Conditioning Using Membranes - California
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Natural Gas Conditioning Using Membranes
By
Membrane Technology and Research, Inc.1360 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025
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Membrane Separation Mechanism
Permeability = Diffusivity * Solubility (P) (D) (S)
Membrane Selectivity
Pi JV S, P2 D2 . S2
MTR’s Rubbery Membranes Reject Methane and preferentially permeate the heavy hydrocarbons
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Glassy v/s Rubbery Membranes
Glassy Membranes
Fast Gas Slow Gas Hydrogen Nitrogen Ethane_________ Hexane H2O___________CO2__________Methane Propane
Rubbery Membranes
Fast Gas Slow Gas
_____ Hexane________ Ethane__________ Methane________ NitrogenH2O Propane CO2 Hydrogen
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Membrane System Installations
Gas/Gas Separation Systems
H2/N2, CH4 ~ 200 UnitsO2/N2 ~ 5,000 UnitsCO2/CH4 ~ 200 Units
Vapor/Gas Separation Systems
VOC/AirHydrocarbon/N2. CH4 ~ 100 Units
Glassy Membranes
Rubbery Membranes
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MTR’s Composite Membrane
Polymeric Selective Layer
Microporous Support
Support Fabric
Separating Layer
Layers for Mechanical Support
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MTR Spiral Wound Cartridge
Feed flow
Module housing
Feed flow
Residue flow
Permeate flow
Residue flow
Feed flowSpacer
Membrane
Spacer
Permeate flow
after passing throughmembrane
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NGL Separation Skid
Flow CapacityMax: 8 MMSCFDOperated: 2.5-3.0 MMSCFD
Pressure ratingMax: 1250 psigOperated: 475 psig
TemperatureMax: 135°FOperated: 100-125°F
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Field Data - Feed/Permeate Flow rates
4/20 4/30 5/10 5/20 5/30 6/9 6/19 6/29 7/9
Time (Dale)
7/19 7/29
Location: Chevron’s Lost HillsStation, CA
Feed pressure: 450 psig
Avg. Feed Flow : 2.8 MMSCFDAvg. Permeate Flow : 0.6 MMSCFD
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Field data - Percent Removal Rates
100
90
80
70
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| 60
(1) cccQ)o 50o
40
30
20
Average %Component Removal
Propanes i 55.7Butanes 61.0Pentanes ! 68.1Hexanes 74.0Octanes 91.4
1 0 r I I 1— - T ■------------,----------------- .----------------- ,------------- —t------------------11/6/97 11/26/97 12/16/97 1/5/98 1/25/98 2/14/98 3/6/98 3/26/98 4/15/98 5/5/98 5/25/98 6/14/98
Date
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NGL Separation and Recovery Applications
Well-head Gas Dewpoint Control Associated Gas Liquids Recovery
Engine and Turbine Fuel Gas Conditioning
Propane Refrigeration Plant Debottleneck
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CNG Conditioning for Vehicular Use
Current CARB Specifications♦ Ethane < 6 mol-%♦ Propane+ < 3 mol-%
“Hot Gas” issue in some California counties Internal combustion gas engines have to be derated if knocking occurs. Poor gas quality is usually the problem.
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Gas Composition Range
Stream TypeConcept 1 (Nominal)
Concept 2 (Ethane
Rich)
Concept 3 (Propane
Rich)
Concept 4 (Ethane And
Propane Rich)
Temperature (°F) 70 70 70 70Pressure (psia) 614.7 614.7 614.7 614.7Total std V scfm 333.96 336.69 335.13 337.96Component mole %Oxygen 0 0 0 0Nitrogen 0.36 0.35 0.357 0.347Carbon Dioxide 2.19 2.13 2.173 2.114Methane 86.468 84.113 85.783 83.464Ethane 6.149 8.705 6.1 8.638Propane 3.449 3.355 4.215 4.101l-Butane 0.34 0.331 0.337 0.328N-Butane 0.71 0.691 0.704 0.685l-Pentane 0.14 0.136 0.139 0.135N-Pentane 0.11 0.107 0.109 0.106N-Hexane 0.07 0.068 0.069 0.068Water 0.014 0.014 0.014 0.014
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Membrane Process
Gas From Pipeline CARB Spec Gas to CNG Compressors
Low Pressure Permeate
(Direct to pipeline or recompression)
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Expected Membrane Performance
C2 Content of Conditioned Gas (mol-%) 4.1 5.86 4.09 5.83
C3+ Content of Conditioned Gas (mol-%) 2.19 2.13 2.55 2.50
Feed Gas Volume (scfm) 333 336 335 338
Product Gas Volume (scfm)250 250 250 250
System Budgetary Price (US $) 55,000 55,000 55,000 55,000
Meets CARB CNG Specs
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Typical Fuel Conditioning Skid-mounted Unit
Designed for Offshore Installation
Main System Components
Membrane Modules/HousingsFilter Separator/CoalescerInlet and Discharge Valves
System Dimensions: 6 ft (W) x 8 ft (L) x 8 ft (H)
Location: Nigeria
Flow Capacity: 2.5 MMSCFDPressure rating 550 psigOperating pressure: 220 psig
Feed hydrocarbon dewpoint: 82°FConditioned Gas Dewpoint: 20°F
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Wellhead Gas Conditioning
C3+ Hydrocarbons are Reduced to meet CARB Specification
Approximate Price of VaporSep System: $ 500,000-1,000,000
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Advantages of Membrane Systems
• Simple passive system• High on-stream factor (typically > 98%)• Minimal or no operator attention• Small footprint, low weight (Platform Applications)• Ambient temperature operation in many applications• Large turndown ratio• Low maintenance• Lower capital and operating costs
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Summary
Wide range of applications in the Oil, Gas and Refining Industries
Gas: Fuel gas conditioning, NG dewpointing, Natural GasDehydration.
Oil: Associated gas processing, Vapor recovery from storage tanksand transportation.
Refining: LPG/Fuel gas, Hydrotreater/Hydrocracker Purge, Refinery gas plant, Hydrogen recovery.
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