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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2009
Applicants:
Ann Marie Lauritzen, Houston, TX (US);
Ajay Madhav Madgavkar, Katy, TX (US);
Inventors:
Ann Marie Lauritzen, Houston, TX (US);
Ajay Madhav Madgavkar, Katy, TX (US);
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 2/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process for producing aromatic hydrocarbons which comprises (a) contacting ethane with a dehyroaromatization aromatic catalyst which is comprised of about 0.005 to about 0.1 wt % platinum, an amount of gallium which is equal to or greater than the amount of the platinum, from about 10 to about 99.9 wt % of an aluminosilicate, and a binder, and (b) separating methane, hydrogen, and Chydrocarbons from the reaction products of step (a) to produce aromatic reaction products including benzene.