Hydrocarbon conversion process improvements

A method for use in conjunction with a process of hydrocarbon conversion comprising:

• providing a first stream comprising a halide;
• contacting the first stream with a solid material, wherein the solid material retains at least a portion of the halide in the first stream;
• removing at least a portion of the halide retained by the solid material;
• reacting at least a portion of the halide removed from the solid material with a hydrocarbon feed to form a second stream, wherein the second stream comprises an alkyl halide;
• and
• contacting the second stream with a catalyst to cause a coupling reaction, wherein the coupling reaction creates at least a product stream.

A method for use in conjunction with a process of hydrocarbon conversion comprising:

• providing a first stream comprising a halide;
• contacting the first stream with a solid material, wherein the solid material retains at least a portion of the halide in the first stream;
• removing at least a portion of the halide retained by the solid material;
• reacting at least a portion of the halide removed from the solid material with a hydrocarbon in a feed comprising hydrocarbons to form a second stream, wherein the second stream comprises an alkyl halide;
• contacting the second stream with a metal oxide to cause a coupling reaction, wherein the coupling reaction produces a metal halide and a product comprising at least one component selected from the group consisting of:
• an olefin, an alcohol, an ether, and an aldehyde;
• and
• contacting the metal halide with an oxidizer to produce at least some of the metal oxide and at least some regenerated halide.