Charles D. Taylor
Engineering at Sunnyhill Dr, Pittsburgh, PA

4769504, Sep 6, 1988

Mar 4, 1987

7/045634

Richard P. Noceti - Pittsburgh PA
Charles E. Taylor - Pittsburgh PA

The United States of America as represented by the United States
Department of Energy - Washington DC

C07C 242

585415

A process is disclosed for the production of aromatic-rich, gasoline boiling range hydrocarbons from the lower alkanes, particularly from methane. The process is carried out in two stages. In the first, alkane is reacted with oxygen and hydrogen chloride over an oxyhydrochlorination catalyst such as copper chloride with minor proportions of potassium chloride and rare earth chloride. This produces an intermediate gaseous mixture containing water and chlorinated alkanes. The chlorinated alkanes are contacted with a crystalline aluminosilicate catalyst in the hydrogen or metal promoted form to produce gasoline range hydrocarbons with a high proportion of aromatics and a small percentage of light hydrocarbons (C. sub. 2 -C. sub. 4). The light hydrocarbons can be recycled for further processing over the oxyhydrochlorination catalyst.

8354565, Jan 15, 2013

Jun 14, 2010

12/814660

Thomas D. Brown - Finleyville PA, US
Charles E. Taylor - Pittsburgh PA, US
Alfred J. Unione - Pittsburgh PA, US

U.S. Department of Energy - Washington DC

C07C 7/20, C07C 9/00

585 15

The disclosure provides a method and apparatus for forming gas hydrates from a two-phase mixture of water and a hydrate forming gas. The two-phase mixture is created in a mixing zone which may be wholly included within the body of a spray nozzle. The two-phase mixture is subsequently sprayed into a reaction zone, where the reaction zone is under pressure and temperature conditions suitable for formation of the gas hydrate. The reaction zone pressure is less than the mixing zone pressure so that expansion of the hydrate-forming gas in the mixture provides a degree of cooling by the Joule-Thompson effect and provides more intimate mixing between the water and the hydrate-forming gas. The result of the process is the formation of gas hydrates continuously and with a greatly reduced induction time. An apparatus for conduct of the method is further provided.

5019652, May 28, 1991

Apr 30, 1990

7/516611

Charles E. Taylor - Pittsburgh PA
Richard P. Noceti - Pittsburgh PA

The United States as represented by the United States Department of
Energy - Washington DC

C07C 51215

562549

An improved catlayst and method for the oxyhydrochlorination of methane is disclosed. The catalyst includes a pyrogenic porous support on which is layered as active material, cobalt chloride in major proportion, and minor proportions of an alkali metal chloride and of a rare earth chloride. On contact of the catalyst with a gas flow of methane, HC1 and oxygen, more than 60% of the methane is converted and of that converted more than 40% occurs as monochloromethane. Advantageously, the monochloromethane can be used to produce gasoline boiling range hydrocarbons with the recycle of HCl for further reaction. This catalyst is also of value for the production of formic acid as are analogous catalysts with lead, silver or nickel chlorides substituted for the cobalt chloride.

5720858, Feb 24, 1998

Jul 17, 1996

8/682498

Richard P. Noceti - Pittsburgh PA
Charles E. Taylor - Pittsburgh PA
Joseph R. D'Este - Pittsburgh PA

The United States of America as represented by the United States
Department of Energy - Washington DC

C07F 100, C07C 2900, C07B 4100

2041576

A method for converting methane to methanol is provided comprising subjecting the methane to visible light in the presence of a catalyst and an electron transfer agent. Another embodiment of the invention provides for a method for reacting methane and water to produce methanol and hydrogen comprising preparing a fluid containing methane, an electron transfer agent and a photolysis catalyst, and subjecting said fluid to visible light for an effective period of time.

5139991, Aug 18, 1992

Mar 11, 1991

7/666972

Charles E. Taylor - Pittsburgh PA
Richard P. Noceti - Pittsburgh PA

The United States of American as represented by the United States
Department of Energy - Washington DC

B01J 2104, B01J 2108, B01J 2706, B01J 2710

502229

An improved catalyst and method for the oxyhydrochlorination of methane is disclosed. The catalyst includes a pyrogenic porous support on which is layered as active material, cobalt chloride in major proportion, and minor proportions of an alkali metal chloride and of a rare earth chloride. On contact of the catalyst with a gas flow of methane, HCl and oxygen, more than 60% of the methane is converted and of that converted more than 40% occurs as monochloromethane. Advantageously, the monochloromethane can be used to produce gasoline boiling range hydrocarbons with the recycle of HCl for further reaction. This catalyst is also of value for the production of formic acid as are analogous catalysts with lead, silver or nickel chlorides substituted for the cobalt chloride.