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Methanol production from methane utilizing a supported chromium catalyst

US12134591B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 26, 2023
Grant dateNov 5, 2024
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Expiry dateOct 26, 2043

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C2523/26
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Processes for converting methane into methanol are disclosed in which methane, water, and a supported chromium (VI) catalyst are contacted with a light beam at a wavelength in the UV-visible spectrum in an oxidizing atmosphere in a single reactor to form a reaction product comprising methanol, followed by discharging a reactor effluent containing the reaction product from the single reactor, and then separating methanol from the reaction product. Processes to produce methanol using additional reactors also are described, as well as related methanol production systems.

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