Method for producing unsaturated organics from organic-containing feeds
First Claim
1. A method for producing an alkene compound from an alkane component of an organic feed, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a reactor containing a molten metal bath, said molten metal bath including an elemental metal which can interact with an alkane component of the feed;
b) directing said feed into the molten metal bath at a rate which causes the elemental metal to interact with said alkane component; and
c) establishing and maintaining operating conditions in said reactor to cause said elemental metal to interact with the alkane component, whereby at least one carbon-carbon double bond is formed in the alkane component to produce an alkene compound.
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Abstract
A method includes producing an unsaturated organic compound from an organic component of an organic-containing feed. A reactor is provided which contains a molten metal bath. The molten metal bath includes a metal, such as a suitable transition metal, which can interact with an organic component of the feed. The feed is directed into the molten metal bath at a rate which causes the metal to interact with the organic component. Operating conditions are established and maintained in the reactor to cause the metal to interact with the organic component. At least one carbon-carbon double bond is formed in the organic component to produce an unsaturated organic compound that is discharged from the molten metal bath.
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72 Claims
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1. A method for producing an alkene compound from an alkane component of an organic feed, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a reactor containing a molten metal bath, said molten metal bath including an elemental metal which can interact with an alkane component of the feed; b) directing said feed into the molten metal bath at a rate which causes the elemental metal to interact with said alkane component; and c) establishing and maintaining operating conditions in said reactor to cause said elemental metal to interact with the alkane component, whereby at least one carbon-carbon double bond is formed in the alkane component to produce an alkene compound. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for producing ethylene from a polyethylene terephthalate, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a reactor containing a molten metal bath, said molten metal bath including a metal which can interact with polyethylene terephthalate; b) directing said polyethylene terephthalate into the molten metal bath at a rate which causes the metal to interact with said polyethylene terephthalate; and c) establishing and maintaining operating conditions in said reactor to cause said metal to interact with at least a portion of the polyethylene terephthalate, whereby at least one carbon-carbon double bond is formed in the polyethylene terephthalate to produce ethylene.
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30. A method for producing a methyl methacrylate from polymethyl methacrylate, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a reactor containing a molten metal bath, said molten metal bath including a metal which can interact with the polymethyl methacrylate; b) directing said polymethyl methacrylate into the molten metal bath at a rate which causes the metal to interact with said polymethyl methacrylate; and c) establishing and maintaining operating conditions in said reactor to cause said metal to interact with at least a portion of the polymethyl methacrylate, whereby at least one carbon-carbon double bond is formed in the polymethyl methacrylate to produce a methyl methacrylate.
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31. A method for producing an alkene compound from an alkane component of an organic-containing feed, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a reactor containing a molten metal bath including an elemental metal having an energy gap between its ground and first excited electronic states that can cause the elemental metal to be inserted into a sigma bond of an alkane component of the organic-containing feed; b) directing the organic-containing feed into the molten metal bath; and c) establishing and maintaining operating conditions in said reactor which cause the metal to insert into said sigma bond of said alkane component to form an organometallic intermediate by an oxidative addition reaction, and which cause the metal of the organometallic intermediate to be subsequently eliminated, whereby the organometallic intermediate is reformed to an alkene compound.
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32. A method for producing an alkene compound from an alkane component of an organic-containing feed, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a reactor containing a molten metal bath including an elemental metal having an energy gap between its ground and first excited electronic states of less than about 1.5 eV, whereby the metal can be inserted into a sigma bond of an alkane component of the organic-containing feed; b) directing the organic-containing feed into the molten metal bath; and c) establishing and maintaining operating conditions in said reactor which cause the metal to insert into said sigma bond of said alkane component to form an organometallic intermediate by an oxidative addition reaction, and which cause a metal-containing organic fragment to be subsequently eliminated from the organometallic intermediate, thereby causing a remaining fragment of the organometallic intermediate to be reformed to an alkene compound. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A method for producing an unsaturated organic compound from an organic component of an organic feed, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a reactor containing a molten rhodium-containing bath; b) directing said feed into the molten rhodium-containing bath at a rate which causes the rhodium to interact with said organic component; and c) establishing and maintaining operating conditions in said reactor to cause said rhodium to interact with the organic component, whereby at least one carbon-carbon double bond is formed in said portion of the organic component to produce an unsaturated organic compound.
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49. A method for producing an unsaturated organic compound from an organic component of an organic feed, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a reactor containing a molten copper-containing bath; b) directing said feed into the molten copper-containing bath at a rate which causes the copper to interact with said organic component; and c) establishing and maintaining operating conditions in said reactor to cause said copper to interact with the organic component, whereby at least one carbon-carbon double bond is formed in said organic component to produce an unsaturated organic compound.
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50. A method for producing an unsaturated organic compound from a polyethylene terephthalate component of an organic feed, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a reactor containing a molten metal bath, said molten metal bath including a metal which can interact with a polyethylene terephthalate component of the feed; b) directing said feed into the molten metal bath at a rate which causes the metal to interact with said polyethylene terephthalate component; and c) establishing and maintaining operating conditions in said reactor to cause said metal to interact with the organic component, whereby at least one carbon-carbon double bond is formed in said polyethylene terephthalate component to produce ethylene that is discharged from the molten metal bath.
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51. A method for producing an unsaturated organic compound from a polyethylene terephthalate component of an organic feed, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a reactor containing a molten metal bath, said molten metal bath including a metal which can interact with a polyethylene terephthalate component of the feed; b) directing said feed into the molten metal bath at a rate which causes the metal to interact with said polyethylene terephthalate component; and c) establishing and maintaining operating conditions in said reactor to cause said metal to interact with the polyethylene terephthalate component, whereby at least one carbon-carbon double bond is formed in said polyethylene terephthalate component to produce an aromatic compound that is discharged from the molten metal bath.
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52. A method for producing an unsaturated organic compound from an organic containing feed, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a reactor containing a molten metal bath including an elemental metal having an energy gap between its ground and first excited electronic states that can cause the elemental metal to be inserted into a sigma bond of an alkane component of the organic containing feed; b) directing the organic containing feed into the molten metal bath; and c) establishing and maintaining conditions in said reactor which causes the metal to insert into said sigma bond of said alkane component to form an organometallic intermediate by an oxidative addition reaction, and which causes a metal-containing alkane fragment to be subsequently eliminated from the organometallic intermediate, thereby causing a substantial portion of a remaining alkane fragment of the organometallic intermediate to be reformed to an unsaturated organic compound containing fewer carbon atoms. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54)
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55. A method for producing an unsaturated organic compound from an organic containing feed, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a reactor containing a molten metal bath including an elemental metal having an energy gap between its ground and first excited electronic states of less than about 1.5 eV, whereby the metal can be inserted into a sigma bond of an alkane component of the organic containing feed; b) directing the organic containing feed into the molten metal bath; and c) establishing and maintaining conditions in said reactor which causes the metal to insert into said sigma bond of said alkane component to form an organometallic intermediate by an oxidative addition reaction, and which causes a metal containing alkane fragment to be subsequently eliminated from the organometallic intermediate, thereby causing a substantial portion of a remaining alkane fragment of the organometallic intermediate to be reformed to an unsaturated organic compound containing fewer carbon atoms. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57)
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58. A method for producing an unsaturated organic compound from a component of a hydrocarbon feed, said component containing only hydrogen and carbon, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a reactor containing a molten metal bath, said molten metal bath including an elemental metal which can interact with an organic component of the feed; b) directing said feed into the molten metal bath at a rate which causes the elemental metal to interact with said hydrocarbon component; and c) establishing and maintaining conditions in said reactor to cause said elemental metal to interact with the hydrocarbon component, whereby at least one carbon-carbon double bond is formed in the organic component to produce an unsaturated organic compound. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60)
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61. A method for producing an unsaturated organic compound from an alkane portion of an organic component contained in an organic feed, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a reactor containing a molten metal bath, said molten metal bath including an elemental metal which can interact to form an organometallic intermediate within the alkane portion of the organic component contained in said organic feed; b) directing said feed into the molten metal bath at a rate which causes said interaction; and c) establishing and maintaining conditions in said reactor to cause elimination of the interacted metal in its oxidized form from the alkane portion of the organic component contained in an organic feed, thereby producing predominately an organic compound containing a carbon-carbon double bond. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63)
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64. A method for producing an unsaturated organic compound from an organic component of an organic feed, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a reactor containing a molten bath that includes a catalytic metal; b) directing said feed into the molten bath at a rate which causes the catalytic metal to interact with said organic component; and c) establishing and maintaining operating conditions in said reactor to cause said catalytic metal to interact with the organic component, whereby at least one carbon-carbon double bond is formed in said portion of the organic component to produce an unsaturated organic compound. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66)
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67. A method for producing an unsaturated organic compound from an organic component of an organic feed, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a reactor containing a molten metal bath that includes an elemental metal component; b) directing said feed into the molten metal bath at a rate which causes the elemental metal to interact with said organic component; and c) establishing and maintaining operating conditions in said reactor to cause said elemental metal to interact with the organic component, whereby at least one carbon-carbon double bond is formed in said portion of the organic component to produce an unsaturated organic compound. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70)
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71. A method for producing ethylene from a polyethylene component of an organic feed, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a reactor containing a molten metal bath, said molten metal bath including a metal which can interact with a polyethylene component of the feed; b) directing said feed into the molten metal bath at a rate which causes the metal to interact with said polyethylene component; and c) establishing and maintaining operating conditions in said reactor to cause said metal to interact with the polyethylene component, whereby at least one carbon-carbon double bond is formed in said polyethylene component to produce ethylene.
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72. A method for producing an unsaturated organic compound from a plastic component of an organic feed, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a reactor containing a molten metal bath, said molten metal bath including a metal which can interact with a plastic component of the feed; b) directing said feed into the molten metal bath at a rate which causes the metal to interact with said plastic component; and c) establishing and maintaining operating conditions in said reactor to cause said metal to interact with the plastic component, whereby at least one carbon-carbon bond is formed in the plastic component to produce an unsaturated organic compound.
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