Patent ID: 11892235
Assignee: CEMM CANADA LIMITED
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC F  C | IPC F

Claim 5:
6. A method for processing natural gas, the method comprising the steps of:
a. compressing the natural gas into a compressed gas;
b. cooling the compressed gas to form a cooled compressed gas;
c. injecting ethylene glycol into the cooled compressed gas;
d. separating the cooled compressed gas into a separator gas, a hydrocarbon liquid and a liquid water/ethylene glycol;
e. cooling and filtering the separator gas;
f. condensing and heating the hydrocarbon liquid;
g. regenerating ethylene glycol from the liquid water/ethylene glycol;
h. separating the heated hydrocarbon liquid into a first separated gas and a first separated liquid;
i. condensing and cooling the first separated gas;
j. heating the first separated liquid to separate it into a second separated gas and a second separated liquid;
k. cooling the second separated liquid to form a natural gas liquids product; and
l. separating the condensed and cooled first separated gas into a third separated gas and a third separated liquid; condensing and cooling the third separated gas before selectively blending the third separated gas with the natural gas product or compressing the third separator gas.