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Figure 2 Schematic presentation of processing operations.

Under the universal standard conditions, for an ideal gas, the following is
applied:
1 g mole occupies 22.4 liters
1 kg mole occupies 22.4 cubic meters
1 lb mole occupies 359 cubic feet

10.3 EFFECT OF IMPURITIES FOUND IN NATURAL GAS

Field processing operations of natural gas, which is classified as a part of
gas engineering, generally include the following:

1. Removal of water vapor, dehydration
2. Removal of acidic gases (H 2 SandCO 2 )
3. Separation of heavy hydrocarbons
Before these processes are detailed in the following chapters, the effect
each of these impurities has on the gas industry, as end user, is briefly

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