Abstract:
Methods and systems are provided for converting methane in a feed stream to acetylene. The method includes processing the acetylene to form a stream having butadiene. The hydrocarbon stream is introduced into a supersonic reactor and pyrolyzed to convert at least a portion of the methane to acetylene. The reactor effluent stream is be treated to convert acetylene to butadiene. The method according to certain aspects includes controlling the level of carbon monoxide to prevent undesired reactions in downstream processing units.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to silicone compositions which can be crosslinked thermally by hydrosilylation, a process for producing them, platinum catalysts used for this purpose and the use of the crosslinkable compositions.
Abstract:
Improved production of monovinylacetylene by introducing acetylene, at temperatures between 40* and 100*C and under acetylene gas pressures between 0.01 and 10 atmospheres (gauge), into an aqueous, hydrochloric acid solution of copper (I) chloride (Nieuwland catalyst type solution). More particularly, there is added to the catalyst solution an organic monovinylacetylene-solvent boiling at temperatures higher than substantially 150*C, being immiscible therewith and containing at least 40 weight percent of indan together with further mononuclear aromates; the said catalyst solution and the said solvent are mechanically dispersed by introducing acetylene thereinto so as to obtain a homogeneous catalyst liquid having between 25 and 85 percent by volume of the solvent therein; monovinylacetylene is continually stripped off from the dispersed solvent, which is saturated with monovinylacetylene, by introducing an excess of acetylene gas thereinto; and pure monovinylacetylene is recovered from the issuing gas mixture.
Abstract:
The tetraene 2-methyl-3-methylene-1,5,7-octatriene in both cis and trans forms is obtained by liquid-phase reaction between allene and butadiene in the presence of a Pd(O) complex catalyst. The tetraene readily forms an oligomer useful as a vehicle in air-dried finishes.