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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2005
Larry L. Iaccino, Seabrook, TX (US);
Xiaobing Feng, Houston, TX (US);
Matthew J. Vincent, Baytown, TX (US);
Elizabeth L. Stavens, Seabrook, TX (US);
Larry L. Iaccino, Seabrook, TX (US);
Xiaobing Feng, Houston, TX (US);
Matthew J. Vincent, Baytown, TX (US);
Elizabeth L. Stavens, Seabrook, TX (US);
ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
In a process for converting methane to higher hydrocarbons including aromatic hydrocarbons, a feed containing methane is contacted with a dehydrocyclization catalyst under conditions effective to convert said methane to aromatic hydrocarbons and produce a first effluent stream comprising aromatic hydrocarbons and hydrogen, wherein said first effluent stream comprises at least 5 wt % more aromatic hydrocarbons than said feed. At least part of the hydrogen from said first effluent stream is then reacted with an oxygen-containing species, such as carbon dioxide, to produce a second effluent stream having a reduced hydrogen content compared with said first effluent stream.