Chemistry: fischer-tropsch processes; or purification or recovery of products thereof inventions 10/06

20060235088 - Selective oxidative conversion of methane to methanol, dimethyl ether and derived products: The present invention relates to a method of producing methanol from a methane source by oxidizing methane under conditions sufficient to a mixture of methanol and formaldehyde while minimizing the formation of formic acid and carbon dioxide. The oxidation step is followed by treatment step in which formaldehyde is converted...

20060235089 - Simplified article for carbon monoxide removal: Provided are improved carbon monoxide removal articles and processes for treating hydrogen gas streams to achieve very low threshold levels of carbon monoxide. The articles have a substrate with an inlet end, an outlet end, a length extending between the inlet end to the outlet end, wall elements and a...

20060235091 - Efficient and selective conversion of carbon dioxide to methanol, dimethyl ether and derived products: An environmentally beneficial method of producing methanol from varied sources of carbon dioxide including flue gases of fossil fuel burning powerplants, industrial exhaust gases or the atmosphere itself. Converting carbon dioxide by electrochemical reduction produces formic acid acid and some formaldehyde and methanol mixtures. The formic acid can be used...

20060235092 - Liquid-continuous column distillation: Bubble columns fractionate with vapor-liquid mass transfer efficiencies approaching that of distillation towers when vapor velocities in excess of 50% of jet flood are used. If the vapor velocities are pushed above about 70% of jet flood then the distillation performance of a given column packing becomes similar for both...

20060235090 - Process for synthesis of methanol: The invention provides a process for production of methanol from a feed stream rich in hydrogen carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. The feed stream is converted to a converted process stream comprising methanol and small amounts of higher alcohols, aldehydes and ketones in the presence of a catalyst active in...

20060223892 - Scrubber for methanol production system: An apparatus and method of producing methanol is provided that reacts a methane-containing gas and an oxygen-containing gas in a reactor to provide a product stream comprising methanol and formaldehyde. The product stream is scrubbed using a process component absorbent. After scrubbing the product stream, unprocessed methane gas is mixed...

20060223893 - Fischer-tropsch process using a fischer-tropsch catalyst and zeolite y: Fischer-Tropsch process for the conversion of carbon monoxide and hydrogen to C5+ hydrocarbon mixtures in which process use is made of Fischer-Tropsch catalyst particles and particles comprising zeolite Y with a water adsorption capacity (25° C., p/p0=0.20) of at least 16 wt %....