EFFICIENT OXIDATIVE COUPLING OF METHANE PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS

    公开(公告)号:US20180215682A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-02

    申请号:US15888777

    申请日:2018-02-05

    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for producing hydrocarbon compounds, which may comprise directing a feed stream comprising methane (CH4) and an oxidizing agent into an oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) unit to generate from at least a portion of the CH4 and the oxidizing agent an OCM effluent comprising the hydrocarbon compounds. A portion of the OCM effluent may be directed into a recycle loop that comprises (i) a hydrogenation unit that hydrogenates at least a portion of unsaturated hydrocarbons from the additional portion of the OCM effluent, and (ii) a methanation unit that reacts hydrogen with carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide from the additional portion of the OCM effluent in a methanation reaction to form CH4. The recycle loop may output a recycle stream comprising the CH4 generated by the methanation unit. At least a portion of the recycle stream may be directed into the OCM unit.

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