Arsenic Hydrogen Carbon

Amine Oxygen (O2) Helium Nitrogen

Treating Sulfide (H2S) Dioxide (CO2)
Treating Removal Purification Rejection
& Removal Removal Extraction

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Extraction

Newpoint Gas Services, Inc., using gas treating membranes, provides a safe and efficient option for the removal of
CO2 and water vapor from natural gas streams, especially in remote locations. A typical membrane system consists of
a pre-treatment skid and a series of membrane modules. Membranes are extremely adaptable to accommodate various
gas volumes, CO2 concentrations, and/or product-gas specifications. Membranes are environmentally friendly and
easy to operate.

Bulk Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Extraction

Quality is never an accident...

 Benefits: The greatest benefit membranes have to offer are their versatility. No competing CO removal process
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offers greater efficiency per Mcf of product removed than a spiral wound cellulose acetate membrane unit.

Newpoint has utilized membrane technology on several projects and strongly recommends the process for specific
applications.

Process Description: Membranes operate on the principle of selective permeation. Each gas component
has a specific permeation rate. The rate of permeation is determined by the rate which a component dissolves into the
membrane surface and the rate at which it diffuses through the membrane.

The components with higher permeation rates (such as CO2, H2, and H2S) will permeate faster through the membrane
than components with lower permeation rates (such as N2, C1, C2 and heavier hydrocarbons). For example, carbon
dioxide is a "fast," more permeable, gas than methane. When a stream consisting of these two gases contacts the
membrane, the carbon dioxide will permeate through the fiber at a faster rate than the methane. Thus, the feed stream
is separated into a methane-rich (residual) stream on the exterior of the membrane fiber and a carbon dioxide-rich
(permeate) stream on the interior of the membrane fiber.

The primary driving force of the separation is the differential partial pressure of the permeating component. Therefore,
the pressure difference between the feed gas and permeate gas and the concentration of the permeating component
determine the product purity and the amount of membrane surface required.

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