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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2006
Applicants:
Bert Brouwers, Eindhoven, NL;
Michael Zvi Golombok, Rijswijk, NL;
Ralph Van Wissen, Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 45/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for removing contaminating gaseous components, such as COand/or HS, from a contaminated natural gas stream. The method includes the steps of expanding the contaminated gas stream in an expander to form an expanded gas stream; allowing at least part of the contaminants in the expanded gas stream to liquefy to form a dispersion of a contaminants enriched liquid phase in a contaminants depleted gaseous phase; and separating at least part of the contaminants enriched liquid phase from the contaminants depleted gaseous phase in one or more centrifugal separators.