Natural Gas Liquid (NGL) Recovery

NGL recovery refers to the process of extracting natural gas liquids (NGLS) from raw natural gas. NGLS are hydrocarbons that are found in natural gas, such as propane, butane, ethane, and pentanes. These liquids are valuable commodities that have a wide range of uses, including as feedstocks for the petrochemical industry, as fuel for heating and transportation, and as a source of energy for power generation.
The process of NGL recovery typically involves a series of separation processes that use differences in boiling points and other physical properties to separate the various components of the natural gas. The first step is typically the removal of water and other impurities from the raw gas using a dehydration process. The gas is then cooled and compressed to condense the heavier NGLS into a liquid form. The resulting mixture is then separated into its constituent components using a variety of techniques, such as distillation, absorption, and fractionation.
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