02533nmc a2200313 4500 20260608201318.0 260224s xxu ing Inglés Exploit the benefits of methanol 21/05/2009 ; 18/12/2003 Artículo publicado en la página web de Bryan Research & Engineering(http://www.bre.com) donde se pueden consultar otros artículos sobre temas relacionados. ; Página web visitada en enero de 2004. ; Navegadores de Internet Methanol is probably one of the most versatile solvents in the natural gas processing industry. Historically, methanol was the first commercial organic physical solvent and has been used for hydrate inhibition, dehydration, gas sweetening and liquids recovery. Most of these applications involve low temperature where methanol’s physical properties are advantageous compared with other solvents which exhibit high viscosity problems or even solids formation. Operation at low temperatures tends to suppress methanol’s most significant disadvantage, high solvent loss. Methanol has been extensively used as a hydrate inhibitor for conditions where the Hammerschmidt equation is applicable. Outside this range, predicting methanol’s behavior is more complicated than the empirical correlations that are provided in industrial standard data books. In fact, the thermodynamic properties and phase equilibrium of mixtures of methanol, water and hydrocarbons are notoriously difficult to predict. Methanol shows both polar and non-polar characteristics. Consequently, these characteristics give methanol the unique ability to be used in an extensive range of applications. This paper will review some of these diverse applications: hydrate inhibition, gas dehydration, sweetening and liquids recovery. ARCHIVO Esteban, Alejandro 25820 Hernandez, Vicente 25821 Lunsford, Kevin M. 25822 Bryan Research & Engineering 25815 Tratamiento de gas natural 382 Tratamiento de gas con glicoles 5106 Deshidratación 278 Glicoles 279 Alcoholes 7200 Hidratos en gas natural 1130 Hernandez, Vicente 25821 Lunsford, Kevin M. 25822 Bryan Research & Engineering 25815 153273 153273 http://www.bre.com/technicalpapers/technicalpaper.asp?articlenumber=15 0 0 0 0 221092 BVIAPG BVIAPG 2026-03-05 200029406 0 200029406 2026-03-05 00:34:31 2026-03-05 INTERNET