Coupling of methane under pulse corona plasma (Ⅰ)——In the absence of oxygen

At normal temperature and pressure, pulse corona plasma was used as a new method for the dehydrogenative coupling of methane in the absence of oxygen. The effects of voltage polarity and input energy on the dehydrogenative coupling of methane were investigated. The parameter "energy efficiency" was introduced to examine the coupling of the input energy and the dehydrogenative coupling of methane. The experimental results show that positive corona gives higher energy efficiency than negative corona. When the positive corona was chosen, C2. yield per pass was 31.6% and acetylene yield per pass was 30.1% with 44.6% methane conversion at an input energy density of 1788kJ/mol and a pulse repetition frequency of 66Hz. The function of input energy density towards methane conversion may be expressed as a formula of -ln(1-X) = k (P/F). In the range of input energy employed, C2 yield is proportional to input energy density, but energy efficiency drops off with increasing input energy density.     

Effect of La2O3／γ—Al2O3 Catalyst on the Activation of CH4 and CO2 to C2 Hydrocarbons under Non—equilibrium Plasma

In the reaction of methane and carbon dioxide to C2 hydrocabons under non-equilibrium plasma, methane conversion was decreased,but selectivity of C2 hydroxarbons was increased when using La2O3/γ-Al2O3 as catalyst. So the yield of C2 hydrocarbons was higher than using plasma alone. The synergism of La2O3/γ-Al2O3 and plasma gave methane conversion of 24.9% and C2 yield of 18.1%. The distribution of C2 hydrocarbons changed when Pd-La2O3/γ-Al2O3 was used as catalyst,the major C2 product was ethylene.     

Recent Progress in Direct Partial Oxidation of Methane to Methanol

The direct conversion of methane to methanol has attracted a great deal of attention for nearly a century since it was first found possible in 1902, and it is still a challenging task. This review article describes recent advancements in the direct partial oxidation of methane to methanol. The history of direct oxidation of methane and the difficulties encountered in the partial oxidation of methane to methanol are briefly summarized. Recently reported developments in gas-phase homogeneous oxidation, heterogeneous catalytic oxidation and liquid phase homogeneous catalytic oxidation of methane axe reviewed.     

Experimental and Theoretical Study of the Effect of Moisture on Methane Adsorption and Desorption by Activated Carbon at 273.5 K

Adsorption and desorption of methane by activated carbon (AC) at constant temperature and at various pressures were investigated. The effect of moisture was also studied. A volumetric method was used, up to 40 bar, at a temperature of 273.5 K. Results of a dry AC sample were compared with those obtained from a moist sample and two different ACs with different physical and surface properties were used. As expected, the results showed that the existence of moisture, trapped in the AC pores, could lead to a decrease in the amount of methane adsorbed and a decrease in the amount of methane delivered during desorption. To model the experimental results, a large variety of adsorption isotherms were used. The regressed parameters for the adsorption isotherms were obtained using the experimental data generated in the present study. The accuracy of the results obtained from the different adsorption isotherms was favorably compared.     

Study on the hydrogenation coupling of methane

At atmospheric pressure and ambient temperature, the hydrogenation coupling of methane was studied by using pulse corona plasma and its synergism with catalyst. The results showed that (i) under pulse corona plasma, the coupling of methane could be fulfilled by the addition of hydrogen, and with the increase of the amount of hydrogen, the conversion of methane and the yield of C2 hydrocarbon increased, and the deposit of carbon decreased; (ii) the conversion of methane was affected by pulse voltage and repeated frequency; (iii) in the system, the addition of Ni/y-AI203 could improve the distribution of C2 hydrocarbon; (iv) the activity of Ni/y-AI2O3 prepared by cold plasma was better than that by chemical methods. The experiment opened up a new technical route of the coupling of methane.     

DIRECT CONVERSION OF METHANE TO METHANOL——THE EFFECT OF SENSITIZERS ON THE YIELD OF METHANOL AND THE KINETIC STUDY

The partial oxidation of methane to methanol was studied. The effectof various homogeneous "sensitizers" on the oxidation of pure methane was e-valuated at 433℃ and under a pressure of 5.0MPa. It was found that CH_3NO_2was the best one among them. A kinetic study in the presence of CH_3NO_2 wascarried out and the reaction mechanism was discussed.     

A Study on the Kinetics of the Catalytic Reforming Reaction of CH4 with CO2： Determination of the Reaction Order

The kinetics of the catalytic reforming reaction of methane with carbon dioxide to produce synthesis gas on a Ni/(α-A1203 and a HSD-2 type commercial catalyst has been studied. The results indicate that the reaction orders are one and zero for methane and carbon dioxide, respectively, when the carbon dioxide partial pressure was about 12.5-30.0 kPa and the temperature was at 1123-1173 K. However, when the carbon dioxide partial pressure was changed to 30.0-45.0 kPa under the same temperature range of 1123-1173 K, the reaction orders of methane and carbon dioxide are one. Furthermore, average rate constants at different temperatures were determined.     

Methane conversion into higher hydrocarbons with dielectric barrier discharge micro-plasma reactor

We reported a coaxial,micro-dielectric barrier discharge(micro-DBD)reactor and a conventional DBD reactor for the direct conversion of methane into higher hydrocarbons at atmospheric pressure.The effects of input power,residence time,discharge gap and external electrode length were investigated for methane conversion and product selectivity.We found the conversion of methane in a micro-DBD reactor was higher than that in a conventional DBD reactor.And at an input power of 25.0 W,the conversion of methane and the total C2+C3 selectivity reached 25.10% and 80.27%,respectively,with a micro-DBD reactor of 0.4 mm discharge gap.Finally,a nonlinear multiple regression model was used to study the correlations between both methane conversion and product selectivity and various system variables.The calculated data were obtained using SPSS 12.0 software.The regression analysis illustrated the correlations between system variables and both methane conversion and product selectivity.     

Influence of Pretreatment Conditions on Methane Aromatization Performance of Mo／HZSM—5 and Mo—Cu／HZSM—5 Catalysts

Mo/HZSM-5 is a good catalyst for methane aromatization, and the reaction performance of Mo/HZSM-5 and Cu modified Mo/HZSM-5 catalysts under various pretreatment conditions has been studied. The results indicate that the catalyst presented a distinguished catalytic activity, benzene selectivity and a high stability when the bed temperature was raised in N2 atmosphere.     

Direct partial oxidation of methane to methanol： Reaction zones and role of catalyst location

Direct partial oxidation of methane to methanol was investigated in a specially designed reactor. Methanol yield of about 7%-8% was obtained in gas phase partial oxidation. It was proposed that the reactor could be divided into three reaction zones, namely pre-reaction zone, fierce reaction zone, and post-reaction zone, when the temperature was high enough to initiate a reaction. The oxidation of methane proceeded and was completed mostly in the fierce reaction zone. When the reactant mixture entered the post-reaction zone, only a small amount of produced methanol would bring about secondary reactions, because molecular oxygen had been exhausted in the fierce reaction zone. A catalyst, if necessary, should be placed either in the pre-reaction zone, to initiate a partial oxidation reaction at a lower temperature, or in the fierce reaction zone to control the homogeneous free radical reaction.     

STUDIES OF THE HOMOLOGATION OF METHANE ONSUPPORTED TRANSITION METAL CATALYSTS

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超低浓度甲烷在Cu/γ-Al2O3催化颗粒流化床中的燃烧特性

采用流化床燃烧技术,使用自制Cu/γ-Al₂O₃颗粒作为催化剂床料,实验研究了超低浓度甲烷在流化床中催化燃烧时床层温度(450~700℃)、流化风速比ω(1.5~4)、进气甲烷体积分数(0.3%~2%)等对甲烷燃烧效率的影响。结果表明,床层温度是影响甲烷催化燃烧反应的关键因素,甲烷的转化率随着床层温度的升高而增加;床层温度达到650℃时,甲烷含量低于1%的超低浓度甲烷其转化率超过95%,继续提高床层温度至700℃且控制流化风速比ω≤2可以实现甲烷的完全转化;甲烷转化率随着流化风速和进气甲烷浓度的增加而降低,当ω>3.5时,温度对甲烷转化的影响减弱,未燃烧的甲烷含量增大。动力学实验发现,床层温度较低时,催化反应受动力学控制,测得催化反应的活化能E_a为1.26×10⁵J/mol,反应级数m为0.73,当温度t>450℃时,扩散作用影响显著,反应级数增大。     

Conversion of natural gas to C2 hydrocarbons via cold plasma technology

The plasma technology served as a tool in unconventional catalysis has been used in natural gas conversion, because the traditional catalytic methane oxidative coupling reaction must be performed at high temperature on account of the stability of methane molecule. The focus of this research is to develop a process of converting methane to C2 hydrocarbons with non-equilibrium plasma technology at room temperature and atmospheric pressure. It was found that methane conversion increased and the selectivity of C2 hydrocarbons decreased with the voltage. The optimum input voltage range was 40-80 V corresponding to high yield of C2 hydrocarbons. Methane conversion decreased and the selectivity of C2 hydrocarbons increased with the inlet flow rate of methane. The proper methane flow rate was 20-40 ml/min (corresponding residence time 10-20 s). The experimental results show that methane conversion was 47% and the selectivity of C2 hydrocarbons was 40% under the proper condition using atmospheric DBD cold plasma technology. It was found that the breakdown voltage of methane VB was determined by the type of electrode and the discharge gap width in this glow discharge reactor. The breakdown voltage of methane VB,min derived from the Paschen law equation was established.     

制备条件对介孔Ni-CaO-ZrO2在甲烷三重整反应中催化性能的影响

在不同条件下采用并流共沉淀法制备了Ni-CaO-ZrO₂催化剂,并将其用于CH₄的三重整反应过程。以CH₄的转化率和催化剂稳定性为指标,研究了催化剂制备过程中各工艺参数对其催化性能的影响。结果表明,催化剂的最佳制备条件为:焙烧温度973 K、前驱体沉淀pH=10~12、回流时间24 h。在该条件下得到的催化剂具有适宜的比表面积和Ni-ZrO₂相互作用,在常压、973 K的反应条件下CH₄的转化率能够达到70%,具有较高的催化活性和稳定性。     

低浓度甲烷流向变换催化燃烧的研究

甲烷在煤矿工业中被称作为瓦斯，在富含甲烷的矿井中甲烷的体积分数为0．1％～1．0％，在煤矿开采过程中甲烷的体积分数达到5％～15％就会造成瓦斯爆炸。如果能够将煤矿中的甲烷抽取出来利用，不但可以减少矿难事故的发生，而且能够提供更多可利用的清洁能源。因此，如何将此低品位的资源转化为可利用的能源，具有重要的研究价值。另外，甲烷的温室效应是CO2的21倍。因此，将伴随某些工业生产以及石油开采过程产生的低浓度甲烷直接排放到大气中，势必会造成严重后果。     

Calorimetric study of methane interaction with supported Pd catalysts

As supported palladium oxide catalysts present the best performances in methane combustion in lean conditions, microcalorimetric studies of the interaction between methane and palladium oxide or metallic palladium supported on Al₂O₃, ZrO₂ and BN have been performed at 673 K. At this temperature methane reduced the palladium oxide, and the heat of reduction of palladium oxide was shown to depend on the dispersion and on the support. The lowest heats of reduction corresponded to the highest rates of methane combustion. Moreover methane reforming occurred on metallic palladium, producing hydrogen, and again methane decomposition was shown to depend on the support. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

微波等离子体下甲烷偶联制乙炔的研究

通过优化设计矩形波导谐振腔微波化学反应器,可以大幅提高微波等离子体下甲烷转化率（最高为93．7％）、C2烃收率（最高为91．0％）和乙炔收率（最高为88．6％）．且优化后,在实验的压强范围内,甲烷转化率和C2烃收率较为稳定,C2烃主要是乙炔,其选择性都在90％以上．生成乙炔的能量产率和时空产率也都比较高．利用发射光谱法对微波等离子体下甲烷偶联制乙炔的反应进行了诊断研究,在300nm～750nm波长范围内激发态物种有：CH,C2,H2,Hα-根据反应产物和激发态物种从化学反应热力学和动力学上对反应机理进行了初步探索．     

铜基催化剂上甲烷催化燃烧反应动力学特性研究

采用固定床微分反应器,在常压、450~500℃、甲烷体积分数10%~35%条件下,进行铜基催化剂上甲烷催化燃烧动力学特性研究。研究表明,甲烷分压对反应速率影响显著,而氧气分压的影响可以忽略。采用最小二乘法进行动力学模型参数估计,建立的反应动力学模型为-rCH4=1.61×107×e-108 000/RT×pCH40.5。检验结果表明,所建模型与实验数据良好相容,是适宜和可信的。根据实验结果推断甲烷催化燃烧分两步进行,首先氧气快速与铜基催化剂上活性空位点反应,形成吸附氧气分子;随后吸附氧气分子和甲烷分子反应,生成二氧化碳和水。     

Coupling of methane under pulse corona plasma (I)

At normal temperature and pressure, pulse corona plasma was used as a new method for the dehydrogenative coupling of methane in the absence of oxygen. The effects of voltage polarity and input energy on the dehydrogenative coupling of methane were investigated. The parameter “energy efficiency” was introduced to examine the coupling of the input energy and the dehydrogenative coupling of methane. The experimental results show that positive corona gives higher energy efficiency than negative corona. When the positive corona was chosen, C₂ yield per pass was 31.6% and acetylene yield per pass was 30.1% with 44.6% methane conversion at an input energy density of 1788kJ/mol and a pulse repetition frequency of 66Hz. The function of input energy density towards methane conversion may be expressed as a formula of-In(1-X) =k (PIF). In the range of input energy employed, C₂ yield is proportional to input energy density, but energy efficiency drops off with increasing input energy density.     

Low temperature catalytic conversion of methane to formic acid by simple vanadium compound with use of H2O2

Selective oxidation of methane with hydrogen peroxide was catalyzed by several simple vanadium compounds in CH3CN. The reaction could afford formic acid as the major product. Vanadyl oxysulfate (VOSO4) was found to be an efficient catalyst. Specifically, the selectivity to formic acid of 70% at a methane conversion of 6.5% could be achieved over the VOSO4 catalyst under the reaction conditions of methane pressure 3.0 MPa and temperature 333 K for 4 h. The UV-Vis spectroscopic measurements revealed that the formation of V5+ species during the reaction might be vital for the methane activation. The reaction probably proceeded via radical mechanism.