ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,109, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to SHELL USA INC. (Houston).
"Ethane oxidative dehydrogenation process" was invented by Ronald Jan Schoonebeek (Amsterdam), Guus Van Rossum (Amsterdam), Alouisius Nicolaas Renee Bos (Amsterdam), Ivana Daniela Esposito Cassibba (Amsterdam) and Matthew Adam Christiansen (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a process for the production of ethylene by oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of ethane, comprising: a) supplying ethane and oxygen to a first ODH zone which is formed by multiple reactor tubes containing a mixed metal oxide ODH catalyst bed; b) contacting the ethane and ox...