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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2023
Chevron U.s.a. Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Xiaoying Ouyang, San Ramon, CA (US);
Alexander E. Kuperman, San Ramon, CA (US);
Huping Luo, San Ramon, CA (US);
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC., San Ramon, CA (US);
Abstract
The present application pertains to a methane dehydrogenation process subjecting a methane feed to a novel SiOcatalyst under dehydrogenation conditions and producing hydrogen, ethylene, an aromatic, or any mixture thereof. In another embodiment, the present application pertains to a novel catalyst for methane dehydrogenation. The catalyst comprises amorphous particles of SiO. The amorphous particles have a particle size with a nominal diameter of from about 5 nm to 1 cm. The amorphous particles of SiOcomprise a Lewis acidity sufficient to activate one or more C—H bonds in methane and generate one or more methyl radicals when the catalyst is subjected to methane dehydrogenation conditions. In another embodiment, the present application pertains to method of making the novel catalyst for methane dehydrogenation.