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US 4,513,164 AGranted
Condensation of natural gas or methane into gasoline range hydrocarbons
OwnerGeorge A. Olahinventor
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Abstract
This invention relates to a new process for the direct conversion of natural gas or methane into gasoline-range hydrocarbons (i.e., synthetic transportation fuels or lower olefins) via catalytic condensation using superacid catalysts.
Claims4
A process for the direct heterogeneous catalytic gas-phase oxidative conversion of natural gas or methane into gasoline-range hydrocarbons by reacting natural gas or methane in the presence of an oxidizing agent comprised of air, oxygen-ozone mixture, sulfur, selenium, sulfur trioxide, nitrogen oxides or a halogen in the presence of a superacid catalyst having a Hammett activity function H.sub.o of less than -11.9.
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