Production of oxygenates from a methane conversion process

摘要

Methods and systems are provided for converting methane in a feed stream to acetylene. The method includes processing acetylene as an intermediate stream to form a stream having oxygenates. The hydrocarbon stream is introduced into a supersonic reactor and pyrolyzed to convert at least a portion of the methane to acetylene. The reactor effluent stream may be treated to convert acetylene to oxygenates through subsequent reactors.

主权项

1. A method for producing aldehydes comprising:
introducing a feed stream comprising methane into a supersonic reactor; converting the methane in the supersonic reactor to form a reactor effluent stream comprising acetylene; passing the reactor effluent stream to a hydrogenation reactor at hydrogenation reaction conditions to form a second effluent stream comprising olefins; and passing the second effluent stream to an aldehyde conversion reactor at aldehyde conversion reaction conditions to form an effluent stream comprising aldehydes.