Patent ID: 8962517
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: B01J,B82Y,C01F,C01G,C01P,C07C,Y02P,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A catalytic material in the form of a pressed pellet, extrudate or monolith, the catalytic material comprising: a) a plurality of catalytic nanowires, the catalytic nanowires comprising one or more doping elements; and b) a diluent or support selected from one or more alkaline earth metal compounds, wherein the catalytic material has a C2+ yield above 5% when employed as catalytic material in the oxidative coupling of methane at an inlet temperature of 550° C. and an inlet pressure of 2 atm in a fixed bed reactor with a gas-hour space velocity (GHSV) of at least about 20,000/hr.