Conversion of a lower alkane

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C - Chemistry, Metallurgy

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C07C 2/00 (2006.01) C07C 2/84 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 1265537

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE This invention relates generally to the conversion of a lower molecular weight alkane to more valuable, higher molecular weight hydrocarbons, and more particularly concerns an aforesaid process which comprises the oxidative coupling of the alkane. Thus the present invention discloses an improved method for converting at least one feedstock alkane containing from 1 to 3 carbon atoms to more valuable, higher molecular weight hydrocarbons, comprising: (a) contacting the feedstock alkane containing from 1 to 3 carbon atoms with an oxygen-containing gas in a reactor in the presence of an oxidative coupling catalyst at a temperature in the range of from about 600°C. to about 1000°C., to thereby produce a gaseous mixture comprising any remaining unreacted feedstock alkane and oxygen and saturated and unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon products having higher molecular weights than the feedstock alkane from which they were formed; (b) separating the higher molecular weight hydrocarbon products from the gaseous mixture; and (c) recycling to step (a) at least a portion of at least the remaining unreacted feedstock alkane component of the gaseous mixture.

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