Advances in Natural Gas: Formation, Processing, and Applications is a comprehensive eight-volume set of books that discusses in detail the theoretical basics and practical methods of various aspects of natural gas from exploration and extraction, to synthesizing, processing and purifying, producing valuable chemicals and energy. The volumes introduce transportation and storage challenges as well as hydrates formation, extraction, and prevention. Volume 5 titled Natural Gas Impurities and Condensates Removal comprehensively discusses related techniques for particulates like arsenic and condensates removal techniques from natural gas as well as mercury, nitrogen, and helium removal from natural gas by absorption, adsorption, cryogenic, and membrane-based processes.
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Table of Contents
Preface Acknowledgments About the Editors Section 1: Particulates and Condensates Removal from Natural Gas 1. Introduction to non-acidic impurities of natural gas: particulates, condensates, mercury, nitrogen, and helium 2. Arsenic removal from natural gas condensates 3. Condensates stabilization processes 4. Refrigeration process for condensate recovery from natural gas 5. Membrane technologies for condensates recovery from natural gas 6. Supersonic technology for condensate removal from natural gas* Section 2: Mercury Removal from Natural Gas 7. Mercury removal from natural gas by absorption and adsorption processes 8. Membrane technologies for mercury removal from natural gas Section 3: Nitrogen Removal from Natural Gas 9. Nitrogen separation from natural gas using absorption and cryogenic processes 10. Nitrogen rejection from natural gas by adsorption processes and swing technologies 11. Membrane technologies for nitrogen separation from natural gas Section 4: Helium Removal from Natural Gas 12. Adsorption processes and swing technologies for helium removal from natural gas 13. Helium removal from natural gas by membrane technologies
Authors
Mohammad Reza Rahimpour Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.Prof. Mohammad Reza Rahimpour is a professor in Chemical Engineering at Shiraz University, Iran. He received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Shiraz University joint with University of Sydney, Australia 1988. He started his independent career as Assistant Professor in September 1998 at Shiraz University. Prof. M.R. Rahimpour, was a Research Associate at University of California, Davis from 2012 till 2017. During his stay in University of California, he developed different reaction networks and catalytic processes such as thermal and plasma reactors for upgrading of lignin bio-oil to biofuel with collaboration of UCDAVIS. He has been a Chair of Department of Chemical Engineering at Shiraz University from 2005 till 2009 and from 2015 till 2020. Prof. M.R. Rahimpour leads a research group in fuel processing technology focused on the catalytic conversion of fossil fuels such as natural gas, and renewable fuels such as bio-oils derived from lignin to valuable energy sources. He provides young distinguished scholars with perfect educational opportunities in both experimental methods and theoretical tools in developing countries to investigate in-depth research in the various field of chemical engineering including carbon capture, chemical looping, membrane separation, storage and utilization technologies, novel technologies for natural gas conversion and improving the energy efficiency in the production and use of natural gas industries.
Mohammad Amin Makarem Research Associate, Methanol Institute, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.Dr. Mohammad Amin Makarem is a research associate at Shiraz University. His research interests are gas separation and purification, nanofluids, microfluidics, catalyst synthesis, reactor design and green energy. In gas separation, his focus is on experimental and theoretical investigation and optimization of pressure swing adsorption process, and in the gas purification field, he is working on novel technologies such as microchannels. Recently, he has investigated methods of synthesizing bio-template nanomaterials and catalysts. Besides, he has collaborated in writing and editing various books and book-chapters for famous publishers such as Elsevier, Springer and Wiley, as well as guest editing journals special issues.
Maryam Meshksar Research Associate, Department of Chemical Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran. Maryam Meshksar is a research associate at Shiraz University. Her research has focused on gas separation, clean energy, and catalyst synthesis. In gas separation, she is working on membrane separation process, and in the clean energy field, she has worked on different reforming-based processes for syngas production from methane experimentally. She has also synthesized novel catalysts for these processes which are tested in for the first time. Besides, she has reviewed novel technologies like microchannels for energy production. Recently, she has written various book-chapters for famous publishers such as Elsevier, Springer, and Wiley.
