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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2016
Applicant:
Exxonmobil Chemical Patents Inc., Baytown, TX (US);
Inventors:
John S. Buchanan, Flemington, NJ (US);
Samia Ilias, Somerville, NJ (US);
Mayank Shekhar, Houston, TX (US);
Paul F. Keusenkothen, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc., Baytown, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 2/76 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 2/76 (2013.01); C07C 2529/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to the conversion of light hydrocarbon to higher-value hydrocarbon, such as aromatic hydrocarbon, to equipment and materials useful in such conversion, and to the use of such conversion for, e.g., natural gas upgrading. The conversion can be carried out in two stages, with each stage containing a dehydrocyclization catalyst comprising at least one dehydrogenation component and at least one molecular sieve.