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7631516 Liquefied natural gas processing  
A process and apparatus for the recovery of ethane, ethylene, propane, propylene, and heavier hydrocarbons from a liquefied natural gas (LNG) stream is disclosed. The LNG feed stream is divided...
7458232 Method and installation for producing treated natural gas, a C3+ hydrocarbon cut and an ethane rich stream  
This method comprises the cooling of the initial natural gas and its introduction into a column for recovering C2+ hydrocarbons. It comprises the recovery of the top stream from the column to form...
7404301 LNG facility providing enhanced liquid recovery and product flexibility  
A single LNG facility, and operating method therefor, capable of efficiently producing LNG products that meet the varying specifications of different LNG markets.
7373790 Nitrogen rejection method and apparatus  
Nitrogen is rejected from a pressurized feed gas stream comprising methane and nitrogen by cooling the feed gas stream in a main heat exchanger and rectifying the cooled feed gas stream in a double...
7316127 Hydrocarbon gas processing for rich gas streams  
A process for the recovery of ethane and heavier hydrocarbon components from a hydrocarbon feed gas stream. Feed gas stream is cooled into a first and second cooled streams. First and second cooled...
7213413 Noninvasive measurement and control system for use in hydrocarbon processing  
Raman spectrometers are employed in a hydrocarbon processing plant for online measurement of at least one compositional property of a hydrocarbon stream. The Raman spectrometers can be used to...
7191617 Hydrocarbon gas processing  
A process for the recovery of ethane, ethylene, propane, propylene, and heavier hydrocarbon components from a hydrocarbon gas stream is disclosed. The stream is cooled and divided into first and...
7100399 Enhanced operation of LNG facility equipped with refluxed heavies removal column  
Improved methodology for starting up a LNG facility employing a refluxed heavies removal column. The improved methodology involves varying the temperature of the feed to the heavies removal column...
6578379 Process and installation for separation of a gas mixture containing methane by distillation  
A process and apparatus for separation of a gas mixture. A process and an installation for cryogenic separation of the constituents of a natural gas under pressure in a first phase separator in...
5724833 Control scheme for cryogenic condensation  
In a cryogenic condensation scheme used for benzene removal in a process for liquefying natural gas, two series connected separation columns are provided with a feedstream precooled in a heat...
5430223 Process for separating higher hydrocarbons from a gas mixture  
A process for separating higher hydrocarbons from a gas mixture containing the latter and lower-boiling components by rectificatory decomposition is described. The feed gas mixture (6) is partially...
5375422 High efficiency nitrogen rejection unit  
A process for separating nitrogen and hydrocarbons from a mixture of gases by splitting the mixture into a plurality of separate streams and throttling the flow of each stream to achieve a selected...
5141544 Nitrogen rejection unit  
A process for separating nitrogen and hydrocarbons from a mixture of gases by splitting the mixture into a plurality of separate streams and throttling the flow of each stream to achieve a selected...
4936888 Nitrogen rejection unit  
An improved apparatus and process are disclosed for nitrogen rejection from a gaseous hydrocarbon stream recovered from an enhanced oil recovery project employing nitrogen for miscible flood of oil...
4809154 Automated control system for a multicomponent refrigeration system  
An automated control system for the control of mixed refrigerant-type liquified natural gas production facilities comprising optimization of functional parameters, concurrent monitoring and...
4769056 Distillation pressure control  
In a fractional distillation column wherein a split-range controller alternately manipulates a valve for flaring gas to decrease pressure and a valve for importing gas to increase pressure as...
4753666 Distillative processing of CO2 and hydrocarbons for enhanced oil recovery  
A method of treating CO2 rich gas for injection into a petroleum reservoir is described. CO2 rich gas containing methane, nitrogen, ethane, propane, butanes, and heavier components is distilled...
4746407 Fractionator reflux pump method and apparatus  
In a fractional distillation process, the operation of a reflux pump in the process is enhanced by providing that liquid discharged from the reflux pump is returned directly to the reflux pump...
4584006 Process for recovering propane and heavier hydrocarbons from a natural gas stream  
A process for economically recovering propane and heavier hydrocarbon components from ethane, methane and lighter constituents of natural gas streams is disclosed. The separation process of the...
4563204 Method and apparatus for withdrawing a bottom product from a low-temperature rectifying column  
A quantity of tritium of less than 1 mol per hour is continuously withdrawn from the vaporization chamber of a low-temperature rectifying column by means of a withdrawal system.The withdrawal...
4544452 Control of a fractional distillation process  
In a fractional distillation process in which it is desired to maintain a desired overhead product composition and bottoms product composition, a set point for the flow rate of the external reflux...
4540422 Control of the concentration of methylacetylene and propadiene in a propylene/propane fractionation column  
The concentration buildup of contaminants methylacetylene and propadiene in a propylene/propane fractionation column is prevented by controlling the injection of propane from a source external from...
4529484 Fractional distillation column control  
A desired cloud point temperature for a side draw product stream from a fractional distillation column is maintained at a desired level by comparing a calculated actual cloud point temperature,...
4529485 Constraint control of a fractional distillation process  
A fractional distillation process, in which the flow rate of the external reflux is utilized to control the bottoms product composition, is controlled so as to maintain a desired bottoms product...
4498916 Control of a fractional distillation process  
In a fractional distillation process in which both a heating fluid and a waste heat stream are utilized to supply heat to the fractional distillation process, the heat input to the fractional...
4464189 Fractional distillation of C2 /C3 Hydrocarbons at optimum pressures  
A method of recovering by distillation the separate components of a hydrocarbon gas mixture comprising ethylene, ethane, propylene and propane which comprises separating the ethylene and ethane as...
4371426 Control of a fractional distillation process  
In a fractional distillation column in which at least a first component and a second component are at least partially separated with the first component being removed principally as an overhead...
4367121 Fractional distillation column control  
In a fractional distillation column, a desired ratio between the flow rate of a side draw product stream and the internal reflux flow rate at the particular tray from which a side draw stream is...
4302229 Control of a fractional distillation column  
A control system for a fractional distillation column, where the feed to the fractional distillation column is supplied from at least one separator, is disclosed in which overloading of the...
4298363 Fractionator feed tank pressure control  
In a fractionation process in which at least two fractional distillation columns are cascaded in series, the vapor from the overhead accumulator associated with the first fractional distillation...
4230534 Control of a fractional distillation column  
A control system is provided for a fractional distillation column where at least a portion of the overhead vapor stream from the fractional distillation column is utilized in a refrigeration and...
4070172 Pressure responsive fractionation control  
In a fractionation system in which pressure fluctuations within the fractionation vessel can result in alteration of the fractionator product composition, fractionation column pressure is monitored...
3939045 Distillation method and apparatus  
A method and apparatus for the separation of a normally liquid stream comprising low, high and intermediate volatility components by distilling the feed stream in a distillation zone, removing a...
3926742 Controlled fractionation method and apparatus  
This invention resides in a fractionation system having a hydrocarbon feed stream and an absorption medium stream from a suitable source thereof controllably passed into an absorber, an overhead...
3874184 REMOVING NITROGEN FROM AND SUBSEQUENTLY LIQUEFYING NATURAL GAS STREAM  
A natural gas containing substantial nitrogen is refrigerated to below minus 120°F in usual propane-ethylene refrigeration system using a cascade arrangement. Vapor and liquid thus obtained are ...
3793157 METHOD FOR SEPARATING A MULTICOMPONENT FEEDSTREAM  
A method for separating a multicomponent hydrocarbon feedstream in a column into an overhead vapor stream and a liquid bottoms-product stream having a specified purity by maintaining the overhead...
3676304 CONTROL OF FRACTIONATION COLUMN REBOILER  
The flow of heat exchange fluid through the reboiler of a fractionation column is controlled in response to a computation of the heat actually supplied by the fluid. The set point of the flow...
3619377 CONTROL OF COMPOSITION OF OVERHEAD VAPOROUS PRODUCT IN A PARTIALLY CONDENSING FRACTIONATION COLUMN  
A multicomponent feed is fractionated in a distillation column to produce an overhead vapor stream, which is then partially condensed and passed to an accumulator to obtain a liquid external reflux...
3607665 FRACTIONATOR PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEM  
A method and apparatus for controlling the pressure within a fractionation column by regulating the rate of condensing, the liquid level height within the condenser and gas flow.
3512368 HELIUM AND NITROGEN CONTAINING FUEL PRODUCT RECOVERY  
3509729 HYDRATE DETECTION AND CONTROL IN FRACTIONATION COLUMNS  
3507127 PURIFICATION OF NITROGEN WHICH CONTAINS METHANE  
3504735 CONTROL OF LIQUID LEVEL OF REFRIGERANTS IN SERIALLY CONNECTED INDIRECT HEAT EXCHANGERS  
3493470 VOLATILE COMPONENTS BY VAPORIZATION WHILE MAINTAINING THE DESIRED RATE OF VAPORIZATION BY OVERHEAD FLOW CONTROL  
3489678 PRECLUDING LIQUID FROM A COMPRESSING ZONE  
3600282 CONTROL OF TWO REFLUX STREAMS IN A FRACTIONAL SEPARATION SYSTEM  
3471374 INTRODUCING THE FEED TO A DISTILLATION ZONE MIXED WITH THE REFLUX  
3470069 TEMPERATURE CONTROL OF A PROCESSING ZONE BY SENSING AND AVERAGING SEPARATE TEMPERATURES  
3444052 FLASH VAPORIZATION WITH VAPOR FLOW STREAMS CONTROLLED BY LIQUID LEVEL  
3434934 CONTROL SYSTEM FOR FRACTIONAL DISTILLATION COLUMNS  
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