); F25J 1/0052 (2013.01); F25J 1/0055 (2013.01); F25J 1/0087 (2013.01); F25J 1/0212 (2013.01); F25J 1/0216 (2013.01); F25J 1/0238 (2013.01); F25J 1/0241 (2013.01); F25J 1/0262 (2013.01); F25J 3/0209 (2013.01); F25J 2200/72 (2013.01); F25J 2205/02 (2013.01); F25J 2210/06 (2013.01); F25J 2210/60 (2013.01); F25J 2215/60 (2013.01); F25J 2220/64 (2013.01); F25J 2230/60 (2013.01); F25J 2235/02 (2013.01); F25J 2240/40 (2013.01); F25J 2245/02 (2013.01); F25J 2270/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method for integrated heavy hydrocarbon removal in a liquefaction system having a lean natural gas source. An economizer located between a main cryogenic heat exchanger and a reflux drum is provided to cool an overhead vapor stream against a partially condensed stream. In addition, pressure of the natural gas feed stream is maintained into a scrub column. A pressure drop is provided by a valve located between the economizer and the reflux drum on a partially condensed stream withdrawn from the cold end of the warm section of the main cryogenic heat exchanger.


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