Improved processes of light hydrocarbon separation from LNG with its cryogenic energy utilized

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2401-2404

  Gao, Ting ^a   Lin, Wensheng ^a   Gu, Anzhong ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cryogenic energy utilization; Economic analysis; Light hydrocarbon separation; Liquefied natural gas (LNG); Process

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE PRESSURE; CRYOGENIC ENERGY UTILIZATION; ETHANE PRICES; ETHANE RECOVERY; FEED GAS COMPOSITION; HIGH PRESSURE PROCESS; IMPROVED PROCESS; LIGHT HYDROCARBON; LIGHT HYDROCARBON SEPARATION; LIQUID PRODUCTS; LOW PRESSURES; LOW-POWER CONSUMPTION; LOWER PRESSURES; PIPELINE PRESSURES; POWER CONSUMPTION; PROCESS; PROCESS USE;

BUTANE; CRYOGENICS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ETHANE; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; GAS PLANTS; GASES; HYDROCARBON REFINING; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; METHANE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PROFITABILITY; PROPANE;

COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS;

EID: 79953159868     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2010.12.040     Document Type: Article

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