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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:
Oct. 08, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Xiao Ping Zhou, Goleta, CA (US);
Ivan Marc Lorkovic, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Galen D. Stucky, Goleta, CA (US);
Peter C. Ford, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Jeffrey H. Sherman, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Philip Grosso, Auburn, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 2/700 ; C07C 4/100 ; C07O 2/710 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 2/700 ; C07C 4/100 ; C07O 2/710 ;
Abstract
Alcohols and/or ethers are synthesized from alkanes by mixing an alkane and bromine in a reactor to form alkyl bromide and hydrogen bromide. The alkyl bromide is directed into contact with metal oxide to form alcohol and/or ether and a metal bromide. The metal bromide is oxidized to metal oxide and bromine, both of which are recycled.