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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 1993
Filed:
Mar. 16, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bijan K Miremadi, Coquitlam, CA;
Stanley R Morrison, Burnaby, CA;
Konrad Colbow, West Vancouver, CA;
Assignee:
410261 B.C. Ltd., West Vancouver, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
585500 ; 585651 ; 585652 ; 585943 ;
Abstract
A catalyst having the composition A:Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 is used as a catalyst for producing ethylene from methane. A is an alkali metal, preferably lithium. The catalyst may be doped with an additive such as MgCl.sub.2. A weak oxidation catalyst such as MoO.sub.3 or ZrO.sub.2 may be added. The catalyst is heated to at least 750.degree. C. in a catalytic reactor and a mixture of air and methane is passed over the heated catalyst. Oxygen or air may be added part way along the catalytic reaction to oxidize H.sub.2 but not C.sub.2 H.sub.4.