02073nam a2200193 4500 20260520010215.0 260224s xxu Bergel, Marco 45404 Tierno, Ignacio 45405 World Gas Conference (24th. : 2009 oct 5-9 : Buenos Aires, Argentina) 45995 SWEETENING TECHNOLOGIES -A LOOK AT THE WHOLE PICTURE 2010-08-03 ; 2010-08-03 17 p. Trabajo presentado en el 24 WGC. Disponible en CD en la biblioteca. Solicite este trabajo por email a biblio@iapg.org.ar Nowadays, a wide variety of gas sweetening technologies is commercially available: different chemical and physical solvents, membranes, regenerable adsorbents, among others . Many have their own niche, but there are still cases where different technologies compete for a same application. Combining processes can even produce better results. To answer the question: "which method fits the project requirements best?", one should also consider the whole gas processing scheme and site conditions, and not only the sweetening technology itself. The present paper analyses sweetening technologies available to treat natural gas with a high carbon dioxide (CO2) content, considering the integration of sweetening facilities with different gas processing schemes and under different site conditions: - downstream processing of sweet gas: cryogenic processes, NGL recovery, power generation or injection into pipeline - acid gas disposal method: venting or reinjection - energy costs - inlet gas pressure and CO2 content - CO2 specification - power availability, remoteness of location Most selection guidelines focus on the sweetening process and consider it as an isolated facility. However, this paper shows the best choice should arise from a thorough analysis of the complete gas processing scheme. Throughout the following pages the factors that influence sweetening technology selection will be addressed. CONGTP 175703 175703 0 0 0 0 243522 BAAB BAAB 2026-03-05 200047604 0 200047604 2026-03-05 18:56:06 2026-03-05 CONGTP