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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2007
Christopher David William Jenkins, South Caulfield, AU;
James R. Lattner, La Porte, TX (US);
Michael J. Veraa, Houston, TX (US);
Keith H. Kuechler, Friendswood, TX (US);
Christopher David William Jenkins, South Caulfield, AU;
James R. Lattner, La Porte, TX (US);
Michael J. Veraa, Houston, TX (US);
Keith H. Kuechler, Friendswood, TX (US);
ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of producing synthesis gas for methanol synthesis that comprises the steps of: (a) obtaining a hydrogen stream that has greater than 5 mol % methane from an external process; (b) feeding into a reforming reactor: (i) a feed gas that comprises methane, (ii) water in a specified amount, (iii) oxygen in a specified amount, and (iv) the hydrogen stream in a specified amount; (c) reacting the feed gas, water, oxygen and the hydrogen stream in the reactor; and (d) withdrawing from the reactor the synthesis gas that is at a specific temperature, has less than 3 mol % methane, and has a stoichiometric number of from 1.9 to 2.3.