Ce-promoted Mn/Na2WO4/SiO2 catalyst for oxidative coupling of methane at atmospheric pressure

A series of Ce-promoted Mn-Na2WO4/SiO2 catalysts were prepared by incipient wetness impregnation method, and their catalytic performance for oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) was investigated at atmospheric pressure in a micro-quartz-tube reactor. The catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), temperature program reduction (TPR) and BET surface area. Ce promoter increased surface area and Na2WO4 species dispersion, which enriched the amount of the surface species. In addition, Ce promoter in...     

Kinetic study of oxidative coupling of methane over Mn and/or W promoted Na_2SO_4/SiO_2 catalysts

A comprehensive kinetic model for oxidative coupling of methane(OCM)over Mn and/or W promoted Na2SO4/SiO2 catalysts was developed based on a micro-catalytic reactor data.The methane conversion and ethylene,ethane,carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide selectivities were obtained in a wide operating condition range of 750 - 825-C,CH4/O2=2.5 - 10 and contact time=267 - 472 kg s m-3.Reaction networks of six models with different rate equation types were compared together.The kinetic rate parameters of each reaction network were estimated using linear regression or genetic algorithm optimization method(GA).A reaction network suggested by Stansch et al.for OCM was found to be the best one and was further used in this work.The suggested model could predict the experimental results of OCM reaction within a deviation range of ± 20%.     

Scale up and stability test for oxidative coupling of methane over Na2WO4-Mn/SiO2 catalyst in a 200 ml fixed-bed reactor

The study of scale up for the oxidative coupling of methane （OCM） has been carried out in a 200 ml stainless steel fixed-bed reactor over a 5wt% Na2WO4-1.9wt% Mn/SiO2 （W-Mn/SiO2） catalyst. The effects of reaction conditions were investigated in detail. The results showed that, with increasing reaction temperature, the gas-phase reaction was enhanced and a significant amount of methane was converted into COx; with the CH4/O2 molar ratio of 5, the highest C2 （ethylene and ethane） yield of 25% was achieved; the presence of steam （as diluent） had a positive effect on the C2 selectivity and yield. Under lower methane gaseous hourly space velocity （GHSV）, higher selectivity and yield of C2 were obtained as the result of the decrease of released heat energy. In 100 h reaction time, the C2 selectivity of 66%-61% and C2 yield of 24.2%-25.4% were achieved by a single pass without any significant loss in catalytic performance.     

Kinetic simulation of oxidative coupling of methane over perovskite catalyst by genetic algorithm： Mechanistic aspects

The reaction kinetics of oxidative coupling of methane catalyzed by perovskite was studied in a fixed bed flow reactor. At atmospheric pressure, the reactions were carried out at 725, 750 and 775 ℃, inlet methane to oxygen ratios of 2 to 4.5 and gas hourly space velocity (GHSV) of 100 min-1. Correlation of the kinetic data has been performed with the proposed mechanisms. The selected equations have been regressed with experimental data accompanied by genetic algorithm (GA) in order to obtain optimized parameters. After investigation the Langmuir-Hinshelwood mechanism was selected as the best mechanism, and Arrhenius and adsorption parameters of this model were obtained by linear regression. In this research the Marquardt algorithm was also used and its results were compared with those of genetic algorithm. It should be noted that the Marquardt algorithm is sensitive to the selection of initial values and there is possibility to trap in a local minimum.     

Oxidative coupling of methane over （Na2WO4＋Mn or Ce）/SiO2 catalysts： In situ measurement of electrical conductivity

The effects of manganese oxide or ceria promoters on the performance of Na2WO4/SiO2 catalysts for oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) are reported. The OCM reaction was performed in a continuous-flow microreactor at 800 ℃, atmospheric pressure and under GHSV = 13200 ml gC-1at h-1. Catalysts were characterized by in situ conductivity measurement, FT-IR spectroscopy, XRD, SEM and temperature programmed reduction analysis. Manganese oxide promoted Na2WO4/SiO2 is considered as one of the active and selective ca...     

Effects of operating parameters on oxidative coupling of methane over Na-W-Mn/SiO2 catalyst at elevated pressures

The effects of operating parameters on oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) over Na-W-Mn/SiO2 catalyst have been studied at elevated pressures of 0.2, 0.3 and 0.4 MPa under low gaseous hourly space velocity (GHSV) and low temperature conditions. Experimental results show that when the operating pressure is increased, C2+ yield slightly decreases, while the maximum ratio of ethylene to ethane remains unchanged. Moreover, it has been found empirically that increase of pressure does not affect the catalyst behavior permanently, the catalyst recovers its original low pressure performance without hysteresis behavior by reducing the pressure. Under the investigated conditions, when oxygen is completely consumed, the increase of GHSV leads to improvement in C2 selectivity, while C3+ and COx selectivities decrease slightly. The C2+ selectivity increases by increase of nitrogen diluent in the feed, but the C3+ hydrocarbons selectivities decrease with increase of nitrogen since it is possible that further dilution at high pressure may reduce the probability of collision between CH3 and C2+ hydrocarbons. During the stability test at high pressure, the catalyst performance remains unchanged throughout the 20 h running. The fresh and used catalysts were characterized using XRD, SEM and N2 adsorption-desorption methods. It was found that the phase transformation of the support from α-cristobalite to tridymite and quartz does not have obvious effect on catalyst performance at high pressure.     

Studies on the structure and catalytic performance of S and P promoted Na-W-Mn-Zr/SiO2 catalyst for oxidative coupling of methane

A series of Na-W-Mn-Zr/SiO2 catalysts promoted by different contents of S or/and P were prepared and their catalytic performance for oxidative coupling of methane was investigated to clarify the effect of S and P on the Na-W-Mn-Zr/SiO2 catalyst. The catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). From the characterization results, it is found that the addition of S and P to the Na-W-Mn-Zr/SiO2 catalyst helps the formation of active phases, such as α-cristo...     

Concerning the dependence of the selectivity of the formation of ethane and ethylene on the degree of methane conversion during its oxidative coupling

The dependences of the maximum selectivity and the limiting yield of C₂ hydrocarbons on the degree of methane conversion during its gas-phase oxidative coupling were calculated by means of kinetic simulation. The correlation between the results of the calculations and the rersults obtained in the experimental studies dealing with catalytic oxidative coupling of methane is discussed.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 568–570, March, 1995.     

Suppressed formation of CO2 and H2O in the oxidative coupling of methane over La2O3/MgO catalyst by surface modification

Oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) is a promising way to convert methane into C_2 hydrocarbons. However, CO_2 and H_2O are by-products of the reaction. To utilize the higher activity of lanthanum oxide and save its usage, MgO supported La_2O_3 catalyst was prepared. Surface modification of the catalyst with nitric acid was made to suppress the formation of the by-products. Experimental results indicated that the addition of nitric acid increased the surface oxygen species with binding energy of ca. 531.7 eV and at the same time reduced the pore volume of the catalyst. These effects of nitric acid finally led to the increase of C_2 selectivity and the decrease of the by-products formation. Hydrogen selectivity was found about 14%- 18% over the catalysts adopted in this work.     

LiCl对Fe_2O_3/SiO_2甲烷氧化偶联反应的助催化作用

使用穆斯堡尔谱，ESR和XRD等技术表征了未添加助剂和添加LiCl的Fe2O3／SiO2催化剂．XRD结果指出，添加LiCl的Fe2O／SiO2催化剂出现铁酸盐和α-方石英的衍射峰，这种结果的出现与该催化剂有较高的C2烃选择性密切相关。穆斯堡尔谱结果表明：添加LiCl的Fe2O3／SiO2催化剂有更高的结构对称性．这种结构对分子氧的活化起着重要的作用．氯的存在大大降低了氧的离解吸附的速率，减少了原子氧的吸附位的数目，并可除去吸附的原子氧，该氧种对COx的生成有利．     

甲烷氧化偶联制烯烃的热力学平衡限度

选择适宜的热力学模型对甲烷氧化偶联制烯烃体系的热力学平衡进行分析,考察温度﹑压力﹑进料组成对体系组分的平衡限度影响。研究发现,在甲烷氧化偶联制烯烃体系中,H2、CO的生成相对容易,C2产物（C2H4、C2H6）不容易生成。通过计算,得到了该体系有利于烯烃生成的反应条件,500℃～800℃、1.5MPa、烷氧摩尔比为7。实验为甲烷氧化偶联反应器和催化剂的开发研究提供热力学依据。     

Oxidative coupling of methane over La-promoted CaO catalysts： Influence of precursors and catalyst preparation method

The oxidative coupling of methane to C2 hydrocarbons has been studied over a series of La-promoted CaO (La/Ca = 0.05) catalysts, prepared using different precursor salts for CaO and La2O3 (viz. acetates, carbonates, nitrates and hydroxides) and catalyst preparation methods (viz. physical mixing of precursors, co-precipitation using ammonium carbonate/sodium carbonate as a precipitating agent), under different reaction conditions (temperature: 700-850℃, CH4/O2 ratio: 4.0 and 8.0, and GHSV: 51360 cm3 g-1 h-1)...     

Oxidative coupling of methane over BaCl2-TiO2-SnO2 catalyst

The performance of BaCl2-TiO2-SnO2 composite catalysts in oxidative coupling of methane reaction has been investigated. A series of BaCl2-TiO2, BaCl2-SnO2, TiO2-SnO2, and BaCl2-TiO2-SnO2 catalysts were prepared, and characterized by BET, XRD, XPS, CO2-TPD and H2-TPR, respectively. The synergistic effect among BaCl2, SnO2 and TiO2 compositions enhances the catalytic performance. The best C2 selectivity and ethylene yield are obtained on the catalyst with the equal molar amount of the three compositions (BaCl2 : TiO2 : SnO2 molar ratio of 1 : 1 : 1). The optimal reaction conditions are as follows: 800°C, 44 mL·min-1 for methane, 22 mL·min-1 for oxygen and a space velocity of 5000 mL·h-1 g-1, and the C2H4 yield over the catalyst is 20.1% with the CH4 conversion of 43.8% and C2 selectivity of 53.3%.     

LiMn_2O_4/TiO_2催化剂上甲烷氧化偶联反应性能的研究

采用固相反应法制备了具有尖晶石结构的LiMn_2O_4/TiO_2系列催化剂,探讨了TiO_2、Li/TiO_2、Mn/TiO_2、LiMn_2O_4及LiMn_2O_4/TiO_2等不同组成催化剂的甲烷氧化偶联反应性能,采用XRD、XPS、CO_2-TPD和H_2-TPR等表征方法对该系列催化剂进行了分析。结果表明,具有尖晶石结构的LiMn_2O_4化合物具有较高的甲烷氧化偶联催化活性,在775℃、0.1MPa、7200mL/(h·g),CH_4∶O_2(体积比)为2.5的条件下,甲烷转化率可达25.8%,C2选择性可达43.2%。TiO_2的存在不仅进一步提高了甲烷转化率和C2选择性,还有效抑制了甲烷完全氧化形成CO_2的过程。负载8%LiMn_2O_4的LiMn_2O_4/TiO_2催化剂性能达到最优,此时甲烷转化率达到31.6%,C2选择性为52.4%,CO_2选择性降低到26.3%。考察了不同焙烧温度对催化剂活性的影响,850℃为LiMn_2O_4/TiO_2催化剂的最佳焙烧温度。     

硫酸钠对Mn/SiO2催化剂结构及其甲烷氧化偶联反应性能的影响

 采用等体积浸渍法制备了Na2SO4改性的Mn/SiO2催化剂,考察了Mn-Na2SO4/SiO2催化剂中各组分对甲烷氧化偶联合成C2产物(C2H4+C2H6)的影响,并采用X射线衍射、 X射线光电子能谱、 Raman光谱和程序升温还原等手段表征了催化剂中的物相结构、表面组分价态与含量以及氧化还原性能. 结果表明,在Mn/SiO2催化剂中添加Na2SO4可使载体SiO2由无定形转变为α-方石英相,使催化剂表面的Mn物种由Mn3O4转变为Mn2O3, 从而大大提高了甲烷转化率和目标产物C2的选择性. 因此,推测Mn2O3物种在反应条件下构成了甲烷氧化偶联反应的活性中心.     

甲烷氧化偶联:Mn2O3-Na2WO4/SiO2催化剂的金属氧化物MOx(M=Ti,Mg,Ga,Zr)改性及掺杂效应研究

甲烷 (页岩气、天然气、可燃冰和煤层气的主要成分) 是地球上储量巨大的优质能源和高品味的碳氢资源, 我国也拥有储量居全球前列的页岩气、可燃冰和煤层气. 虽然甲烷经由合成气可以间接转化为乙烯等产品, 但工艺流程长以及合成气造气高温、高能耗和高物耗也是不争的事实, 这在一定程度上降低了间接合成路线的竞争优势. 特别是, 甲烷的间接转化需要将本应部分保留于产品的 C-H 键全部打断生成合成气, 然后再在催化剂作用下重组得到烃类产品, 故而并不完美.因此, 甲烷的直接转化一直是科学家孜孜以求的理想路径, 甲烷氧化偶联制乙烯 (OCM 反应) 也再一次引起关注.目前, Mn2O3-Na2WO4/SiO2是最富有应用前景的催化剂, 但其适宜反应温度仍高达 800 ℃ 以上, 极大地制约了其工业化应用. 为提高其低温催化性能, 本文采用金属氧化物 MOx(TiO2, MgO, Ga2O3或 ZrO2) 对 Mn2O3-Na2WO4/SiO2催化剂进行了掺杂改性, 利用扫描电子显微镜、N2吸附-脱附等温曲线、X 射线衍射、拉曼光谱、电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱等手段对改性后的催化剂进行了系统表征. 结果表明, TiO2掺杂的 Mn2O3-Na2WO4/SiO2催化剂在 700 ℃(催化剂床层温度)下, CH4转化率可达 23%, 同时 C2-C3烃类选择性约为 73%, 且能够稳定运行 300 h 无失活迹象; MnTiO3的形成对提高OCM 反应的低温活性和选择性至关重要, 本质在于低温 (≤ 700 ℃) 化学循环"MnTiO3?Mn2O3"的形成替代了未改性催化剂的高温 (＞ 800 ℃) 化学循环"MnWO4?Mn2O3". 对于 MgO 改性的 Mn2O3-Na2WO4/SiO2催化剂, 其催化性能与未改性催化剂相当, 反应过程中 Mn2O3与 MgO 生成了新物相 Mg2MnO4; 虽然也形成了新的 MnWO4?Mg2MnO4氧化还原循环, 但是该循环与 MnWO4?Mn2O3循环类似, 需在高温下才可高效进行. 对于 Ga2O3或 ZrO2改性的催化剂, 其催化性能低于未改性催化剂, 原因在于反应过程中 Ga2O3或 ZrO2的引入促进了 MnWO4物相的生成并对其有稳定作用, 反应后的催化剂无论是体相还是表面都只能检测到 MnWO4, 推测认为α-方石英、Na2WO4和 Mn2O3的缺失是导致 Ga2O3或 ZrO2改性催化剂性能下降的主要原因.     

Formation of hydrogen in oxidative coupling of methane over BaCO3 and MgO catalysts

Hydrogen formed in oxidative coupling of methane （OCM） over BaCO3 and MgO catalysts was measured since the data of H2 selectivity were missing almost in all articles published heretofore. It was found that H2 selectivity achieved about 18%, when C2 hydrocarbon＇s selectivity was maintained at 48%-45% over BaCO3 catalyst at the feed molar ratio of CH4/O2 = 4 in temperature range of 780 °C-820 °C. Under similar conditions, H2 selectivity was about 14%-16% over MgO catalyst, with C2 selectivity maintained at 41%-42%. Possible routes for hydrogen formation in OCM reaction were discussed. Effect of addition of alkali metallic ions was also investigated.     

Control of the directions of oxidative transformation of methane over nickel-based catalysts by acid-base properties

Two completely different directions of the oxidative transformation of methane (OTM) were performed on nickel-based catalysts due to the different acid-base properties of those catalysts. The relatively acidic LaNiO_x and LiNiLaO_x/Al₂O₃ catalysts exhibit excellent Partial Oxidation of Methane to Syngas (POM) performance. However, the relatively basic LiNiLaO_x catalyst has a good Oxidative Coupling of Methane to C₂ Hydrocarbons (OCM) activity. The basic properties of the catalyst makes it difficult to reduce nickel and keeps it in the oxidized state. Reduced nickel is necessary for POM and oxidized nickel for the OCM reaction.