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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2003
Applicants:
Sriram Ramani, Ponca City, OK (US);
Yi Jiang, Ponca City, OK (US);
Harold A. Wright, Ponca City, OK (US);
Inventors:
Sriram Ramani, Ponca City, OK (US);
Yi Jiang, Ponca City, OK (US);
Harold A. Wright, Ponca City, OK (US);
Assignee:
ConocoPhillips Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 3/36 (2006.01); C01B 3/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method is disclosed for converting light hydrocarbons (e.g. methane or natural gas) to synthesis gas employing a nonmicroporous, thin shell catalyst that catalyzes a net partial oxidation reaction. Certain preferred catalysts comprise a thin outer layer comprising at least one catalytically active metal disposed on a discrete nonmicroporous support structure. A preferred thin shell catalyst has an effectiveness factor greater than 0.1 when utilized in a partial oxidation reaction.