Patent SG-11201407664R-A (SG)
Title: Conversion of propane to propylene
Inventor: JULKA VIVEK
IPC: C07C5/44
Filed: 2013-05-23
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 28 November 2013 (28.11.2013) WIPOIPCT (10) International Publication Number WO 2013/177438 A3 (51) International Patent Classification: C07C5/44( 2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2013/042491 (22) International Filing Date: 23 May 2013 (23.05.2013) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 13/479,085 23 May 2012 (23.05.2012) US (71) Applicant: GRT, INC. [US/US]; 861 Ward Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93111 (US). (72) Inventors: JULKA, Vivek; c/o GRT, Inc., 861 Ward Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93111 (US). GADEWAR, Sagar; c/o GRT, Inc., 861 Ward Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93111 (US). STOIMENOV, Peter, K.; c/o GRT, Inc., 861 Ward Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93111 (US). GROSSO, Philip; c/o GRT, Inc., 861 Ward Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93111 (US). SHERMAN, Jeffrey, H.; c/o GRT, Inc., 861 Ward Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93111 (US). ZHANG, Aihua; c/o GRT, Inc., 861 Ward Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93111 (US). MCFARLAND, Eric, W.; c/o GRT, Inc., 861 Ward Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93111 (US). (74) Agent: LOCKLAR, Michael; Adolph Locklar, 4615 SW Freeway, Suite 630, Houston, TX 77027 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available)'. AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, [Continued on next page] (54) Title: CONVERSION OF PROPANE TO PROPYLENE (57) Abstract: A process is disclosed that includes brominat- ing a C2, C3, C4, C5 or C& alkane with elemental bromine to form bromo-alkane. The bromo-alkane a is reacted to form a C , 2 C , 3 C4, C 5 or C 6 alkene and HBr. The HBr is oxidized to form elemental bromine. WO 2013/177438 A3 I lllll llllllll II llllll III lllll lllll III III III lllll llll lllll lllll lllll lllll lllllll llll llll llll KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available)'. ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) — before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) (88) Date of publication of the international search report: 16 January 2014