Chemistry Letters · 1986 · 79 citations · 3 references
Natural SciencesChemical EngineeringChemistryInorganic ChemistryOrganic ChemistryReaction EngineeringCatalytic MaterialsFuel ChemistryOrganic SynthesisMethane ChemistryMethane Oxidation ChemistrySelectivityTransition Metal OxidesTransition Metal-catalyzed Synthesis
Abstract The synthesis of ethylene directly from methane has been tested in the presence of oxygen over the LiCl-added transition metal oxides. The oxides of Mn and Ni with LiCl produced ethylene with high selectivity (ca. 60%) and yield (ca. 27%) under the following experimental conditions: T=1023 K, P(CH4)/P(O2)=2/1, P(CH4)=5.1 kPa, and W/F=600–1200 g l−1s.
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