Study on the unsteady state oxidative coupling of methane: Effects of oxygen species from O2, surface lattice oxygen, and CO2on the C2+selectivity

Suji Yoon, Seoyeon Lim, Jae Wook Choi, Dong Jin Suh, Kwang Ho Song, Jeong Myeong Ha

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Abstract

This study examined the effects of oxygen species on the unsteady-state oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) using a lengthy catalyst bed of Na2WO4/Mn/SiO2. The reaction conditions, including the methane-to-oxygen ratio, ratio of feed gas dilution by N2, quantity of catalyst, and feed flow rate were adjusted for the continuous flow fixed bed reaction system. While the O2 gas initiated methyl radical formation from methane, the surface lattice oxygen atoms improved the dehydrogenation of paraffins to olefins without significant activation of methane. The addition of CO2 as a mild oxidizing agent was also tested and slightly improved OCM selectivity with slightly lower methane conversion were observed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)35889-35897
Number of pages9
JournalRSC Advances
Volume10
Issue number59
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020 Sept 30

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This research was supported by C1 Gas Renery Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT (2015M3D3A1A01064900).

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© The Royal Society of Chemistry.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Chemical Engineering

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