Method for treating ethane

Methods are disclosed for converting ethane to ethanol through a multi-step process with ethylene as an intermediate. Methods are also disclosed for facilitating the transportation, purification or other treatment of ethylene using a chemical conversion to ethanol and reconversion to ethylene. Metho...

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Hauptverfasser: Eggeman, Timothy, Allison, Joe, McDonald, Steven, Pennybaker, Kent
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Methods are disclosed for converting ethane to ethanol through a multi-step process with ethylene as an intermediate. Methods are also disclosed for facilitating the transportation, purification or other treatment of ethylene using a chemical conversion to ethanol and reconversion to ethylene. Methods are also disclosed for converting ethane to ethylene using ethanol as a temporary intermediate to minimize purification, transportation and/or other treatment costs.