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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:
Feb. 24, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 17, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard P Noceti, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Charles E Taylor, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Joseph R D'Este, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07F / ; C07C / ; C07B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2041576 ; 2041579 ; 568950 ;
Abstract
A method for converting methane to methanol is provided comprising subjecting the methane to visible light in the presence of a catalyst and an electron transfer agent. Another embodiment of the invention provides for a method for reacting methane and water to produce methanol and hydrogen comprising preparing a fluid containing methane, an electron transfer agent and a photolysis catalyst, and subjecting said fluid to visible light for an effective period of time.