Apparatus for separation and recovery of hydrocarbons from LNG

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PATENT NO 11274256
APP PUB NO 20190136141A1
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16168593

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Provided are an apparatus and a method for separation and recovery of propane and heavier hydrocarbons from LNG. The apparatus has, from the upstream side toward the downstream side of LNG supply, first column (3) equipped with first column overhead condenser (2), first column bottom reboiler (4) and side reboiler (5), and second column (14) equipped with second column overhead condenser (11) and second column bottom reboiler (15). The first column (3) separates methane and a part of ethane as an overhead vapor and separates remaining ethane and C3 or higher hydrocarbons as a bottom liquid. The second column (14) separates ethane as an overhead vapor and separates C3 or higher hydrocarbons as a bottom liquid.

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TOYO ENGINEERING CORPORATIONTOKYO 105-0003

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Yamaguchi, Shoichi Narashino, JP 20 178
Yamamori, Yasuyuki Narashino, JP 4 20
Zhang, Xiaoxue Narashino, JP 18 99

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