Finally, the mixed natural gas stream needs to be fractionated into its various constituents; ethane, propane, butane, iso-butane and natural gasoline products.
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- Particulate liquid filters on the NGL C2+ (and higher) liquid inlets and outlets of the various fractionators.
- Gas coalescers on separated gas fractions before mole sieve dehydrator beds
- Dry gas filters downstream of the mole sieve dryer beds
NGLs left behind after gas processing must be fractionated (broken) down to their base components to be usable. Fractionation is the process of boiling off the different hydrocarbons one by one, starting with the separating ethane (C2H6), then propane (C3H8) that will both be sent and valued in olefin plants, then butane & isobutane (C4H10) for LPG, and the remaining condensate and C5+ to be sent to refinery processing.
In the fractionation process, the liquid enters a column where the temperature is elevated to the boiling point of the lighter fraction, that gas exiting from the top and being cooled down afterwards, dried and filtered before use in a downstream plant, while the rest of the bottom liquids (heavier fraction) go to the next column to undergo the same boiling - gas separation - cooling - drying - filtration step a couple of times until the C2, C3, C4 are separated from the C5+ and condensates.
Particulate Liquid Filter Highflow
Series 55, XtreamPure
High performance and smaller vessel footprint are important to maintaining a clean liquid stream that protects process equipment and provides quality final products. The large format elements significantly reduce the required number of traditional 2.5-inch diamater cartridges enabling smaller vessel diameters and less downtime during change outs.
Gas Coalescer
Series 77V, Spartan PuraSep
The 77V uses advanced coalescing cartridges to efficiently capture aerosolised mist and small liquid droplets in gas streams. A variety of cartridge performance levels are offered to handle different service needs that can provide liquid effluent amounts from 50 PPB all the way down to 2 PPB. The 77V a great choice for removal of low surface tension liquids, such as lube oil and NGL with minimal solids and liquid loading.
Particulate Gas Filter (Dry)
Series 70, Titan Purasep
The Titan PuraSep Series 70 is the first of its kind quick-change dry gas filter. This new design truly revolutionises the product and promotes Parker's direction of creating products that are safer, faster and easier to operate, as well as reducing overall operational/maintenance costs for our customers.
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- Acid gas removal
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- Mercury removal
- NGL recovery
- NGL fractionation
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