Modifications and advancement in the sweetening process of natural gas : master's thesis

Prirodni plin se smatra tranzicijskim energentom. Povećanjem njegove potražnje povećavaju se količine za obradu, a sastav plina koji je potrebno obraditi postaje sve složeniji. O složenosti sastava prirodnog plina (složena mješavina organskih i anorganskih komponenti) ovisi i broj procesa koje je potrebno primijeniti pri obradi kako bi plin bio spreman za transport, prodaju i korištenje. U radu je prikazan pregled procesa obrade prirodnog plina s naglaskom na procese izdvajanja kiselih plinova. Rastuća potreba za smanjenjem emisija i smanjenjem onečišćenja nameće izazove plinskoj industriji u pronalasku učinkovitijih i ekološki prihvatljivijih procesa. U radu je opisan odgovor industrije na povećane ekološke standarde u smislu unapređenja i poboljšanja nekih procesa za izdvajanje kiselih plinova.Natural gas is considered a transitional energy source. Higher natural gas demand causes the increase in the quantity and complexity of composition of natural gas that needs to be processed. The number of processes that need to be applied during natural gas treatment in order to transport, sell and use natural gas, highly depends on the complexity of the composition of natural gas (a complex mixture of organic and inorganic components). This thesis presents an overview of natural gas processing with an emphasis on gas sweetening methods. The growing need to reduce emissions and pollution poses challenges to the gas industry in finding more efficient and environmentally friendly solutions for processing of natural gas. Also, the thesis describes the industry’s response to increased environmental standards in terms of improving some of the natural gas sweetening methods