Patent ID: 8829256

Claim:
A process comprising: reacting at least gaseous alkanes and a halogen to produce at least a halogenation product stream, wherein the halogenation product stream comprises alkyl halides, hydrogen halide, and unreacted alkanes; separating the halogenation product stream into at least a gaseous stream and a liquid alkyl halides stream, wherein the gaseous stream comprises hydrogen halide and unreacted alkanes, and wherein the liquid alkyl halides stream comprises alkyl halides; separating the liquid alkyl halides stream into at least a monohalides stream and a polyhalides stream, wherein the monohalides stream comprises monohalogenated alkanes, and wherein the polyhalides stream comprises polyhalogenated alkanes; and reacting at least a portion of the monohalogenated alkanes from the monohalides stream in the presence of a catalyst to produce at least a synthesis product stream, wherein the synthesis product stream comprises higher molecular weight hydrocarbons and hydrogen halide.