Hydrocarbon production
AssigneeAtlantic Richfield Company
InventorAnne M. Gaffney
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Abstract
A process is provided for the conversion of methane to higher hydrocarbons; methane is first oxidatively coupled to form a product mixture comprised of ethylene, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide, and this product mixture is reacted over a dual catalyst comprised of a metal oxide effective for the reaction of carbon monoxide and hydrogen and a zeolite component effective for the oligomerization of ethylene.
Claims5
The process for the production of higher hydrocarbons from methane which comprises reacting a methane containing feed gas by oxidative coupling to form a first product mixture comprises of 1.0-50 mol % CO, 0.5-50 mol CO.sub.2, 1.0-50 mol % H.sub.2, 0-50 mol % steam, 1.0-50 mol % C.sub.2 .dbd., and 5.0-80 mol % methane, reacting said first product mixture in a second reaction over a catalyst comprised of both a metal oxide component effective for the reaction of hydrogen and carbon monoxide, and a shape selective zeolite component effective for the oligomerization of ethylene, and recovering higher hydrocarbons from the product of the second reaction.
The process for the production of higher hydrocarbons from methane which comprises reacting a feed gas mixture comprised of methane and gaseous oxidant at oxidative coupling reaction conditions effective to form a first product mixture comprised of 2-25 mol % CO, 1-25 mol % CO.sub.2, 2-20 mol % H.sub.2, 5-40 mol % steam, 5-25 mol % C.sub.2 .dbd., and 10-75 mol % methane, reacting said first product mixture in a second reaction over a catalyst comprised of both at least one oxide of Co, Ru, Cu, Zn, Cr and Al and a shape selective zeolite effective for oligomerization of ethylene, and recovering higher hydrocarbons from the product of the second reaction.
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