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 date | Dec 30, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2016 |
Classification
- 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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