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Natural Gas Processing: Lecture By, VIT University, Vellore

Three main methods are used to remove nitrogen from natural gas: cryogenic distillation, adsorption, and membrane separation. Cryogenic distillation involves using low temperatures to separate nitrogen from natural gas through distillation. Adsorption uses materials like zeolites to attract nitrogen molecules from the gas. Membrane separation exploits differences in molecular sizes to allow some gases to pass through while blocking others like nitrogen. These methods are compared in processing efficiency and costs to determine the best approach for a given natural gas processing system.

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Natural Gas Processing: Lecture By, VIT University, Vellore

Three main methods are used to remove nitrogen from natural gas: cryogenic distillation, adsorption, and membrane separation. Cryogenic distillation involves using low temperatures to separate nitrogen from natural gas through distillation. Adsorption uses materials like zeolites to attract nitrogen molecules from the gas. Membrane separation exploits differences in molecular sizes to allow some gases to pass through while blocking others like nitrogen. These methods are compared in processing efficiency and costs to determine the best approach for a given natural gas processing system.

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NATURAL GAS PROCESSING

Lecture by,
M.Aslam Abdullah
VIT University, Vellore.
FIGURE 1 Schematic of conventional turboexpander process with no recycle to
demethanizer. Note that the one heat exchanger represents a network of exchangers.
(Adapted from Engineering Data Book, 2004e.)
FIGURE 2 Cold-residue recycle process for maximizing ethane recovery.
Three basic methods are used for removal of nitrogen
from natural gas:

ü Cryogenic distillation

ü Adsorption

ü Membrane separation
TABLE 1 : Comparison of Nitrogen Removal Processes
FIGURE 3 NRU by use of two-column cryogenic distillation. Valves are J-
T valves.
FIGURE 4 Simple pressure swing adsorption (PSA) system.
FIGURE 5 Separating N2 from natural gas by use of membranes.
FIGURE 6 Schematic of an enhanced oil recovery (EOR) system.

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