Sabic Global Technologies B.v.

Byeongjin Baek

Istvan Lengyel

Dustin Fickel

David H West

Neeta Kulkarni

Sreekanth Pannala

Lei Chen

Emiel Van Kimmenade

Robert R Broekhuis

Vladimir Shtern

Heng Shou

Krishnan Sankaranarayanan

Katherine Barton

Catalysts for the hydrogenolysis of butane are described. A supported catalyst for hydrogenolysis of butane to ethane can include a support and a catalytic crystalline bimetallic composition that can include a molybdenum-iridium (Mo—Ir) crystalline composition attached to the support. The supported catalyst has a BET specific surface area of at least 100 m/g, preferably 100 m/g to 500 m/g. Method of use and methods of making the catalyst are also described.

Supported catalyst for butane hydrogenolyis, method of producing the supported catalyst and method to produce ethane

Processes for the hydrogenolysis of butane are described. A process can include (a) introducing a butane feed and hydrogen to a first hydrogenolysis reactor comprising a hydrogenolysis catalyst, and (b) contacting the butane feed and hydrogen with the hydrogenolysis catalyst at conditions sufficient to produce a first hydrogenolysis product stream. The introduction of the butane feed stream and hydrogen to the first hydrogenolysis reactor can be controlled to maintain a hydrogen to butane molar ratio in the reactor inlet of 0.3:1 to 0.8:1.

Methods of butane hydrogenolysis under hydrogen-lean conditions

A reactor () and method for the conversion of hydrocarbon gases utilizes a reactor () having a unique feed assembly () with an original vortex disk-like inlet flow spaces (), a converging-diverging vortex mixing chamber (), and a cylindrical reactor chamber (). This design creates a small combustion zone and an inwardly swirling fluid flow pattern of the feed gases that passes through a converging conduit () with a constricted neck portion (). This provides conditions suitable for efficient cracking of hydrocarbons, such as ethane, to form olefins.

Method and reactor for conversion of hydrocarbons

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