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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2019
Nova Chemicals (International) S.a., Fribourg, CH;
Vasily Simanzhenkov, Calgary, CA;
Shahin Goodarznia, Calgary, CA;
Kamal Serhal, Calgary, CA;
Xiaoliang Gao, Calgary, CA;
Yoonhee Kim, Calgary, CA;
NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A., Fribourg, CH;
Abstract
A method of converting one or more alkanes to one or more alkenes that includes a) providing a first stream containing one or more alkanes and oxygen to an oxidative dehydrogenation reactor; b) converting at least a portion of the one or more alkanes to one or more alkenes in the oxidative dehydrogenation reactor to provide a second stream exiting the oxidative dehydrogenation reactor containing one or more alkanes, one or more alkenes, oxygen, carbon monoxide and optionally acetylene; and c) providing the second stream to a second reactor containing a catalyst that includes a group 11 metal to convert a least a portion of the carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide and reacting the acetylene.