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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2009
Sebastian C. Reyes, Branchburg, NJ (US);
Jose G. Santiesteban, Legal Representative, Hellertown, PA (US);
Zheng NI, Clinton, NJ (US);
Charanjit S. Paur, South Bround Brook, NJ (US);
Pavel Kortunov, Flemington, NJ (US);
John Zengel, Clinton, NJ (US);
Harry W. Deckman, Clinton, NJ (US);
Sebastian C. Reyes, Branchburg, NJ (US);
Jose G. Santiesteban, legal representative, Hellertown, PA (US);
Zheng Ni, Clinton, NJ (US);
Charanjit S. Paur, South Bround Brook, NJ (US);
Pavel Kortunov, Flemington, NJ (US);
John Zengel, Clinton, NJ (US);
Harry W. Deckman, Clinton, NJ (US);
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to the selective separation of methane ('CH') from higher carbon number hydrocarbons ('HHC's) in streams containing both methane and higher carbon number hydrocarbons (e.g. ethylene, ethane, propylene, propane, etc.) utilizing a zeolitic imidazolate framework (“ZIF”) material. Preferably, the stream to be separated is fed to the present process in a substantially gaseous phase. In preferred embodiments, the current invention is utilized in a process to separate methane from higher carbon number hydrocarbons in natural gas streams.