Method for the purification of alkanes
US11479522B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 17, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E50/30
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for the purification of alkanes, especially methane, wherein an alkane comprising impurities, especially methane, is reacted with an active compound, optionally in the presence of sulfur trioxide, whereby the impurities are removed. The present invention furthermore relates to the use of the active compound and sulfur trioxide in the purification of alkanes, especially methane.
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