WO2016128111A1 - Verfahren zur heliumgewinnung - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a method for obtaining a helium product fraction from a nitrogen and helium-containing feed fraction, wherein
- Nitrogen and helium-containing feed fraction warmed, compressed and the partially condensed nitrogen and helium-containing
- Feed fraction is mixed.
- helium product fraction includes high purity helium whose
- Concentration of impurities does not exceed a value of 100 vppm, preferably of 10 vppm.
- nitrogen and helium-containing feed fraction is to be understood as meaning a fraction which contains 1 to 20 mol% of helium and 80 to 99 mol% of nitrogen. Furthermore, this feed fraction may contain 0.1 to 2 mol% of methane and traces of hydrogen, argon and / or other noble gases.
- helium is commercially obtained almost exclusively from a mixture of volatile natural gas components, which typically contains, in addition to helium, methane and nitrogen as well as traces of hydrogen, argon and other noble gases. To freeze out unwanted contaminants in the
- the concentration of these impurities in helium must not exceed a value of 100 vppm, preferably 10 vppm.
- the actual helium liquefaction upstream helium purification usually consists of a combination of cryogenic - based on partial condensation - and adsorptive process with regeneration by pressure and / or temperature changes. Due to the comparatively high product value, the highest possible helium yield, preferably> 99%, is desirable. For this reason, the helium-rich fraction often goes through the cryogenic step
- Nitrogen-rich stream which is at elevated pressure and containing helium, is separated by utilizing a pressure gradient into a helium-containing stream of medium pressure and a nitrogen-rich stream of low pressure. This separation takes place in a rectification column which has a reboiler and a condenser.
- the object of the present invention is to provide a generic method for obtaining a helium product fraction which makes it possible to deliver at least a subset of the nitrogen-rich stream obtained during the separation at the same pressure as the helium-containing stream in order to produce the nitrogen atom. rich stream then, for example, to be able to perform a work-relaxation.
- Fraction and a second nitrogen-rich fraction is carried out in a separation column to which the 1st nitrogen-rich fraction is fed as reflux,
- Separation column is fed as stripping gas
- At least a partial stream of the 2nd nitrogen-rich fraction is evaporated under a pressure of less than 5 bar against the partially to be condensed nitrogen and helium-containing feed fraction
- a third nitrogen-rich fraction is withdrawn, the amount of stripping gas being adjusted so that the third nitrogen-rich fraction is at least 30% of that in the 1st nitrogen-rich fraction
- the third nitrogen-rich fraction serves, at least in part, for the cooling of the nitrogen and helium-containing feed fraction which is to be partially condensed.
- the third nitrogen-rich fraction is at least partially expanded work
- the separation column is operated at a pressure of 7 to 20 bar, preferably from 10 to 15 bar
- the third nitrogen-rich fraction at least 50th % of the nitrogen contained in the 1st nitrogen-rich fraction contains, - at least a partial stream of the 2nd nitrogen-rich fraction is evaporated under a pressure of less than 3 bar against the partially to be condensed nitrogen and helium-containing feed fraction, and / or the adsorptive cleaning process is a (V) PSA and / or TSA process.
- a nitrogen and helium-containing feed fraction which originates for example from a natural gas decomposition process, first a catalytic methane oxidation A and then via line 2 a
- Drying unit B supplied.
- the separated in the drying unit B water is withdrawn via line 30.
- Feed fraction usually a pressure between 10 and 40 bar, preferably between 15 and 25 bar, is fed via line 3 to the heat exchanger E1 and partially condensed in this against yet to be explained process streams. Via line 4, the partially condensed feed fraction becomes a
- Separator D1 supplied and separated in this in a 1st helium-rich fraction 5 and a first nitrogen-rich fraction 8.
- the helium-rich fraction 5 is fed after heating in the heat exchanger E1 an adsorptive purification process D. This is designed as (V) PSA and / or TSA process.
- the helium-rich fraction obtained in it and drawn off via line 6 represents the helium product fraction, its concentration
- Impurities do not exceed a value of 100 vppm, preferably 100 vppm.
- this helium product fraction is fed to a liquefaction process, not shown in FIG.
- the withdrawn from the adsorptive purification process D, helium-containing residual gas is fed via line 7 to a recompressor C, in this compressed to the pressure of the catalytic methane oxidation A feed fraction 1 and this mixed via line 32.
- nitrogen-rich fraction 8 is expanded in the valve a and fed to the separation column T in the upper region as reflux.
- the separation column T is preferably operated at a pressure between 7 and 20 bar, in particular between 10 and 15 bar. It is separated into a second helium-rich
- the second helium-rich fraction 9 is in the heat exchanger E1 against the partially condensed
- the oxygen contained in the air is used in the catalytic methane oxidation A as an oxidizing agent.
- a partial stream of the second nitrogen-rich liquid fraction 1 1 is evaporated in the heat exchanger E1 and fed to the separation column T as stripping gas 12.
- This stripping gas supply effects the separation process taking place in the separation column T and determines the helium content of the second helium-rich fraction 9.
- At least one substream of the 2nd nitrogen-rich fraction 11 is evaporated under a pressure of less than 5 bar, preferably of less than 3 bar, in the heat exchanger E1 against the feed fraction 3 to be partially condensed.
- Procedure serves to set the lowest possible temperature in the separator D1.
- Circulating container D2 supplied. The deducted from this via line 14
- Liquid fraction is fed under the aforementioned low pressure to the heat exchanger E1, in this at least partially evaporated and fed again to the circulation tank D2.
- Feed fraction 3 warmed and then the above
- Drying unit B which is usually an adsorptive
- Drying process is, fed as a regeneration gas. Via line 16, this laden regeneration gas is withdrawn from the process.
- the non-circulating tank D2 supplied partial stream 13 of the 2nd nitrogen-rich fraction 1 1 can be supercooled in the heat exchanger E1 and discharged via control valve d and line 17 as supercooled liquid.
- liquefied nitrogen LIN
- a partial flow of the liquid fraction 14 withdrawn from the circulation container D2 can be withdrawn in the manner described above via control valve d and line 17.
- the cold required for the partial condensation of the feed fraction 3 can only by the heating of cold, gaseous decomposition products and the above-described evaporation from the circulation container D2
- the amount of the stripping gas 12 fed to the separation column T is additionally selected so that a third nitrogen-rich fraction 20 can be withdrawn from the separation column T in the region of its sump, at least 30%, preferably at least 50% of that in FIG Nitrogen-rich fraction 8 contains nitrogen contained.
- a third nitrogen-rich fraction 20 can be withdrawn from the separation column T in the region of its sump, at least 30%, preferably at least 50% of that in FIG Nitrogen-rich fraction 8 contains nitrogen contained.
- Procedure can now be obtained in the separation column T, a further nitrogen-rich fraction at elevated pressure.
- this further or third nitrogen-rich fraction can be compressed to a pressure which is 4 to 20 bar, preferably 5 to 15 bar, above the pressure of the column T.
- the nitrogen-rich fraction 21 is cooled in the heat exchanger E1 and then expanded in the expansion device X work.
- the expanded nitrogen-rich fraction 22 is then heated in the heat exchanger E1 against the partially to be condensed feed fraction 3 and the above-described nitrogen-rich fraction 15 admixed.
- This work-in-progress relaxation X which increases the thermodynamic efficiency of the process, is optional, but allows or increases the amount of supercooled liquid (LIN) withdrawn via line 17.
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