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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2005
Applicants:
Scott Schroeder, Houston, TX (US);
Kenneth Reddick, Houston, TX (US);
Noureddine Belhateche, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Scott Schroeder, Houston, TX (US);
Kenneth Reddick, Houston, TX (US);
Noureddine Belhateche, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Howe-Barker Engineers, Ltd., Tyler, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25J 1/00 (2006.01); F25J 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process for the recovery of natural gas liquids (NGL) from liquefied natural gas (LNG) is disclosed. The LNG feed stream is subjected to a two stage separation process where the bottoms from the first stage separation containing C+ hydrocarbons is split into two portions, with one portion being heated and used as a reflux during the second stage separation to recover the NGL product.