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WO2010006934A3
WO2010006934A3 PCT/EP2009/058400 EP2009058400W WO2010006934A3 WO 2010006934 A3 WO2010006934 A3 WO 2010006934A3 EP 2009058400 W EP2009058400 W EP 2009058400W WO 2010006934 A3 WO2010006934 A3 WO 2010006934A3
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Henricus Abraham Geers
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Abstract

The present invention provides a process for producing purified gas from a feed gas stream comprising methane and gaseous contaminants, the process comprising the steps of : 1) providing the feed gas stream; 2) cooling the feed gas stream to a temperature at which at least part of the feed gas stream is present in the liquid phase; 3) separating the cooled feed gas stream by means of cryogenic distillation into a bottom stream rich in contaminants and lean in methane, and into a top stream rich in methane and lean in gaseous contaminants, in which the bottom stream contains between 0.5 and 15 % of the methane present in the feed gas stream; 4) cooling the stream rich in methane to a temperature at which solid and/or liquid phase contaminants are formed; 5) introducing the cooled stream of step 4) into a gas/liquid/solids separation vessel, and 6) removing from the gas/liquid/solids separation vessel the purified gas and a stream rich in contaminants.
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