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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2019
Gas Technologies Llc, Walloon Lake, MI (US);
Ian Lawrence Gaffney, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Evan Michael Visser, Hull, IA (US);
Krishna K. Rao, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Walter Breidenstein, Boyne Falls, MI (US);
GAS TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Walloon Lake, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for forming a blend of ethers from a blend of alcohols includes a step of reacting a hydrocarbon-containing gas with an oxygen-containing gas to form first product blend. The first product blend includes a blend of partially oxygenated compounds. The blend of partially oxygenated compounds is provided to a reactive distillation station where it is converted a second product blend. The second product blend typically includes a mixture of ethers. An apparatus implementing the method is also provided.