| US 7,517,391 B2 | ||
| Method of bulk transport and storage of gas in a liquid medium | ||
| Bruce Hall, Katy, Tex. (US); Micahel J. Mulvany, Houston, Tex. (US); and Tolulope O. Okikiolu, Houston, Tex. (US) | ||
| Assigned to SeaOne Maritime Corp., Houston, Tex. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 07, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/483,137. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/697810, filed on Jul. 08, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0017575 A1, Jan. 25, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. F17C 7/04 (2006.01); F25J 1/00 (2006.01); B63B 25/08 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 95—231 [96/155; 62/46.1; 62/611; 114/74 R] | 21 Claims |
| 1. An integrated system for bulk storage and transport of gas comprising
a loading and mixing system adapted to mix a gas with a liquid solvent to form a gas-solvent mixture in a liquid medium form,
a containment system adapted to store the gas-solvent mixture at storage pressures and temperatures associated with storage
densities for the gas-solvent mixture that exceeds the storage densities of CNG for the same storage pressures and temperatures,
and
a separation, fractionation and offloading system for separating the gas from the gas-solvent mixture.
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