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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 1991
Filed:
Dec. 21, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Scott Han, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Robert E Palermo, New Hope, PA (US);
Judy A Pearson, Point Pleasant, NJ (US);
Dennis E Walsh, Richboro, PA (US);
Assignee:
Mobil Oil Corp., Fairfax, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
585500 ; 585700 ; 585750 ; 585943 ; 585661 ; 585533 ;
Abstract
There is provided a process for the direct partial oxidation of methane with oxygen, whereby organic compounds comprising higher hydrocarbons are produced. The catalyst used in this reaction is a CuZSM-5 catalyst. This catalyst may be prepared by ion exchanging or impregnating a ZSM-5 catalyst with a suitable copper salt such as copper nitrate.