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(12)United States Patent Olah et a]. (54) CONVERSION OF CARBON DIOXIDE TO METHANOL AND/OR DIMETHYL ETHER USING BI-REFORMING OF METHANE OR NATURAL GAS (75) Inventors: GeorgeA.Olah,BeverlyHills,CA (US);G.K.SuryaPrakash,Hacienda Heights,CA (US) (73) Assignee: UniversityofSouthernCalifornia,Los Angeles,CA (US) (10) Patent N0.: US 7,906,559 B2 (45) Date of Patent: Mar. 15, 2011 (*) Notice: Subjecttoanydisclaimer,thetermofthis patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 568 days. (21) Appl.No.:11/s50,501 (22) Filed: Sep.5,2007 (65) PriorPublicationData US 2008/0319093A1 Dec.25,2008 Related US. Application Data (60) ProvisionalapplicationNo.60/945,501,?ledonJun. 21,2007. (51) Int.Cl. C07C 27/00 (2006.01) (52) US. Cl. ...................................................... 518/704 (58) FieldofClassi?cationSearch.......................None Seeapplication?leforcompletesearchhistory. (56) References Cited U.S.PATENT DOCUMENTS 3,993,457 A * 11/1976 Cahn et al. ................. 48/197 R 4,093,029 A 6/1978 WeisZ etal. .. 166/305 4,395,495 A 4,640,766 A 5,599,638A 7/1983 Cummings .. 518/704 2/1987 Postetal. .. 208/111 2/1997 Surampudieta1...429/33 1545 329 WO 2006/113294 A1 US007906559B2 FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS EP GB W0 W0 WO2007/014487A1 2/2007 OTHER PUBLICATIONS InternationalSearchReportsforPCT/US2008/067462, Sep.2008. International Search Report and the Written Opinion of the Interna tional Searching Authority, application No. PCT/US2008/067480, dated Oct. 1, 2008. * cited by examiner PrimaryExaminer* RosalyndKeys (74)Attorney,Agent,orFirm* Winston& StraWnLLP (57) ABSTRACT The invention discloses a method of converting carbon diox ide to methanol and/or dimethyl ether using any methane sourceornaturalgasconsistingofacombinationofsteamand dryreforming,inaspeci?cratiotoproducea2:1molarratio of hydrogen and carbon monoxide With subsequent conver sionoftheCO andH2mixtureexclusivelytomethanoland/or dimethyl ether. This method is termed the BI-REFORM INGTM process. Dehydrating formed methanol alloWs pro ducing dimethyl ether (DME) using any suitable catalytic method,includinguseofsolidacidcatalysts.Whenrecycling formed Water into the bi-reforming step the conversion of carbondioxideWithmethaneproducesexclusivelydimethyl ether Without any by-product formation and complete utili Zationofhydrogen. 16Claims,2DrawingSheets 0159 759 B1 10/1985 5/1979 10/2006

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