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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:
Nov. 26, 1991
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Scott Han, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Daniel J Martenak, Trenton, NJ (US);
Robert E Palermo, Bloomfield, NJ (US);
Dennis E Walsh, Richboro, PA (US);
Assignee:
Mobil Oil Corporation, Fairfax, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
585500 ; 585700 ; 585943 ; 585652 ; 4234 / ;
Abstract
There is provided a process for converting methane to hydrocarbons having at least two carbon atoms. The process involves contacting methane with an oxidizing agent, such as oxygen, at a relatively moderate temperature of less than about 700.degree. C. and a relatively high pressure of greater than about 20 atmospheres.