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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2019
Linde Gmbh, Pullach, DE;
Martin Bauer, Munich, DE;
Konstantinos Rallis, Munich, DE;
Linde GmbM, Pullach, DE;
Abstract
A method for recovering a helium product or intermediate product, wherein a first natural gas stream containing helium is supplied to a first natural gas processing unit and at least one second natural gas stream containing helium is supplied to at least one second natural gas processing unit, at least the first natural gas processing unit comprising helium recovery means via which the helium product is formed from at least a part of the first natural gas stream. At least temporarily a helium transfer from the at least one second natural gas stream to the first natural gas stream by means of a helium transfer arrangement comprising a membrane unit is performed before the first natural gas stream is provided to the first natural gas processing unit and before the at least one second natural gas stream is provided to the at least one second natural gas processing unit.