CA2954549A1 - Method and system for recovery of methane from hydrocarbon streams - Google Patents

Method and system for recovery of methane from hydrocarbon streams Download PDF

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CA2954549A1
CA2954549A1 CA2954549A CA2954549A CA2954549A1 CA 2954549 A1 CA2954549 A1 CA 2954549A1 CA 2954549 A CA2954549 A CA 2954549A CA 2954549 A CA2954549 A CA 2954549A CA 2954549 A1 CA2954549 A1 CA 2954549A1
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Matthias Andre
Desislava TOTA
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CA2954549A 2014-07-29 2015-07-23 Method and system for recovery of methane from hydrocarbon streams Abandoned CA2954549A1 (en)

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EP14002633.7 2014-07-29
EP14002633 2014-07-29
PCT/EP2015/001518 WO2016015849A1 (en) 2014-07-29 2015-07-23 Method and system for recovery of methane from hydrocarbon streams

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US (1) US20170219281A1 (ru)
EP (1) EP3175190A1 (ru)
JP (1) JP2017523179A (ru)
CN (1) CN106574818A (ru)
AU (1) AU2015295882A1 (ru)
BR (1) BR112017001493A2 (ru)
CA (1) CA2954549A1 (ru)
EA (1) EA201692570A1 (ru)
MX (1) MX2017001188A (ru)
PH (1) PH12017500008A1 (ru)
WO (1) WO2016015849A1 (ru)

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WO2016015849A1 (en) 2016-02-04
MX2017001188A (es) 2017-05-03
EA201692570A1 (ru) 2017-06-30
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CN106574818A (zh) 2017-04-19
JP2017523179A (ja) 2017-08-17

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