Process for converting alkanes to olefins
Abstract
A process and apparatus for converting an alkane to an olefin. In one embodiment, the process involves oxidative coupling of an alkane, e.g., methane, with an oxidant, such as air, to produce an olefin having twice the number of carbon atoms as the alkane, e.g., ethylene. In another embodiment, the process involves oxidative dehydrogenation of an alkane, e.g., ethane, with an oxidant to form an olefin having the same number of carbon atoms as the alkane, e.g., ethylene. The process involves passing a flow of the oxidant from a first flow passage through a porous medium; diffusing a flow of the alkane from a second flow passage into the porous medium; and contacting the reactant alkane and the oxidant in the presence of a catalyst within the porous medium to produce the olefin.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Precision Combustion, Inc., North Haven, CT (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1893032
- Patent Number(s):
- 11358915
- Application Number:
- 17/318,689
- Assignee:
- Precision Combustion, Inc. (North Haven, CT)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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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:
- SC0011353
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 05/12/2021
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Weissman, Jeffrey. Process for converting alkanes to olefins. United States: N. p., 2022.
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Weissman, Jeffrey. Process for converting alkanes to olefins. United States.
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"Process for converting alkanes to olefins". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1893032.
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abstractNote = {A process and apparatus for converting an alkane to an olefin. In one embodiment, the process involves oxidative coupling of an alkane, e.g., methane, with an oxidant, such as air, to produce an olefin having twice the number of carbon atoms as the alkane, e.g., ethylene. In another embodiment, the process involves oxidative dehydrogenation of an alkane, e.g., ethane, with an oxidant to form an olefin having the same number of carbon atoms as the alkane, e.g., ethylene. The process involves passing a flow of the oxidant from a first flow passage through a porous medium; diffusing a flow of the alkane from a second flow passage into the porous medium; and contacting the reactant alkane and the oxidant in the presence of a catalyst within the porous medium to produce the olefin.},
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