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A Membrane Separation Process for Nitrogen-Containing Natural Gas with Enhanced Permeation Selectivity at Low Temperature

A low-temperature strengthening, membrane separation technology, applied in separation methods, dispersed particle separation, gas fuel, etc., to achieve the effect of improving methane recovery rate, separation efficiency, and permeability selectivity

Active Publication Date: 2022-05-13
DALIAN UNIV OF TECH
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[0010] Aiming at the key problem that technologies such as cryogenic separation, pressure swing adsorption, and normal temperature membrane separation are difficult to meet the needs of efficient separation and concentration of nitrogen-containing natural gas, this invention proposes a combination of turbo expansion refrigeration and gas membrane separation, which uses low temperature to enhance permeation selectivity. Membrane separation process for nitrogen and natural gas

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[0019] Embodiment 1 is aimed at the oilfield associated gas (carbon dioxide removal has been carried out) by-product of the tertiary oil recovery process with high-pressure nitrogen as the oil displacement agent in an oilfield. The nitrogen content is 29.23vol%, the water content is 2.55vol%, and the total content of hydrocarbons such as methane is 68.21vol%, and the average associated gas flow rate is 2000Nm 3 / h, using the multi-technology integration process of the present invention including gas membrane separation, adsorption dehydration, turbo expansion refrigeration and vapor compression refrigeration, the principle flow structure is as attached figure 1 As shown, high-efficiency and high-yield separation and concentration of methane to produce commercial natural gas that meets the national standard "Natural Gas GB17820-2012".

[0020] The nitrogen-containing natural gas (S1) after removing carbon dioxide first enters the first compressor (1), pressurizes to 1.80MPaG, en...

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The invention provides a nitrogen-containing natural gas membrane separation process with enhanced permeation selectivity at low temperature, which belongs to the field of petrochemical industry. Nitrogen-containing natural gas undergoes pretreatment such as compression and dehydration, and then achieves high-efficiency and high-yield methane concentration through a multi-stage low-temperature membrane process to produce commercial natural gas with a nitrogen content of <4.0vol%. The separation process of the present invention significantly improves the permeation selectivity by reducing the operating temperature of the membrane, thereby improving the separation efficiency and methane recovery rate; throttling refrigeration through membrane permeation, expansion refrigeration of high-pressure tail gas, and compression refrigeration driven by turbines , to provide sufficient cooling capacity for the low-temperature membrane process, and avoid consuming external energy to drive the refrigeration system. Using the membrane separation process provided by the invention, the unit power consumption for production is about 0.22kWh / Nm 3 For feed gas with a nitrogen content of about 30 vol%, the methane recovery rate exceeds 75.0%.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a nitrogen-containing natural gas membrane separation process coupled with turbo expansion refrigeration and gas membrane separation, which utilizes low temperature to enhance permeation selectivity, and belongs to the field of petrochemical industry. Nitrogen-containing natural gas enters the cold box after compression and dehydration, and enters the multi-stage membrane separation unit with the rubbery polymer membrane as the core after cooling down to obtain natural gas with a methane content of more than 96vol%, which meets the Chinese national standard "Natural Gas GB17820-2012" Requirements; the remaining nitrogen-rich tail gas enters the turbo expansion refrigeration, synchronously drives the vapor compression refrigeration system, and provides refrigeration for the cooling of nitrogen-containing natural gas. The process enhances the permeation selectivity of the rubbery polymer membrane at low temperature, which can separ...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): F25B1/00C10L3/10B01D53/22B01D53/26
CPCF25B1/00C10L3/105C10L3/106B01D53/228B01D53/229B01D53/226B01D53/265
Inventor 阮雪华王佳铭贺高红宋春晓郭明钢肖武郑文姬焉晓明姜晓滨
Owner DALIAN UNIV OF TECH
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