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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2013
Applicants:
Paul Davies, Richmond, TX (US);
James Lee Harris, Jr., Katy, TX (US);
Emery Jay Thomas, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Gregg Sapp, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Paul Davies, Richmond, TX (US);
James Lee Harris, Jr., Katy, TX (US);
Emery Jay Thomas, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Gregg Sapp, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25J 1/00 (2006.01); F25J 1/02 (2006.01); C09K 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25J 1/0022 (2013.01); C09K 5/042 (2013.01); C09K 5/045 (2013.01); F25J 1/0062 (2013.01); F25J 1/0097 (2013.01); F25J 1/0256 (2013.01); F25J 1/0278 (2013.01); C09K 2205/126 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for liquefying natural gas using environmentally-friendly low combustibility refrigerants are provided. Methods of liquefaction include cooling a fluid in an LNG facility via indirect heat exchange with an environmentally-friendly low combustibility refrigerant selected from the group consisting of: a fluorinated olefin, xenon, any derivative thereof, and any combination thereof.