Conversion of refinery natural purge gases to liquid hydrocarbons in GTL loop with hydrogen-permselective membranes: An alternative to gas flaring

Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 461-475

  Rahimpour, M R ^a   Ghorbani, A ^a   Asiaee, A ^a   Shariati, A ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Gas flaring; GTL loop; Hydrogen permselective membrane; Natural gas; Purged gas

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; FLARE STACKS; GAS EMISSIONS; GASOLINE; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN FUELS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GASOLINE PLANTS; RECYCLING;

FISCHER TROPSCH; GAS FLARING; GAS REFINERIES; GTL LOOP; HEAVY FRACTION; HYDROGEN-PERMSELECTIVE MEMBRANES; LIQUID HYDROCARBONS; MEMBRANE REACTOR;

PERMSELECTIVE MEMBRANES;

EID: 79958062492     PISSN: 18755100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jngse.2011.04.004     Document Type: Article

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