Novel Composite Membranes and Process for Natual Gas Upgrading. Annual Progress Report, 2001.

LeRoux, J.

Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee

关键词: Composite membranes;    Natural gas;    Hollow fiber substrates;    Feed stream contaminants;    Membrane modules;   

RP-ID  :  DE2003807872

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

美国|英语

来源: National Technical Reports Library

【 摘 要 】

The first phase of this project involved the development of a high performance composite membranes for the treatment of natural gas. The objective of the second phase is to demonstrate the commercial potential of a full-size membrane module in a pilot scale field test. This phase is undertaken jointly with our commercial partner, UOP LLC. At the conclusion of Phase I, two composite membrane products had been developed for the enrichment (sweetening) of natural gas. The one was a low pressure membrane with a high CO2/CH4 separation factor that falls within the target range of 25-30 (at 50 degrees C) set for the program. This is a significant improvement over current commercial membranes that have separation factors of around 18-19. The second membrane had excellent high pressure capability and good contamination resistance, with a separation factor of 20-22.