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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2011
Applicant:
Siva Ariyapadi, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Siva Ariyapadi, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Kellogg Brown & Root LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 27/00 (2006.01); C10G 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 2/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for producing a synthetic natural gas are provided. A syngas can be separated into a first syngas, a second syngas, and a third syngas. The first syngas can be methanated to produce a first effluent. The first effluent can be mixed with the second syngas to produce a first mixed effluent. The first mixed effluent can be methanated to produce a second effluent. The second mixed effluent can be methanated to produce a third effluent. The third effluent can be cooled to produce a first cooled effluent. The first cooled effluent can be cooled to produce a synthetic natural gas.