Membrane separation of nitrogen from natural gas: A case study from membrane synthesis to commercial deployment

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 346, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 270-279

  Lokhandwala, Kaaeid A ^a   Pinnau, Ingo ^a   He, Zhenjie ^a   Amo, Karl D ^a   DaCosta, Andre R ^b   Wijmans, Johannes G ^a   Baker, Richard W ^a  

^a Membrane Technology & Research Inc   (United States)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Membrane permeation; Natural gas; Nitrogen; Pipeline specification; Process design

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; GAS INDUSTRY; GASES; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS FIELDS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; PIPELINES; PROCESS DESIGN; SEPARATION;

COMMERCIAL DEPLOYMENT; MEMBRANE PERMEATION; MEMBRANE SEPARATION; MEMBRANE-BASED SYSTEM; NATURAL GAS PROCESSING; PIPELINE SPECIFICATIONS; SELECTIVE MEMBRANES; SEPARATION TECHNOLOGIES;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

CELLULOSE ACETATE; DIMETICONE; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; NITROGEN; POLYCARBONATE; POLYIMIDE; POLYSULFONE; RUBBER; SILOXANE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FRACTIONATION; LIQUEFACTION; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 71549150911     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.09.046     Document Type: Article

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