Hydrocarbon synthesis
CA 2313668 A1 · Owner: Abb Research Ltd · Inventors: Eliasson, Baldur; Liu, Chang-Jun; Killer, Eric
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A method of transforming a normally gaseous composition consisting essentially of methane into a material comprising a major portion, at least, of hydrocarbons containing at least two carbon atoms; the method comprising the steps of feeding the composition into a reactor including a first electrode means, a second electrode means and at least one layer of a normally solid dielectric material positioned between the first and the second electrode means; submitting the composition within the reactor in the presence of a normally solid catalyst to a dielectric barrier discharge; and controlling the dielectric barrier discharge to convert the normally gaseous composition into the material …
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- Filed July 6, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 6, 2020.
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