LNG Liquefaction

High-purity refrigerants and expertise designed to support efficient, reliable LNG operations that keep plants running effectively.

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Maximize Efficiency, Ensure Operational Continuity

Refrigerant purity is a key driver in LNG plant performance, whether you employ an AP-C3MR, Optimized Cascade Process (OCP), or any version of SMR. Contaminants within a refrigerant can slow down or shut down a plant. High-purity refrigerants increase productivity while reducing energy consumption and environmental impact.

High Purity for High Performance.

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Why Purity Matters

Refrigerant contaminants can lead to gas leaks, equipment failure, and wasteful power consumption.

High-purity refrigerants:

  • Improve plant safety
  • Increase production rates, uptime
  • Reduce energy costs
  • Reduce environmental footprints

Electrical Cost Savings

LNG plants using high-purity refrigerants realize substantial cost savings.

Average Electric Savings*
Low-Purity vs. Diversified CPC High-Purity Refrigerant
$1.26 Million savings per year, per train

* LNG plant utilizing C3MR process and a 100K horsepower compressor; producing 5 Million tons annually with an electricity cost of $0.06 / kilowatt hour

Compressor Performance

There is a direct correlation between refrigerant purity and compressor performance. The diagram below is a typical high-efficiency centrifugal compressor performance curve. With impurities like ethane, CO2, butanes, etc., the polytropic head will trend high toward the surge limit, which is not desirable.

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A Sustainable Solution

By using high-purity refrigerants, LNG plants minimize process disruptions and avoid flaring ethane and other lighter components during the HHP stage.

These high-purity hydrocarbon refrigerants are:

  • Zero ODP
  • Low GWP
  • Non-toxic

Purity from Production to Delivery

Our high-purity refrigerants are produced at and distributed from Diversified CPC plants throughout the United States. They are transported via dedicated fleets that are designed and operated to maintain product purity levels. We offer:

  • A Certificate of Analysis with every product shipment
  • Exceptional on-time delivery through a dedicated fleet
  • Bulk and cylinder options
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The Impact of Contaminants

LNG liquefaction performance depends on refrigerant purity, consistency, and supply reliability. Diversified CPC works directly with LNG operators and engineering teams to help evaluate hydrocarbon refrigerant options that support energy efficiency, process stability, and long-term operational performance.

Why Does Purity Matter?

Contaminants negatively impact safety, productivity, and efficiency. Refrigerant contaminants can lead to gas leaks, equipment failure, and wasteful power consumption.

Contaminant
Impact
Moisture Content
  • Causes piping corrosion and possible lube oil breakdown in compressors.
  • Freezes and expands, causing pipes to rupture.
  • Generates ice shards that pass through the system, damaging pumps and seals.
Mercury
  • Causes metal to be brittle by forming aluminum amalgam, leading to stress fractures.
Ethane
(High-pressure gas)
  • Increases horsepower by placing unnecessary demand on the compressor drive and discharge coolers.
  • Limits natural gas flow rate to offset the additional load.
  • Causes a high-pressure trip at the HHP stage.
Butanes and Heavier
  • Requires higher refrigerant circulation to meet the targeted cooling temperature.
CO2
  • Causes corrosion and freeze-ups in the presence of moisture.
Other impurities
(neopentane, etc.)
  • Causes freeze-ups in the Mixed Refrigerants (MR) loop.

Refrigerant Selection Support

Selecting the right hydrocarbon refrigerant for LNG liquefaction impacts efficiency, throughput, and system reliability. Our technical teams collaborate with customers to review purity grades, product specifications, and operational requirements to ensure alignment with liquefaction system demands.

Operational and Supply Expertise

Reliable LNG operations require more than product quality alone. Diversified CPC combines high-purity hydrocarbon refrigerants with dependable supply capabilities and technical insight to help support consistent LNG processing and long-term facility performance.

 

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Key Product Advantages

High Purity

Our high-purity hydrocarbon refrigerants are engineered to optimize your operational efficiency.

Sustainable

Hydrocarbon refrigerants are a sustainable solution. They have zero ODP, a low GWP, and are non-toxic.

Qualified

We manufacture UL-Classified refrigerants. Our hydrocarbon refrigerants also meet or exceed AHRI Standard 700.

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Our high-purity products are leveraged across an array of industries.

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