Patent ID: 6552243
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: B01J,C07C,Y10S

Abstract:
A process for aromatization of methane, comprisingproviding a catalyst composition comprising a metal-loaded, crystalline aluminosilicate molecular sieve; activating the catalyst composition under a combined stream comprising at least about 50 mole percent hydrocarbon and C2 to C4 alkanes; contacting a feed stream comprising at least 40 mole percent methane with the catalyst composition at hydrocarbon conversion conditions comprising a temperature of from 600 to about 800Â° C., a pressure of less than 5 atmosphere absolute, and a Weight Hourly Space Velocity (WHSV) of 0.1-10hâˆ’1, and producing a reaction zone effluent stream comprising methane, hydrogen, and hydrocarbons, said hydrocarbons including at least about 30% C6 to C10 products.