Feasibility of flare gas reformation to practical energy in Farashband gas refinery: No gas flaring

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 209-210, Issue , 2012, Pages 204-217

  Rahimpour, Mohammad Reaza ^a   Jokar, Seyyed Mohammad ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Economic evaluation; Electricity generation; Flare gas recovery; Gas compression; GTL technology

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FLARE GAS RECOVERY; GAS COMPRESSION; GTL TECHNOLOGY;

ASSOCIATED GAS; EARNINGS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; GAS TURBINES; INVESTMENTS; PROFITABILITY; RECOVERY; REFINING; REFORMING REACTIONS;

GASES;

NATURAL GAS;

COMBUSTION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GAS INDUSTRY; HAZARDOUS WASTE; POLLUTION CONTROL; REFINING INDUSTRY;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; COMBUSTION; ECONOMICS; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY; GAS; GAS FLARING; GAS TURBINE POWER; LIQUID; PIPELINE; PRESSURE;

FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GASES; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; IRAN;

IRAN;

EID: 84857356839     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.01.017     Document Type: Article

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