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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2021
Applicant:
Lummus Technology Llc, Bloomfield, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Galip Hakan Guvelioglu, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Fereidoun Yamin, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
LUMMUS TECHNOLOGY LLC, Bloomfield, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25J 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25J 3/0238 (2013.01); F25J 3/0209 (2013.01); F25J 3/0233 (2013.01); F25J 2200/70 (2013.01); F25J 2205/04 (2013.01); F25J 2210/06 (2013.01); F25J 2245/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems herein separate an inlet gas stream containing methane, C2 components, C3 components and optionally heavier hydrocarbons into a volatile gas fraction containing methane and a less volatile hydrocarbon fraction containing C2+ components. The system may include piping, valving, and controls configured to flexibly allow the system to operate in a high ethane recovery mode, a high throughput mode, or in some embodiments, a high propane recovery mode.