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Zachary J. A. Komon0
Michael D. Wyrsta0
Philip Grosso0
Sagar B. Gadewar0
Aihua Zhang0
Eric W. McFarland0
Jeffrey H. Sherman0
Date of Patent
August 25, 2009
Patent Application Number
11703358
Date Filed
February 5, 2007
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Patent abstract
An improved continuous process for converting methane, natural gas, or other hydrocarbon feedstocks into one or more higher hydrocarbons or olefins by continuously cycling through the steps of alkane halogenation, product formation (carbon-carbon coupling), product separation, and regeneration of halogen is provided. Preferably, the halogen is continually recovered by reacting hydrobromic acid with air or oxygen. The invention provides an efficient route to aromatic compounds, aliphatic compounds, mixtures of aliphatic and aromatic compounds, olefins, gasoline grade materials, and other useful products.
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