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US 10,450,247 B2Granted
Method of producing hydrocarbons from methane
AssigneePurdue Research Foundation
InventorsArvind Varma, Yang Xiao
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Abstract
A method for producing hydrocarbons and hydrogen from methane. The method includes packing a catalyst comprising platinum, bismuth and a support material into a reactor; introducing a reactant mixture containing methane into the reactor such that the reactant mixture containing methane is in close contact with the reactant mixture; and heating the reactant mixture containing methane to a temperature for a period of time.
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A method for producing hydrocarbons and hydrogen from methane comprising:
- packing a catalyst comprising platinum, bismuth and a support material into a reactor;
- introducing a reactant mixture containing methane and an inert gas into the reactor;
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- subjecting the reactant mixture to a methane coupling reaction to produce hydrocarbons comprising ethane, the coupling reaction comprising a temperature between 500 C. to 700 C. and a time between 1 and 8 h,
- wherein the reactant mixture containing methane is converted to ethane with a carbon selectivity of at least 90%.
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