Patent ID: 8937186
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: B01D,B01J,C07C

Abstract:
1. A method for producing acetylene comprising: introducing a feed stream portion of a hydrocarbon stream comprising methane into a supersonic reactor; pyrolyzing the methane in the supersonic reactor to form a reactor effluent stream portion of the hydrocarbon stream comprising acetylene; and treating at least a portion of the hydrocarbon stream in a contaminant removal zone to remove acids from the hydrocarbon stream wherein said contaminant removal zone comprises an adsorbent bed wherein said hydrocarbon stream is contacted with an adsorbent material comprising one or more adsorbents to remove said acids, wherein one or more additional acids are removed and at least one acid is selected from the group consisting of acetic acid, formic acid and naphthenic acid.