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Patent Inventor Names
John E. Stauffer0
Date of Patent
April 13, 2010
Patent Application Number
12136142
Date Filed
June 10, 2008
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Patent abstract
A process is disclosed for the synthesis of methanol from methane comprising three reaction steps operated in tandem. In the first step methylene chloride is produced by the reaction of methane with oxygen and hydrogen chloride. In the second step, methylene chloride is hydrolyzed to formaldehyde, which is hydrogenated in the third step to provide the product methanol.
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