| 摘要 |
A method for converting a lower molecular weight alkane to synthesis gas to higher molecular weight materials comprising (a) passing a reaction mixture comprising the alkane and air at a pressure of from about 1 to about 50 pounds per square inch gauge through an elongated first reactor packed with a bed of refractory particles having three zones: (1) an upstream zone for heating the mixture, (2) a middle zone wherein alkane and oxygen react exothermically to produce hot CO, H2, and N2 and (3) a downstream zone for cooling the hot CO, H2, and N2; and (b) passing cooled CO, H2, and N2 to a reactor packed with Fischer-Tropsch catalyst to form higher molecular weight materials.
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