Patent ID: 11890599
Assignee: EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  C | IPC B  C

Claim 13:
14. A process for upgrading a hydrocarbon feed, comprising:
introducing at a temperature of from about 50° C. to about 500° C. a hydrocarbon feed comprising paraffins and introducing an oxidizing agent to an active material according to claim 1;
obtaining a product mixture comprising one or more C3-C50 cyclic olefin, one or more C2-C50 acyclic olefin, one or more C5-C200 hydrocarbon, or a mixture thereof, wherein the product mixture comprises less than 1000 ppm H2,, wherein the active material comprises a mixed metal oxide of the formula:

Aa(M1)x(M2)y−x(M3)zOy+3/2z  (I)

wherein:
A is an alkali metal;
M1 is a divalent metal;
M2 is a divalent metal;
M3 is Al;
a is 0.01≤a≤4;
x is 0.01≤x≤4;
y is an integer from 2≤y≤4;
z is 0.25y≤z≤0.5y to satisfy charge neutralization; and
the ratio a/x is from 0.1 to 1.0;
and an optional support material.