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Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025

Filed:

May. 12, 2022
Applicants:

1304338 Alberta Ltd., Edmonton, CA;

1304342 Alberta Ltd., Edmonton, CA;

Inventors:

Jose Lourenco, Edmonton, CA;

Mackenzie Millar, Edmonton, CA;

Assignees:

1304338 Alberta Ltd., Edmonton, CA;

1304342 Alberta Ltd., Edmonton, CA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/265 (2013.01); B01D 2256/245 (2013.01); B01D 2257/702 (2013.01); B01D 2257/80 (2013.01); B01D 2258/0283 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method to dry a gas stream that includes methane and condensable components that have a lower boiling point than methane by: combining the gas stream with a cold liquid stream in a gas mixer to produce a mixed stream that is colder than the gas stream and to condense a first portion of the condensable components; passing the mixed stream through a first separator to remove the condensed first portion and obtain a second gas stream; lowering a pressure and temperature of the second gas stream in an expansion device to obtain a third gas stream and condense a second portion of the condensable components; passing the third gas stream through a second separator to remove the condensed second portion and obtain a dried gas stream; and recirculating at least a portion of the condensed second portion into the in-line gas mixer as the cold liquid stream.


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