IP Library Granted Patent US 12,565,544
Granted Patent B2
US 12,565,544 · App. 17/927,517 · Granted Mar 3, 2026

Partial oxidative coupling catalyst and olefin production device and olefin production method using catalyst

Inventors: Atsuhiro Yukumoto (Tokyo, JP); Yukio Tanaka (Tokyo, JP); Noriaki Senba (Tokyo, JP); Kazuhiro Takanabe (Tokyo, JP); Bhavin Siritanaratkul (Tokyo, JP)
Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.; THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
C08F4/18B01J35/57C08F2/34C08F2410/07C08F2810/30
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Patent No.
US 12,565,544
App. No.
17/927,517
Granted
Mar 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A partial oxidative coupling catalyst has a structure in which a component represented by M 2 ZrO 3 is supported on a support, where M represents an alkali metal.

Claims (11)

1 . An olefin production device for producing an olefin from a raw material gas containing methane, comprising:

at least one reactor containing a partial oxidative coupling catalyst, and

a plurality of the reactors connected in series,

wherein the partial oxidative coupling catalyst comprises a support and a component represented by M 2 ZrO 3 supported on the support, where M represents an alkali metal.

2 . The olefin production device according to claim 1 , further comprising a cooler disposed between adjacent reactors.

3 . An olefin production method for producing an olefin from a raw material gas containing methane, comprising:

a first reaction step of performing partial oxidative coupling of methane in the raw material gas by using a partial oxidative coupling catalyst,

wherein the partial oxidative coupling catalyst comprises a support and a component represented by M 2 ZrO 3 supported on the support, where M represents an alkali metal.

4 . The olefin production method according to claim 3 , comprising a second reaction step of performing partial oxidative coupling of methane in an effluent gas of the first reaction step by using the partial oxidative coupling catalyst.

5 . The olefin production method according to claim 4 , further comprising a step of cooling the effluent gas between the first reaction step and the second reaction step.

6 . The olefin production method according to claim 4 , wherein each of a flow velocity of a reactant gas obtained by mixing the raw material gas and oxygen in the first reaction step and a flow velocity of a reactant gas obtained by mixing the effluent gas and oxygen in the second reaction step is 10 to 100 cm/sec.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2022
From: YUKUMOTO, ATSUHIRO; TANAKA, YUKIO; SENBA, NORIAKI; TAKANABE, KAZUHIRO; SIRITANARATKUL, BHAVIN
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.; THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-160435 · Sep 25, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230242682A1 · Aug 3, 2023
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