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A process is provided for the in-situ removal of carbon dioxide out of natural gas by diverting a stream of the natural gas to a hydrocarbon reformation unit, which converts this diverted stream of the natural gas into a hydrogen-containing gas, and feeding this hydrogen-containing gas and the (undi

A process is provided for the in-situ removal of carbon dioxide out of natural gas by diverting a stream of the natural gas to a hydrocarbon reformation unit, which converts this diverted stream of the natural gas into a hydrogen-containing gas, and feeding this hydrogen-containing gas and the (undiverted) natural gas into a methanation unit, where the hydrogen reacts with carbon dioxide to form methane, thereby decreasing the amount of carbon dioxide in the natural gas. A second steam of the natural gas may be diverted from the natural gas and combusted, thereby generating heat which may be used for catalyst regeneration and/or for providing any heat necessary for the reactions occurring in the methanation unit or the hydrocarbon reformation unit.

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1. A process for the removal of carbon dioxide from a natural gas stream, comprising the steps of:diverting a first side stream of natural gas from the natural gas stream into a catalytic hydrogen separator reaction chamber where the diverted first side stream of natural gas is converted into a gas

1. A process for the removal of carbon dioxide from a natural gas stream, comprising the steps of:diverting a first side stream of natural gas from the natural gas stream into a catalytic hydrogen separator reaction chamber where the diverted first side stream of natural gas is converted into a gas comprising hydrogen; and, feeding the gas comprising hydrogen and the remainder of the natural gas stream into a catalytic methanation reaction chamber where the hydrogen and carbon dioxide react to produce methane, thereby producing a natural gas having a diminished content of carbon dioxide.