Method and apparatus for synthesizing olefins, alcohols, ethers, and aldehydes

A method of synthesizing olefins, alcohols, ethers, and aldehydes comprising the steps of:

• providing a first reactant selected from the group consisting of alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, dienes, and aromatics;
• providing a second reactant comprising bromine;
• reacting the first reactant and the second reactant to form a first reaction product;
• reacting the first reaction product with a solid oxidizer comprising CoZrOx thereby forming a product selected from the group consisting of olefins, alcohols, ethers, and aldehydes, and spent oxidizer;
• oxidizing the spent oxidizer to produce the original solid oxidizer and the original second reactant;
• recycling the solid oxidizer;
• and
• recycling the second reactant.

A method of synthesizing olefins comprising the steps of:

• providing an alkane stream comprising by-products resulting from the manufacture of olefins;
• providing a second reactant comprising a halide selected from the group consisting of chlorine, bromine and iodine;
• reacting the alkane stream and the second reactant to form first reaction products and hydrogen halide;
• separating the first reaction products from the hydrogen halide;
• reacting the first reaction products with a solid oxidizer thereby forming a stream of olefins and spent oxidizer;
• oxidizing the spent oxidizer resulting from oxidation of the first reaction products to produce the original solid oxidizer and the original second reactant;
• recycling the solid oxidizer;
• recycling the second reactant;
• reacting the hydrogen halide with a solid oxidizer thereby forming water and spent oxidizer;
• oxidizing the spent oxidizer resulting from the oxidation of the hydrogen halide to produce the original solid oxidizer;
• and
• recycling the solid oxidizer.