Significant efforts are being made to make natural gas processing energy-efficient and environmentally friendly by utilizing membrane based separation processes. While membranes (polymer/zeolite/metal-organic framework) are effective in separating CO2 and N2 from CH4, their separation performance is negatively affected when natural gas contains high concentrations of higher hydrocarbons (propane, butane, etc.) and H2S. Interestingly, higher hydrocarbons and H2S form gas (clathrate) hydrates at much milder conditions compared to CH4, CO2, and N2 and could thus act as a separation step before membranes. In this perspective, gas separation using membranes and gas hydrates is briefly reviewed, and the challenges of developing an integrated gas hydrate-membrane process are discussed. Such a process could be an energy efficient approach to reduce the costs associated with natural gas purification. The proposed system can also serve as a model for other challenging molecular gas separations relevant to the energy and environmental arenas, including flue gas treatment and hydrogen purification.
Skip Nav Destination
Integrated gas hydrate-membrane system for natural gas purification
Article navigation
Research Article|
May 01 2018
Integrated gas hydrate-membrane system for natural gas purification
Pramod Warrier
;
Pramod Warrier
a)
1
Center for Hydrate Research, Chemical and Biological Engineering Department, Colorado School of Mines
, Golden, Colorado 80401, USA
a)Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed: [email protected], Tel.: 303-273-3237, Fax: 303-273-3730 and [email protected], Tel.: 404-718-9540
Search for other works by this author on:
M. Naveed Khan;
M. Naveed Khan
1
Center for Hydrate Research, Chemical and Biological Engineering Department, Colorado School of Mines
, Golden, Colorado 80401, USA
2
Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Petroleum Institute Campus
, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Search for other works by this author on:
Moises A. Carreon;
Moises A. Carreon
3
Chemical and Biological Engineering Department, Colorado School of Mines
, Golden, Colorado 80401, USA
Search for other works by this author on:
Cornelis J. Peters;
Cornelis J. Peters
1
Center for Hydrate Research, Chemical and Biological Engineering Department, Colorado School of Mines
, Golden, Colorado 80401, USA
2
Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Petroleum Institute Campus
, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Search for other works by this author on:
Carolyn A. Koh
Carolyn A. Koh
a)
1
Center for Hydrate Research, Chemical and Biological Engineering Department, Colorado School of Mines
, Golden, Colorado 80401, USA
a)Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed: [email protected], Tel.: 303-273-3237, Fax: 303-273-3730 and [email protected], Tel.: 404-718-9540
Search for other works by this author on:
a)Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed: [email protected], Tel.: 303-273-3237, Fax: 303-273-3730 and [email protected], Tel.: 404-718-9540
J. Renewable Sustainable Energy 10, 034701 (2018)
Article history
Received:
December 18 2017
Accepted:
March 27 2018
Citation
Pramod Warrier, M. Naveed Khan, Moises A. Carreon, Cornelis J. Peters, Carolyn A. Koh; Integrated gas hydrate-membrane system for natural gas purification. J. Renewable Sustainable Energy 1 May 2018; 10 (3): 034701. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5019967
Download citation file:
Pay-Per-View Access
$40.00
Sign In
You could not be signed in. Please check your credentials and make sure you have an active account and try again.
Citing articles via
Efficient wind farm layout optimization with the FLOWERS AEP model and analytic gradients
Michael J. LoCascio, Christopher J. Bay, et al.
Machine learning for modern power distribution systems: Progress and perspectives
Marija Marković, Matthew Bossart, et al.
Improving academic–industry collaboration: A case study of UK distribution system operators
Jamie M. Bright, Hilal Ozdemir, et al.