Patent ID: 8449849

Claim:
A system for forming hydrocarbons comprising: a halogenation reactor, wherein the halogenation reactor receives a quantity of halogen and a first quantity of alkane and produces a halogenated product; a reproportionation reactor, wherein the reproportionation reactor receives the halogenated product and a second quantity of alkane and produces at least some alkyl monohalide and a first quantity of hydrogen halide; an oligomerization reactor comprising an oligomerization catalyst, wherein the oligomerization reactor receives alkyl monohalide and produces a quantity of hydrocarbon product and a second quantity of hydrogen halide; a separator, wherein the separator receives the quantity of hydrocarbon product, the first quantity of hydrogen halide, and the second quantity of hydrogen halide and produces an acid stream comprising substantially all of the hydrogen halide and a gas stream comprising substantially all of the hydrocarbon product; and an oxidation reactor, wherein the oxidation reactor receives the acid stream and a source of oxygen and produces at least a quantity of halogen.