Manufacture of alkanes used as fuel, involves contacting alkane starting material with metal catalyst comprising metal(s) and specific metal bonded to hydrogen atom(s) and/or hydrocarbon radical(s)

摘要

An alkane starting material is reacted with metal catalyst (2) comprising metal(s) and metal (Me) bonded to hydrogen atom(s) and/or hydrocarbon radical(s), to obtain alkane. An Independent claim is included for activation of metal catalyst.