Global Patent Index - EP 3285034 A2

EP 3285034 A2 20180221 - NATURAL GAS LIQUEFACTION PROCESS

Title (en)

NATURAL GAS LIQUEFACTION PROCESS

Title (de)

ERDGASVERFLÜSSIGUNGSVERFAHREN

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ DE LIQUÉFACTION DE GAZ NATUREL

Publication

EP 3285034 A2 20180221 (EN)

Application

EP 17188470 A 20140520

Priority

  • KR 20130056478 A 20130520
  • EP 14800817 A 20140520

Abstract (en)

A natural gas liquefaction process according to the present invention uses a single closed-loop refrigeration cycle employing a mixed refrigerant, thereby having a simple structure for the liquefaction process and allowing the liquefaction process to be easily operated. Furthermore, the present invention cools natural gas after one stream is separated into two streams, thereby having an excellent efficiency of the liquefaction process.

IPC 8 full level

F25J 1/00 (2006.01); F25J 5/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F25B 5/04 (2013.01 - US); F25B 43/00 (2013.01 - US); F25J 1/0022 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/0055 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/0212 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/0264 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/0265 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/0291 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/0294 (2013.01 - EP US); F25B 41/39 (2021.01 - US); F25J 2210/06 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3001128 A1 20160330; EP 3001128 A4 20170308; EP 3001128 B1 20180711; AU 2014269316 A1 20151210; AU 2014269316 B2 20170525; AU 2017202953 A1 20170525; EP 3285034 A2 20180221; EP 3285034 A3 20180425; KR 101724226 B1 20170406; KR 20160009545 A 20160126; NO 3001128 T3 20181208; US 2016187056 A1 20160630; WO 2014189261 A1 20141127

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 14800817 A 20140520; AU 2014269316 A 20140520; AU 2017202953 A 20170503; EP 17188470 A 20140520; KR 2014004503 W 20140520; KR 20157030595 A 20140520; NO 14800817 A 20140520; US 201414892699 A 20140520