EP4193103B1 - Procédé et système pour produire un produit de gaz naturel liquéfié - Google Patents

Procédé et système pour produire un produit de gaz naturel liquéfié

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EP4193103B1
EP4193103B1 EP21737565.8A EP21737565A EP4193103B1 EP 4193103 B1 EP4193103 B1 EP 4193103B1 EP 21737565 A EP21737565 A EP 21737565A EP 4193103 B1 EP4193103 B1 EP 4193103B1
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propane
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Heinz Bauer
Andreas KOSSMANN
Rebecca HOFFMANN
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Claims (10)

  1. Procédé pour la production d'un produit de gaz naturel liquéfié (LNG), dans lequel
    - un gaz naturel d'alimentation (NG) contenant du méthane et au moins de l'éthane, du propane, du butane et du pentane en tant qu'hydrocarbures supérieurs est fourni,
    - le gaz naturel d'alimentation (NG) est refroidi à un premier niveau de température dans une première étape de refroidissement (E01) en utilisant un premier agent réfrigérant mixte (WMR),
    - après la première étape de refroidissement (E01), le gaz naturel d'alimentation (NG) est soumis au moins en partie à une absorption à contre-courant (T01) en utilisant un liquide d'absorption, lors de laquelle une fraction gazeuse appauvrie en hydrocarbures supérieurs est formée, et
    - au moins une partie de la fraction gazeuse formée lors de l'absorption à contre-courant (T01) est refroidie à un second niveau de température dans une seconde étape de refroidissement (E04) en utilisant un second agent réfrigérant mixte (CMR) et est liquéfiée pour former le produit de gaz naturel liquéfié (LNG),
    dans lequel
    - le liquide d'absorption est formé à partir d'une autre partie de la fraction gazeuse formée lors de l'absorption à contre-courant (T01), laquelle fraction gazeuse est condensée et recyclée dans l'absorption à contre-courant (T01),
    - lors de l'absorption à contre-courant (T01), un produit de bas de colonne contenant au moins de l'éthane, du propane, du butane et du pentane est formé,
    - le produit de bas de colonne formé lors de l'absorption à contre-courant (T01) est soumis au moins en partie à un premier fractionnement dans une première colonne de séparation (T11), dans laquelle un produit de bas de colonne contenant du butane et du pentane ainsi qu'un produit de tête sont formés,
    - le produit de bas de colonne formé dans la première colonne de séparation (T11) est soumis au moins en partie à un deuxième fractionnement dans une troisième colonne de séparation, dans laquelle un produit de tête ainsi qu'un produit de bas de colonne sont formés,
    caractérisé en ce que
    - le produit de bas de colonne formé dans la première colonne de séparation est pauvre en propane,
    - le produit de tête formé dans la deuxième colonne de séparation est pauvre en propane et contient du butane, et
    - le produit de tête formé dans la deuxième colonne de séparation (T12) est ajouté au moins en partie au premier agent réfrigérant mixte (WMR).
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le produit de tête formé lors du premier fractionnement (T11) contient de l'éthane et du propane, dans lequel au moins une partie du produit de tête formé dans le premier fractionnement (T11) est partiellement condensée pour obtenir un condensat, et dans lequel le condensat est utilisé partiellement ou totalement comme reflux lors de l'absorption à contre-courant (T01).
  3. Procédé selon la revendication 2, dans lequel la condensation partielle comprend un refroidissement en utilisant le premier agent réfrigérant mixte (WMR).
  4. Procédé selon la revendication 2 ou 3, dans lequel le condensat obtenu lors de la condensation partielle d'au moins une partie du produit de tête formé lors du premier fractionnement (T11) est, dans un premier mode de fonctionnement, utilisé pour une première fraction comme reflux lors de l'absorption à contre-courant (T01) et est soumis pour une seconde fraction à un troisième fractionnement dans une troisième colonne de séparation (T13) dans laquelle un produit de tête pauvre en propane et contenant de l'éthane et un produit de bas de colonne pauvre en éthane et contenant du propane sont formés.
  5. Procédé selon la revendication 4, dans lequel un flux partiel du premier agent réfrigérant mixte est utilisé pour le refroidissement de tête dans la troisième colonne de séparation (T13).
  6. Procédé selon la revendication 4 ou 5, dans lequel le produit de tête formé dans la troisième colonne de séparation (T13) est utilisé au moins en partie sous forme liquéfiée en tant qu'agent réfrigérant.
  7. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le premier (WMR) et le second (CMR) agent réfrigérant mixte sont comprimés en utilisant un entraînement commun ou des entraînements séparés.
  8. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la première étape de refroidissement (E01) comprend l'utilisation d'un premier échangeur de chaleur et la seconde étape de refroidissement (E02) comprend l'utilisation d'un second échangeur de chaleur.
  9. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le gaz naturel d'alimentation (NG) présente 75 à 98 pour cent en moles de méthane, 2 à 20 pour cent en moles d'éthane, 0,5 à 5 pour cent en moles de propane, 0,3 à 3 pour cent en moles de butane et 0,1 à 2 pour cent en moles de pentane et d'hydrocarbures supérieurs.
  10. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel l'absorption à contre-courant (T01) est réalisée à un niveau de pression allant de 40 à 70 bar et/ou à un niveau de température au niveau de la tête allant de -30 à - 60 °C, le premier fractionnement est réalisé à un niveau de pression allant de 10 à 25 bar et/ou à un niveau de température au niveau de la tête allant de 20 à 60 °C, le deuxième fractionnement est réalisé à un niveau de pression allant de 3 à 7 bar et/ou à un niveau de température au niveau de la tête allant de 20 à 60 °C et/ou le troisième fractionnement est réalisé à un niveau de pression allant de 20 à 30 bar et/ou à un niveau de température au niveau de la tête allant de -20 à -50 °C.
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