Patent ID: 8674155
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: C07C

Abstract:
1. A method for processing a hydrocarbon, comprising: thermally converting a hydrocarbon comprising methane to produce a first product comprising acetylene; hydrogenating the first product to produce a second product comprising ethylene; and catalytically reacting the second product with a butene product comprising about 4 wt % to about 30 wt % isobutene, about 0.5 wt % to about 4.5 wt % n-butane, about 20 wt % to about 45 wt % butene-1, and about 12 wt % to about 38 wt % butene-2 in a metathesis reactor to produce a third product comprising propylene, wherein the third product, upon exiting the metathesis reactor and prior to any further treatment, comprises about 95 mol % or more propylene.