Optimum waste interception in liquefied natural gas processes

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 29, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 47-69

  Hamad, Ahmad ^a,b   Al Fadala, Hassan ^b   Warsame, Abdulla ^c  

^a EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^b QATAR UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

^c Qatar Liquefied Gas   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Distillation; Liquefied natural gas; LNG; Wastewater minimisation

Indexed keywords

DISTILLATION; OPTIMIZATION; PURIFICATION; SOLVENTS; WASTE TREATMENT;

ENERGY COSTS; LNG PLANTS; WASTEWATER MINIMIZATION;

LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS;

LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; SOLVENT;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISTILLATION; ENERGY USE; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; OPTIMIZATION; SOLVENT; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CHEMICAL WASTE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISTILLATION; ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PRESSURE; PURIFICATION; WASTE MINIMIZATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34248162383     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijep.2007.012796     Document Type: Article

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