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Production of LPG containing propane or butane from dimethyl ether or methanol

US7432410B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 30, 2004
Grant dateOct 7, 2008
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Expiry dateApr 27, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P20/582
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

At least one selected from the group consisting of methanol and dimethyl ether, and hydrogen are reacted in the presence of a catalyst for producing a liquefied petroleum gas in which an olefin-hydrogenation catalyst component is supported on a zeolite, to produce a hydrocarbon containing propane or butane as a main component, i.e., a liquefied petroleum gas.

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