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Liquefied natural gas

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-015852

1. Natural gas converted to liquid form by cooling to a very low temperature.

2. Natural gas (primarily methane) that has been liquefied by reducing its temperature to -260 degrees Fahrenheit at atmospheric pressure.

3. Natural gas in liquid form. Natural gas is a liquid at -162°C (-259°F) at ambient pressure.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-015852
FieldEnvironment
SubjectClimate change
AbbreviationLNG
ReferencesGreenhouse Gas Emissions; 40 CFR 98.238 (CFR 2013); DOE Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Fuel Cell Technologies Glossary
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-015852",
  "term": "Liquefied natural gas",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Natural gas converted to liquid form by cooling to a very low temperature.\n\n2. Natural gas (primarily methane) that has been liquefied by reducing its temperature to -260 degrees Fahrenheit at atmospheric pressure.\n\n3. Natural gas in liquid form. Natural gas is a liquid at -162°C (-259°F) at ambient pressure.",
  "abbreviation": "LNG",
  "subject": "Climate change",
  "references": [
    "Greenhouse Gas Emissions",
    "40 CFR 98.238 (CFR 2013)",
    "DOE Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Fuel Cell Technologies Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/liquefied-natural-gas/"
}

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