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DZ3341A1 - Récuperation ameliorée de liquides de gaz naturels (ngl) au moyen de réfrigération et de reflux provenant des installations de gaz naturel liquéfié (lng) - Google Patents

Récuperation ameliorée de liquides de gaz naturels (ngl) au moyen de réfrigération et de reflux provenant des installations de gaz naturel liquéfié (lng)

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DZ3341A1
DZ3341A1 DZ013341A DZ013341A DZ3341A1 DZ 3341 A1 DZ3341 A1 DZ 3341A1 DZ 013341 A DZ013341 A DZ 013341A DZ 013341 A DZ013341 A DZ 013341A DZ 3341 A1 DZ3341 A1 DZ 3341A1
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natural gas
ngl
lng
refrigeration
reflux
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Lee Rong-Jwyn
Yao Jame
Chen Jong Juh
Douglas G Elliot
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Phillips Petroleum Co
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Priority claimed from PCT/US2001/015721 external-priority patent/WO2001088447A1/fr
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