Process for converting a hydrocarbon to an oxygenate or a nitrile
US7294734B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 2, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J2219/00873
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention relates to a process for converting a hydrocarbon reactant to a product comprising an oxygenate or a nitrile, the process comprising: (A) flowing a reactant composition comprising the hydrocarbon reactant, and oxygen or a source of oxygen, and optionally ammonia, through a microchannel reactor in contact with a catalyst to convert the hydrocarbon reactant to the product, the hydrocarbon reactant undergoing an exothermic reaction in the microchannel reactor; (B) transferring heat from the microchannel reactor to a heat exchanger during step (A); and (C) quenching the product from step (A).
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