Removal of CO2, N2, and H2S from gas mixtures containing same
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B01D-053/047
출원번호
US-0080783
(2008-04-04)
등록번호
US-8545602
(2013-10-01)
발명자
/ 주소
Chance, Ronald R.
Reyes, Sebastian C.
Deckman, Harry W.
DeMartin, Gregory J.
Kelley, Bruce T.
Northrop, Paul S.
Thomas, Eugene R.
출원인 / 주소
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
대리인 / 주소
Weisberg, David M.
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초록
The removal of one or more of the gases CO2, N2 and H2S from gas mixtures containing at least one of said gases with use of an 8-ring zeolite having a Si:Al ratio from about 1:1 to about 1000:1. The preferred gas mixture is a natural gas feedstream and the preferred 8-ring zeolite is DDR.
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1. A process for the removing a first gas component selected from the group consisting of CO2, N2, and H2S from a gas mixture containing said first gas component and a second gas component, which process comprises: a) conducting said gas mixture to a swing adsorption gas separation unit wherein the
1. A process for the removing a first gas component selected from the group consisting of CO2, N2, and H2S from a gas mixture containing said first gas component and a second gas component, which process comprises: a) conducting said gas mixture to a swing adsorption gas separation unit wherein the gas separation unit contains at least one adsorbent contactor comprised of:i) a gas inlet end; andii) a gas outlet end;wherein the gas mixture is introduced into said gas inlet end and a product stream exits the gas outlet end, which is in fluid communication with said gas inlet end, by a plurality of flow channels, wherein the adsorbent contactor is comprised of an adsorbent material comprised of an 8-ring zeolite, wherein the adsorbent material has a selectivity for said first gas component over said second gas component greater than 5, and the 8-ring zeolite has a Si to Al ratio of about 1:1 to about 1000:1, and wherein at least a portion of said first gas component is adsorbed into said adsorbent material, thereby resulting in said product stream which is depleted of said first gas component;b) collecting said product stream;c) desorbing the adsorbed gases from said adsorbent material, thereby resulting in a waste gas stream rich in said first gas component; andd) collecting said waste gas stream;wherein the second gas component is CH4 and the gas mixture is comprised of natural gas. 2. The process of claim 1 wherein greater than about 90% of the CH4 in the gas mixture is recovered in the product stream. 3. The process of claim 1 wherein the 8-ring zeolite is a DDR framework zeolite. 4. The process of claim 1 wherein the 8-ring zeolite is selected from Sigma-1 and ZSM-58. 5. The process of claim 1 wherein the adsorbent contactor contains an effective amount of a thermal mass material capable of adsorbing heat. 6. The process of claim 1 wherein the adsorbent contactor is a parallel channel contactor. 7. The process of claim 6 wherein greater than about 90% of the CH4 in the gas mixture is recovered in the product stream. 8. The process of claim 6 wherein the 8-ring zeolite is a DDR framework zeolite. 9. The process of claim 6 wherein the 8-ring zeolite is selected from Sigma-1 and ZSM-58. 10. A process for the removing a first gas component selected from the group consisting of CO2, N2, and H2S from a gas mixture containing said first gas component and a second gas component, which process comprises: a) conducting said gas mixture to a swing adsorption gas separation unit wherein the gas separation unit contains at least one adsorbent contactor comprised of:i) a gas inlet end; andii) a gas outlet end;wherein the gas mixture is introduced into said gas inlet end and a product stream exits the gas outlet end, which is in fluid communication with said gas inlet end, by a plurality of flow channels, wherein the adsorbent contactor is comprised of an adsorbent material comprised of an 8-ring zeolite, wherein the adsorbent material has a selectivity for said first gas component over said second gas component greater than 5, and the 8-ring zeolite has a Si to Al ratio of about 1:1 to about 1000:1, and wherein at least a portion of said first gas component is adsorbed into said adsorbent material, thereby resulting in said product stream which is depleted of said first gas component;b) collecting said product stream;c) desorbing the adsorbed gases from said adsorbent material, thereby resulting in a waste gas stream rich in said first gas component; andd) collecting said waste gas stream;wherein the adsorbent contactor is comprised of a first adsorption zone comprising a first adsorbent material which is in fluid contact with a second adsorption zone comprising a second adsorbent material, wherein the composition of the first adsorbent material is different from the composition of a second adsorbent material. 11. The process of claim 10 wherein the first adsorbent material has a selectivity for the first gas component of the gas mixture over the second gas component greater than 5; the second adsorbent material has a selectivity for a third gas component over the second gas component greater than 5; and the second adsorbent material has a greater adsorption uptake for the third gas component than the first adsorbent material. 12. The process of claim 11 wherein the first gas component is CO2, the second gas component is CH4 and the third gas component is H2S. 13. The process of claim 11 wherein the first gas component is N2, the second gas component is CH4 and the third gas component is H2S. 14. The process of claim 11 wherein the first adsorbent material is comprised of an 8-ring zeolite that has a Si to Al ratio of about 1:1 to about 1000:1. 15. The process of claim 14 wherein the second adsorbent material is comprised of a stannosilicate. 16. The process of claim 15 wherein the 8-ring zeolite is a DDR framework zeolite. 17. The process of claim 15 wherein the 8-ring zeolite is selected from Sigma-1 and ZSM-58. 18. A process for the removing a first gas component selected from the group consisting of CO2, N2, and H2S from a gas mixture containing said first gas component and a second gas component, which process comprises: a) conducting said gas mixture to a swing adsorption gas separation unit wherein the gas separation unit contains at least one adsorbent contactor comprised of:i) a gas inlet end; andii) a gas outlet end;wherein the gas mixture is introduced into said gas inlet end and a product stream exits the gas outlet end, which is in fluid communication with said gas inlet end, by a plurality of flow channels, wherein the adsorbent contactor is comprised of an adsorbent material comprised of an 8-ring zeolite, wherein the adsorbent material has a selectivity for said first gas component over said second gas component greater than 5, and the 8-ring zeolite has a Si to Al ratio of about 1:1 to about 1000:1, and wherein at least a portion of said first gas component is adsorbed into said adsorbent material, thereby resulting in said product stream which is depleted of said first gas component;b) collecting said product stream;c) desorbing the adsorbed gases from said adsorbent material, thereby resulting in a waste gas stream rich in said first gas component; andd) collecting said waste gas stream;wherein the gas mixture is comprised of a natural gas stream containing CH4 and the adsorbent material has a selectivity for said first gas component over CH4 greater than 5; the adsorbent contactor is a parallel channel contactor; and wherein the adsorbent contactor is comprised of a first adsorption zone comprising a first adsorbent material which is in fluid contact with a second adsorption zone comprising a second adsorbent material, wherein the composition of the first adsorbent material is different from the composition of a second adsorbent material. 19. The process of claim 18 wherein the first adsorbent material has a selectivity for the first gas component of the gas mixture over CH4 greater than 5; the second adsorbent material has a selectivity for a third gas component over CH4 greater than 5; and the second adsorbent material has a greater adsorption uptake for the third gas component than the first adsorbent material. 20. The process of claim 19 wherein the first gas component is CO2 and the third gas component is H2S. 21. The process of claim 19 wherein the first gas component is N2 and the third gas component is H2S. 22. The process of claim 19 wherein the first adsorbent material is comprised of an 8-ring zeolite that has a Si to Al ratio of about 1:1 to about 1000:1. 23. The process of claim 19 wherein the second adsorbent material is comprised of a stannosilicate. 24. The process of claim 19 wherein the parallel channel contactor contains an effective amount of a thermal mass material capable of adsorbing heat. 25. The process of claim 19 wherein the swing adsorption gas separation unit is a rapid cycle pressure swing adsorption unit operating at cycle times of less than about 1 minute. 26. The process of claim 19 wherein the parallel channel contactor is in the form selected from: a) monolith comprised of a the 8-ring zeolite and a binder; b) a monolith formed from a non-adsorbent material but whose channels are lined with an 8-ring zeolite; c) an array of hollow fibers comprised of an 8-ring zeolite; and d) laminated sheets having an upper and lower face both of which are comprised of an 8-ring zeolite. 27. The process of claim 19 wherein the channel gap of the flow channels is from about 5 to about 1000 microns. 28. The process of claim 19 wherein the ratio of adsorbent volume to open flow channel volume is from about 0.5:1 to about 100:1. 29. The process of claim 19 wherein the pressure of the natural gas stream is from about 1000 to about 5000 psig. 30. The process of claim 19 wherein the swing adsorption gas separation unit contains more than one type of adsorbent material each having a different selectivity for each of CO2, N2 and H2S over CH4.
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