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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2005
Applicants:
Ayusman Sen, State College, PA (US);
Minren Lin, State College, PA (US);
Inventors:
Ayusman Sen, State College, PA (US);
Minren Lin, State College, PA (US);
Assignee:
The Penn State Research Foundation, University Park, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 309/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process for the facile two-step synthesis of methanol from methane is disclosed. In accordance with the invention, an appropriate combination of initiator and reaction medium is employed to achieve methane conversion in very high selectivity and yield under near-ambient temperature.