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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 1989
Filed:
Jan. 09, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Duane A Goetsch, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Geoffrey R Say, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Assignee:
Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Florham Park, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
252373 ;
Abstract
Light hydrocarbons, e.g., methane are converted to synthesis gas at elevated temperatures and pressures in the presence of a particulate catalyst, e.g., Ni/Al.sub.2 O.sub.3. The conversion of feed to synthesis gas is preserved by rapidly cooling the reaction production to a temperature below that which favors the back reaction of carbon monoxide and hydrogen to form methane.