Method for thermal conversion of methane and reactor for carrying out the method
US5160501A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 16, 1991 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S585/943
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Method and apparatus for thermal conversion of methane to hydrocarbons of higher molecular weight, comprising a reactor 1 of elongated shape, connected at a first end to means 5 for supplying gas mixture containing methane (process gas), and connected at the opposite end to discharge means 10, the reactor having a plurality of electric heating means 3 surrounded by sheaths 4 over a first part (towards the first end). The heating means, which are substantially parallel, are arranged in sheets which are substantially parallel and perpendicular to the axis of the reactor, so that spaces or passages for circulation of the process gas and/or effluent are defined between the sheaths and/or between the sheaths and the walls 22 separating two consecutive sheets. The heating means are adapted to heat the passages by successive independent cross sections substantially perpendicular to the axis of the reactor. In a second part 8 (towards the opposite end) adjoining the first part, the reactor further comprises means 9 for cooling the effluent, connected to the means for supplying cooling fluid. The reactor also has means for introducing a gas containing hydrogen into the space surrounding the…
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