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Title: Method and apparatus for producing oxygenates from hydrocarbons

Abstract

A chemical reactor for oxygenating hydrocarbons includes: a) a dielectric barrier discharge plasma cell, the plasma cell comprising a pair of electrodes having a dielectric material and void therebetween, the plasma cell comprising a hydrocarbon gas inlet feeding to the void; b) a solid oxide electrochemical cell, the electrochemical cell comprising a solid oxide electrolyte positioned between a porous cathode and a porous anode, an oxygen containing gas inlet stream feeding to the porous cathode side of the electrochemical cell; c) a first gas passageway feeding from the void to the anode side of the electrochemical cell; and d) a gas outlet feeding from the anode side of the electrochemical cell to expel reaction products from the chemical reactor. A method of oxygenating hydrocarbons is also disclosed.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. Idaho Falls, ID
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
869947
Patent Number(s):
5427747
Assignee:
Lockheed Idaho Technologies Company (Idaho Falls, ID)
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:  
AC07-76ID01570
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
method; apparatus; producing; oxygenates; hydrocarbons; chemical; reactor; oxygenating; dielectric; barrier; discharge; plasma; cell; comprising; pair; electrodes; material; void; therebetween; hydrocarbon; gas; inlet; feeding; solid; oxide; electrochemical; electrolyte; positioned; porous; cathode; anode; oxygen; containing; stream; passageway; outlet; expel; reaction; products; disclosed; chemical reactor; dielectric barrier; plasma cell; oxygen containing; oxide electrochemical; gas outlet; hydrocarbon gas; gas inlet; electrochemical cell; solid oxide; reaction product; reaction products; oxide electrolyte; containing gas; cell comprising; dielectric material; discharge plasma; barrier discharge; porous cathode; inlet stream; producing oxygen; porous anode; /422/

Citation Formats

Kong, Peter C, and Lessing, Paul A. Method and apparatus for producing oxygenates from hydrocarbons. United States: N. p., 1995. Web.
Kong, Peter C, & Lessing, Paul A. Method and apparatus for producing oxygenates from hydrocarbons. United States.
Kong, Peter C, and Lessing, Paul A. Sun . "Method and apparatus for producing oxygenates from hydrocarbons". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/869947.
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abstractNote = {A chemical reactor for oxygenating hydrocarbons includes: a) a dielectric barrier discharge plasma cell, the plasma cell comprising a pair of electrodes having a dielectric material and void therebetween, the plasma cell comprising a hydrocarbon gas inlet feeding to the void; b) a solid oxide electrochemical cell, the electrochemical cell comprising a solid oxide electrolyte positioned between a porous cathode and a porous anode, an oxygen containing gas inlet stream feeding to the porous cathode side of the electrochemical cell; c) a first gas passageway feeding from the void to the anode side of the electrochemical cell; and d) a gas outlet feeding from the anode side of the electrochemical cell to expel reaction products from the chemical reactor. A method of oxygenating hydrocarbons is also disclosed.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1995},
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