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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 1985
Filed:
Aug. 12, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
C Andrew Jones, Newtown Square, PA (US);
John J Leonard, Springfield, PA (US);
John A Sofranko, West Chester, PA (US);
Assignee:
Atlantic Richfield Company, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
585500 ; 585417 ; 585418 ; 585541 ; 585654 ; 585656 ; 585658 ; 585700 ; 585943 ;
Abstract
A method for synthesizing hydrocarbons from a methane source which comprises contacting methane with an oxidative synthesizing agent under elevated pressures, preferably at pressures within the range of about 5 to 30 atmospheres. Particularly effective oxidative synthesizing agents are reducible oxides of metals selected from the group consisting of Mn,Sn,In,Ge,Pb,Sb, and Bi.