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Process and device for liquefying a gaseous mixture such as a natural gas in two steps

US5826444A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 30, 1996
Grant dateOct 27, 1998
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Expiry dateDec 30, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S62/912
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The process allows to liquefy a gaseous mixture consisting at least partly of a mixture of hydrocarbons, such as a natural gas, by using a cooling mixture that is obtained, after a first cooling step, in a state referred to as "condensed single-phase" state.

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