Patent 7582223 was granted and assigned to Indian Institute Of Technology, Madras on September, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The present invention relates to a method of refrigeration using refrigerant composition for multistage refrigeration systems, such as a pre-cooled mixed refrigeration system with one or more phase separators. The refrigerant composition can include nitrogen; methane; ethane, ethylene, or combinations thereof; propane, n-butane, iso-butane, or combinations thereof; and neon, helium, or combinations thereof.