Method for producing methane-containing gaseous mixtures
US5388645A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 3, 1993 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25J3/04569
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Processes are disclosed for separating an oxygen-containing gas into oxygen-enriched and oxygen-depleted streams. The oxygen-depleted stream is injected into a methane-containing solid carbonaceous subterranean formation to produce a methane-containing gaseous mixture. The oxygen-enriched stream is reacted with a stream containing an oxidizable material which can be the methane-containing mixture.
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