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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 1984
Filed:
Mar. 04, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph R Fox, Solon, OH (US);
Benedict S Curatolo, Maple Heights, OH (US);
Frederick A Pesa, Aurora, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Standard Oil Company, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
585400 ; 585500 ; 585516 ; 585700 ; 585832 ; 585943 ; 502340 ; 502341 ; 502349 ;
Abstract
A methane conversion process is provided for the production of olefins and hydrogen comprising contacting methane in the absence of oxygen and in the absence of water at a reaction temperature of at least 500.degree. C. with a catalyst comprising the mixed oxides of a first metal selected from lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium and mixtures thereof, a second metal selected from beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, and mixtures thereof, and optionally a promoter metal selected from copper, rhenium, tungsten, zirconium, rhodium, and mixtures thereof.