公开(公告)号：US20180208525A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-26

申请号：US15745149

申请日：2016-07-15

Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANY

Inventor： Ronald Van SCHOONEBEEK ,  Andrew David HORTON ,  Andrzej Aleksander PEKALSKI ,  Alouisius Nicolaas Renée BOS ,  Hendrik DATHE ,  Carolus Matthias Anna Maria MESTERS

IPC: C07C2/84 ,  B01J21/08 ,  B01J23/34 ,  B01J23/30 ,  B01J23/04 ,  B01J35/04 ,  B01J19/24

CPC classification number: C07C2/84 ,  B01J19/2415 ,  B01J21/08 ,  B01J23/04 ,  B01J23/30 ,  B01J23/34 ,  B01J35/04 ,  B01J2219/00051 ,  B01J2219/30475 ,  C07C2521/08 ,  C07C2523/04 ,  C07C2523/30 ,  C07C2523/34 ,  Y02P20/52 ,  C07C11/04 ,  C07C11/06 ,  C07C11/02

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the oxidative coupling of methane comprising converting methane to one or more C2+ hydrocarbons in a reactor, wherein said process comprises contacting a reactor feed comprising methane and oxygen with a catalyst composition and wherein the linear gas velocity of said reactor feed in the region above the catalyst bed is at least 0.6 m/s, the linear gas velocity through the catalyst bed is at least 0.6 m/s and the partial pressure of oxygen in the reactor is greater than 0.08 MPa.