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Helium extraction and nitrogen removal from LNG boil-off gas

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, , Citation L Xiong et al 2017 IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng. 171 012003 DOI 10.1088/1757-899X/171/1/012003

1757-899X/171/1/012003

Abstract

The helium bearing boil off gas (BOG) from liquid natural gas (LNG) storage tank in LNG plant, which has a helium concentration of about 1%, has attracted the attention in China as a new helium source. As the BOG is usually reused by re-condensing to recover methane, it is likely to cause continuous accumulation of nitrogen in the unit, thus a nitrogen removal process must be integrated. This paper describes a conceptional cryogenic separation system aiming at recovering methane, helium and nitrogen from BOG based on cryogenic distillation and condensation process.

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