Energy process in methanol synthesis
Patent 4309359 Issued on January 5, 1982. Estimated Expiration Date: 
January 5, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
January 5, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3469944 3480417 3501516 3598527 Concurrent production of methanol and synthetic natural gas Patent #: 3993457 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 05/860311 filed on 12/12/1977US Classes:518/705, TREATMENT OF FEED OR RECYCLE STREAM252/373, Carbon-oxide and hydrogen containing429/16, Fused or molten electrolyte429/17, Generating, regenerating or recycling reactant48/197R, PROCESSES48/214A, Catalytic processes48/214R, Oil and steam injected518/715, GROUP VIII METAL CONTAINING CATALYST UTILIZED FOR THE FISCHER-TROPSCH REACTION (I.E., FE, CO, NI, RU, RH, PD, OS, IR, OR PT)518/728, MISCELLANEOUS60/205By chemical reactionExaminersPrimary: Mars, Howard T.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesC01C 1/00 (20060101)C07C 29/151 (20060101) C07C 29/00 (20060101) C07C 5/00 (20060101) C07C 5/32 (20060101) C07C 45/00 (20060101) H01M 8/06 (20060101) C01C 1/04 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1976-12-15 GBAbstractIn a process in which, after product recovery, an off-gas containing hydrogen and/or carbon monoxide is produced, energy economy is improved by reacting the off-gas in a fuel cell. The resulting electricity is preferably used for driving small machines in the process. The process is especially useful for producing methanol from natural gas feedstock and then includes the steps of methanating the off-gas and letting it down in an engine before passing it to a fuel cell. |
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