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cz) Patent Application Publication — co) Pub. No.: US 2011/0226009 A1
Paradowski et (43) Pub. Dat Sep. 22, 2011
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JQUID AND ication Classification
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FS TMD (2006.01)
HYDROCARBONS AND ASSOCIATED (2) US.C1 621613
INSTALLATION
6 ABSTRACT.
(76) Inventors: Henri Paradowski, Pluvigner (FR): yy process includes the cook
nin his process inludes the cooling ofan itroduetion stream
Sylvain Vovard, Courbewoie (FR) (72) nside an upstream heat exchanger (28) It includes the
a rey {ntrodetion of the cooled introduetion stream. (76) into a
1) Appl. No. ee fractionatng column (30) and the tapping at the bottom por
2) PCT Fi tion of the column (80) ofthe denitided steam of hydocar-
a ae eee ‘bons. Italo includes the inirdetion of steam (106) chin
(86) PCT. PCTFROSSI8RS nitrogen obtained from the head portion of the column (50)
{nto separation container (60) and the recovery ofthe head
§371 00), gaseous stream from the separation container (60) in order to
G@)bae: — Jun.62011 form the stream (20) which is rich i helium. The liguid
siream (110) s obtained from the bottom ote ist separ
G0) Foreign Application Priority Data ‘ion container (60 is separated into a iguid nitrogen steam
(18) and a fest reo stream (114) which is introduced as
041.7, 2008 (FR) (0856788 reflux into the head ofthe factionating column (3).
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