Oxidative coupling process for converting methane and/or natural gas to more transportable products
US5015799A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 6, 1989 |
| Grant date | May 14, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2009 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S585/943
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for converting methane to higher molecular weight hydrocarbons wherein hot oxidative coupling reactor effluent is briefly contacted with a C.sub.2 to C.sub.20 alkane quench material to remove part of the heat contained in the raw reactor effluent, and is then further quenched by thermal quenching means to achieve a temperature which discourages retrograde reactions.
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