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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2006
Paul T Fanson, Brighton, MI (US);
Hirohito Hirata, Shizuoka, JP;
Masaya Ibe, Shizuoka, JP;
Steven L Suib, Storrs, CT (US);
Young Chan Son, Storrs, CT (US);
Paul T Fanson, Brighton, MI (US);
Hirohito Hirata, Shizuoka, JP;
Masaya Ibe, Shizuoka, JP;
Steven L Suib, Storrs, CT (US);
Young Chan Son, Storrs, CT (US);
Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota, JP;
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
The University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A process for cracking hydrocarbons at atmospheric pressure includes the following steps: providing a catalyst, passing a gaseous hydrocarbon over the catalyst and exposing the catalyst to microwave energy. The hydrocarbons are broken down into lower Carbon number molecules.