AU2020324268A1 - Process and plant for producing liquefied natural gas - Google Patents

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Publication number: AU2020324268A1
Authority: AU; Australia
Prior art keywords: natural gas; countercurrent; mixed refrigerant; absorption; heat exchanger
Prior art date: 2019-08-02
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Heinz Bauer

Michael Warter

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Linde GmbH

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2019-08-02

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2020-07-10 Application filed by Linde GmbH filed Critical Linde GmbH

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