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Title: Process for making unsaturated hydrocarbons using microchannel process technology

Abstract

The disclosed invention relates to a process for converting a feed composition comprising one or more hydrocarbons to a product comprising one or more unsaturated hydrocarbons, the process comprising: flowing the feed composition and steam in contact with each other in a microchannel reactor at a temperature in the range from about 200.degree. C. to about 1200.degree. C. to convert the feed composition to the product, the process being characterized by the absence of catalyst for converting the one or more hydrocarbons to one or more unsaturated hydrocarbons. Hydrogen and/or oxygen may be combined with the feed composition and steam.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [3];  [4];  [3];  [1];  [5]
  1. Dublin, OH
  2. Lewis Center, OH
  3. Columbus, OH
  4. Galloway, OH
  5. (Solon, OH) Daymo, Eric (Dublin, OH)
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Velocys, Inc. (Plain City, OH)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1018218
Patent Number(s):
7923592
Application Number:
11/670,608
Assignee:
Velocys, Inc. (Plain City, OH)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY
C - CHEMISTRY C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
DOE Contract Number:  
FC36-04GO14154
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
09 BIOMASS FUELS

Citation Formats

Tonkovich, Anna Lee, Yuschak, Thomas, LaPlante, Timothy J, Rankin, Scott, Perry, Steven T, Fitzgerald, Sean Patrick, Simmons, Wayne W, and Mazanec, Terry. Process for making unsaturated hydrocarbons using microchannel process technology. United States: N. p., 2011. Web.
Tonkovich, Anna Lee, Yuschak, Thomas, LaPlante, Timothy J, Rankin, Scott, Perry, Steven T, Fitzgerald, Sean Patrick, Simmons, Wayne W, & Mazanec, Terry. Process for making unsaturated hydrocarbons using microchannel process technology. United States.
Tonkovich, Anna Lee, Yuschak, Thomas, LaPlante, Timothy J, Rankin, Scott, Perry, Steven T, Fitzgerald, Sean Patrick, Simmons, Wayne W, and Mazanec, Terry. Tue . "Process for making unsaturated hydrocarbons using microchannel process technology". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1018218.
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abstractNote = {The disclosed invention relates to a process for converting a feed composition comprising one or more hydrocarbons to a product comprising one or more unsaturated hydrocarbons, the process comprising: flowing the feed composition and steam in contact with each other in a microchannel reactor at a temperature in the range from about 200.degree. C. to about 1200.degree. C. to convert the feed composition to the product, the process being characterized by the absence of catalyst for converting the one or more hydrocarbons to one or more unsaturated hydrocarbons. Hydrogen and/or oxygen may be combined with the feed composition and steam.},
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