(NL9320051-A)      Pretreatment of natural gas for removal of CO2 and water by absorption down to liquefied natural gas (LNG) specification regarding CO2 and water contents. The natural gas(2) is fed into absorption column (C10l) where it is brought into contact with an absorption soln. substantially free of water. The absorption soln. comprises one component acting as a solvent, which can be a mix. of solvents having a high affinity for water and being compatible with the other components having the ability to react reversibly with CO2. Used absorption soln. (6) is regenerated by stripping with large amts. of inert gas contg. substantially no CO2 or water.    USE/ADVANTAGE -   Pretreatment of natural gas for removal of CO2 and water by means of absorption down to LNG specification regarding CO2 and water contents. Pretreatment of crude natural gas. Natural gas can be purified to contain less than 50 - 100 ppm CO and less than 1 ppm water. Smaller amts. of stripping gas is necessary for obtaining LNG. Water and CO2 can be removed simultaneously. Desired LNG specification can be easily met.    (EP668792-A1)      Pretreatment of natural gas for removal of CO2 and water by absorption down to liquefied natural gas (LNG) specification regarding CO2 and water contents. The natural gas(2) is fed into absorption column (C10l) where it is brought into contact with an absorption soln. substantially free of water. The absorption soln. comprises one component acting as a solvent, which can be a mix. of solvents having a high affinity for water and being compatible with the other components having the ability to react reversibly with CO2. Used absorption soln. (6) is regenerated by stripping with large amts. of inert gas contg. substantially no CO2 or water.    USE/ADVANTAGE -   Pretreatment of natural gas for removal of CO2 and water by means of absorption down to LNG specification regarding CO2 and water contents. Pretreatment of crude natural gas. Natural gas can be purified to contain less than 50 - 100 ppm CO and less than 1 ppm water. Smaller amts. of stripping gas is necessary for obtaining LNG. Water and CO2 can be removed simultaneously. Desired LNG specification can be easily met.    (GB2288750-A)      Pretreatment of natural gas for removal of CO2 and water by absorption down to liquefied natural gas (LNG) specification regarding CO2 and water contents. The natural gas(2) is fed into absorption column (C10l) where it is brought into contact with an absorption soln. substantially free of water. The absorption soln. comprises one component acting as a solvent, which can be a mix. of solvents having a high affinity for water and being compatible with the other components having the ability to react reversibly with CO2. Used absorption soln. (6) is regenerated by stripping with large amts. of inert gas contg. substantially no CO2 or water.    USE/ADVANTAGE -   Pretreatment of natural gas for removal of CO2 and water by means of absorption down to LNG specification regarding CO2 and water contents. Pretreatment of crude natural gas. Natural gas can be purified to contain less than 50 - 100 ppm CO and less than 1 ppm water. Smaller amts. of stripping gas is necessary for obtaining LNG. Water and CO2 can be removed simultaneously. Desired LNG specification can be easily met.    (GB2288750-B)      A process for treatment of natural gas for removal of water and carbon dioxide by means of absorption to levels of maximum 1 ppm H2O and maximum 100 ppm CO2, respectively, comprising the steps of: (a) bringing the natural gas into contact with an absorption solution comprising a first component acting as a solvent and having high affinity for water, and a second component, compatible with said first component, having the ability to react reversibly with CO2, whereby there is obtained natural gas containing not more than 1 ppm H2O and not more than 100 ppm CO2; (b) subjecting used absorption solution from absorption step (a) to regeneration, at least in part by stripping with a large amount of inert gas containing substantially no CO2 or H2O, thereby removing CO2 and substantially all the water from said absorption solution; and (c) recycling the regenerated absorption solution to the absorption step (a).