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GC0000011A - Process of liquefying a gaseous methane-rich feed to obtain liquefied natural gas. - Google Patents

Process of liquefying a gaseous methane-rich feed to obtain liquefied natural gas.

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GC0000011A
GC0000011A GCP199847A GC0000011A GC 0000011 A GC0000011 A GC 0000011A GC P199847 A GCP199847 A GC P199847A GC 0000011 A GC0000011 A GC 0000011A
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Cooperation Council for the Arab states of the Gulf
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Jonathan Reynolds Dulby
Hendrik Frans Grootjans
Derek William Hodges
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Shell Int Research
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GCP199847 1997-12-12 1998-12-12 Process of liquefying a gaseous methane-rich feed to obtain liquefied natural gas. GC0000011A (en)

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