FR2589859B1 - PROCESS FOR THE THERMAL CONVERSION OF METHANE TO HIGHER MOLECULAR WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS - Google Patents

PROCESS FOR THE THERMAL CONVERSION OF METHANE TO HIGHER MOLECULAR WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS

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FR2589859B1
FR2589859B1 FR8516714A FR8516714A FR2589859B1 FR 2589859 B1 FR2589859 B1 FR 2589859B1 FR 8516714 A FR8516714 A FR 8516714A FR 8516714 A FR8516714 A FR 8516714A FR 2589859 B1 FR2589859 B1 FR 2589859B1
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Jacques Alagy
Christian Busson
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IFP Energies Nouvelles IFPEN
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Priority to FR8609168A priority patent/FR2600329B2/en
Priority to EP86402474A priority patent/EP0226487B1/en
Priority to DE8686402474T priority patent/DE3668163D1/en
Priority to NO864427A priority patent/NO170404C/en
Priority to US06/927,980 priority patent/US4926001A/en
Priority to CA000522458A priority patent/CA1266061A/en
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FR8516714A 1985-11-08 1985-11-08 PROCESS FOR THE THERMAL CONVERSION OF METHANE TO HIGHER MOLECULAR WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS Expired FR2589859B1 (en)

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FR8516714A FR2589859B1 (en) 1985-11-08 1985-11-08 PROCESS FOR THE THERMAL CONVERSION OF METHANE TO HIGHER MOLECULAR WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS
FR8603970A FR2596046B2 (en) 1985-11-08 1986-03-18 PROCESS FOR THE THERMAL CONVERSION OF METHANE TO HIGHER MOLECULAR WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS
FR8609168A FR2600329B2 (en) 1985-11-08 1986-06-23 PROCESS FOR THE THERMAL CONVERSION OF METHANE TO HIGHER MOLECULAR WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS
DE8686402474T DE3668163D1 (en) 1985-11-08 1986-11-04 METHOD FOR THERMALLY CONVERTING METHANE IN HYDROCARBONS WITH HIGHER MOLECULAR WEIGHTS.
EP86402474A EP0226487B1 (en) 1985-11-08 1986-11-04 Process for the thermal conversion of methane into hydrocarbons with a higher molecular weight
NO864427A NO170404C (en) 1985-11-08 1986-11-06 PROCEDURE FOR THERMAL CONVERSION OF METHAN TO HYDROCARBONES WITH HIGHER MOLECULAR WEIGHT
US06/927,980 US4926001A (en) 1985-11-08 1986-11-07 Method for the thermal conversion of methane to hydrocarbons of higher molecular weights
CA000522458A CA1266061A (en) 1985-11-08 1986-11-07 Thermal conversion of methane to higher molecular weight hydrocarbons
US07/186,826 US4973777A (en) 1985-11-08 1988-04-27 Process for thermally converting methane into hydrocarbons with higher molecular weights, reactor for implementing the process and process for realizing the reactor

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US4876409A (en) * 1987-03-30 1989-10-24 Atlantic Richfield Company Thin bed cofeed reactors for methane conversion
FR2625498B1 (en) * 1987-12-31 1990-06-22 Inst Francais Du Petrole PROCESS FOR THERMAL CONVERSION OF METHANE INTO HIGHER MOLECULAR WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS AND REACTOR FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PROCESS
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