Methanol production from methane utilizing a supported chromium catalyst
US12351545B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 10, 2044 |
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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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