Oxidative coupling of methane in a fixed bed reactor over perovskite catalyst： A simulation study using experimental kinetic model

The oxidative coupling of methane （OCM） to ethylene over a perovskite titanate catalyst in a fixed bed reactor was studied experimentally and numerically. The two-dimensional steady state model accounted for separate energy equations for the gas and solid phases coupled with an experimental kinetic model. A lumped kinetic model containing four main species CH4, O2, COx （CO2, CO）, and C2 （C2H4 and C2H6） was used with a plug flow reactor model as well. The results from the model agreed with the experimental data. The model was used to analyze the influence of temperature and feed gas composition on the conversion and selectivity of the reactor performance. The analytical results indicate that the conversion decreases, whereas, C2 selectivity increases by increasing gas hourly space velocity （GHSV） and the methane conversion also decreases by increasing the methane to oxygen ratio.     

Production of single-walled carbon nanotubes from methane over Co-Mo/MgO nanocatalyst:A comparative study of fixed and fluidized bed reactors

In this study,the performances of fixed and fluidized bed reactors in the production of single-walled carbon nanotubes(SWNTs)have been investigated.In both reactors,single-walled carbon nanotubes were grown by catalytic chemical vapor decomposition(CCVD)of methane over Co-Mo/MgO nanocatalyst under two different operating conditions.The synthesized samples were characterized by TEM,TGA and Raman spectroscopy.It is found that the performance of a fluidized bed in the synthesis of carbon nanotubes is much better than that of a fixed bed.The quality of carbon nanotubes obtained from the fluidized bed was significantly higher than that from the fixed bed and the former one with the ID/IG ratio of 0.11 while the latter one with the ID/IG ratio of 0.71.Also,the yield of SWNTs in the fluidized bed was 92 wt%,while it was 78 wt%in the fixed bed.These advantages of fluidized bed reactors for the synthesis of carbon nanotubes can be attributed to more available space for the growth of carbon nanotubes and more uniform temperature and concentration profiles.     

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.     

甲烷分子在碱性催化剂上的吸附与酸碱活化机理

以碳酸锶为甲烷吸附活化的模型催化剂，用切换变应答、ＣＨ４（ＣＯ２）－ＴＰＤ等技术，对甲烷的吸附、碱性对催化剂性能的影响进行了研究，结果表明，甲烷在碳酸锶上的活化显示出明显的酸碱活化机理特征，瞬变应答及ＴＰＤ结果均证明，甲烷在碳酸锶表面有较强的吸附，其脱附温度约３１０℃，关联结果表明，甲烷转化率及Ｃ２烃收率与催化剂表面ＳｒＯ碱性中心浓度有非常一致的顺变关系，因此催化剂表面的酸碱中心可能是甲烷的选择活     

Effect of Steam on the Oxidative Coupling of Methane over La-Ba System Catalysts

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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)...     

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%.     

Effect of lithium addition on the performance of proton-conducting catalysts for oxidative coupling of methane under microwave irradiation

The oxidative coupling of methane over lithium modified proton-conducting catalysts irradiated by microwaves has been studied. Compared with protonconducting catalysts, lithium addition to proton-conducting catalysts resulted in changes in product species and product selectivities, favoring the production of C₂ compounds.     

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.     

介孔炭负载铁基催化剂上醇与胺氧化偶合合成亚胺

亚胺是一类重要的含氮有机化合物,广泛应用于生物医药、精细化工和农业生产中.由于其分子中具有不饱和C=N双键,亚胺化合物可以通过不同化学过程(如氧化还原、加成、偶合等)合成多种衍生物.工业上合成亚胺普遍采用羰基化合物与胺偶合反应获得,由于该反应需要强酸作为催化剂和脱水剂,在应用中往往对设备造成不同程度的破坏.选择氧气或空气为氧化剂,通过醇与胺氧化偶合反应合成亚胺,其副产物只有水,是一条较为绿色的合成路线.近期研究表明,均相和负载型贵金属催化剂(如Pd,Pt和Au等)在该反应中表现出较好的低温催化性能,但需要在反应过程中添加大量碱性助剂.一些非贵金属氧化物催化剂如CeO2和MnOx/HAP等在该过程中表现出一定的催化活性,但其催化效率普遍较低,往往需要在24 h甚至更长反应时间实现～90％亚胺收率.因此仍需开发一些更为高效的非贵金属催化剂用于上述反应.本文以经过硝酸活化处理的有序多孔炭(CMK-3)为载体,制备了负载型氧化铁催化剂(FeOx/HCMK-3),考察了它在苯甲醇与苯胺氧化偶合合成亚胺反应中的催化性能,同时结合一系列表征手段研究了催化剂物理化学性质与其催化性能之间的关系.X射线衍射和氮吸附脱附结果显示,负载后的样品仍然保持了介孔炭原有的孔道结构,没有出现较大的氧化铁粒子;透射电镜、高角暗场扫描透射电镜及能量散射谱结果进一步显示,氧化铁物种相对均匀地分散在载体表面;程序升温还原结果显示,与块体氧化铁相比,FeOx/HCMK-3上的氧化铁物种(FeOx)更易被还原,这可能与氧化铁粒子较小有关.反应结果显示,在空气氛围中FeOx/HCMK-3能够高效催化醇与胺的氧化偶合反应,反应6h亚胺收率即达到98.8％.催化剂具有较高的稳定性,可多次循环使用,没有检测到铁物种流失.此外,FeOx/HCMK-3在多种苯甲醇衍生物与苯胺的氧化偶合反应中都表现出较好的催化性能.结合表征和反应结果可以推测,催化剂上的氧物种参与了反应过程,FeOx/HCMK-3催化剂具有较强的活化氧分子的能力,反应在该催化剂上可能遵循氧化-还原机理.该催化剂上醇与胺氧化偶合反应主要经历两个连续的反应过程:首先苯甲醇被FeOx/HCMK-3催化剂上的活泼氧物种氧化生成苯甲醛中间体;随后,在反应中生成的醛在催化剂上迅速与胺反应生成亚胺化合物,同时催化剂通过与空气中氧分子反应恢复到初始状态,完成整个催化循环.     

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.     

Kinetic studies of the oxidative coupling of methane over the Mn/Na2WO4/SiO2 catalyst

Oxidative coupling of methane is a direct way to obtain C2 hydrocarbon,and Mn-Na-W/SiO2 catalyst is the most promising among all the catalysts.The 2%Mn/5%Na2WO4/SiO2 catalyst was prepared by the incipient wetness impregnation method.A 7-step heterogeneous reaction model of the oxidative coupling of methane to C2 hydrocarbons was conducted by co-feeding methane and oxygen at a total pressure of 1 bar over the catalyst.The kinetic measurements were carried out in a micro-catalytic fixed bed reactor.The kinetic data were obtained at the appropriate range of reaction conditions (4 kPa＜Po2 ＜20 kPa,20 kPa＜PCZH4 ＜80 kPa,800℃＜T＜900℃).The proposed reaction kinetic scheme consists of three primary and four consecutive reaction steps.The conversions of hydrocarbons and carbon oxides were evaluated by applying Langrnuir-Hinshelwood type rate equations.Power-law rate equation was applied only for the water-gas shift reaction.In addition,the effects of operating conditions on the reaction rate were studied.The proposed kinetic model can predict the conversion of methane and oxygen as well as the yield of C2 hydrocarbons and carbon oxides with an average accuracy of ±15%.     

Investigation of coupling dehydrogenation and hydrogenation reactions in a fixed bed catalytic reactor with well-mixed catalyst pattern

The enhancement of ethylbenzene conversion by further displacement of the thermodynamic equilibrium via the influence of the dual-functionality of a well-mixed catalyst pattern has been investigated. A rigorous steady state mathematical model based on the dusty gas model is implemented for the simulation. The simulation results reveal that the introduction of the concept of the reaction coupling has significant effect on the displacement of the thermodynamic equilibrium and considerable enhancement of simultaneous production of styrene and cyclohexane. Almost 100% conversion of the ethylbenzene and benzene is achieved through the application of this approach. It is also found that considerable decrease in the reactor length is achieved by employing a reactor catalyst bed with different bed compositions. Effective operating regions with optimal conditions are observed. An effective reactor length criterion is used to evaluate the performance of the reactor under these optimal conditions. The effective reactor length is found to be sensitive and favored by high feed temperature and pressure. The sensitivity analysis shows that the key parameters of feed temperature, pressure, and the bed composition play an important role on the reactor performance. The results also show that almost 100% conversion of ethylbenzene and benzene at low temperature and shorter reactor length can be achieved by maintaining the reactor beds at different temperatures. This temperature switching policy may result in appreciable energy saving. Moreover, operating the reactor at low temperature protect the catalyst from the excessive temperatures which have destructive effects on the catalysts and the mechanical stability of the reactors. Also, the low temperature operation has significant contribution to the reduction of the operating cost.     

Characterization and catalytic behavior of Na-W-Mn-Zr-S-P/SiO2 prepared by different methods in oxidative coupling of methane

Na-W-Mn-Zr-S-P/SiO2 catalysts for oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) were prepared by incipient wetness impregnation, sol-gel and mixture slurry methods. The catalyst prepared by mixture slurry method showed the best catalytic performance among all samples. In addition, the effects of different addition sequences of Na, W, Mn, Zr, S and P on the catalytic performance were studied. The absence of Na before the addition of Mn and Zr in the catalysts preparation depressed the formation of the active phases of Mn2O3 and ZrO2 and decreased the activities of the catalysts significantly.     

稻草与煤固定床共热解特性的研究

选取稻草为生物质原料,将其与两种不同煤阶的煤(内蒙褐煤和神府烟煤)分别以0∶100、20∶80、40∶60、60∶40、80∶20、100∶0的干基质量比均匀混合.借助固定床反应器,研究了稻草与两种煤的共热解特性,探讨了共热解过程中可能存在的协同作用.结果表明,稻草添加有利于共热解气体产物的生成,且对神府煤作用更明显;稻草含量越高,热解气体产量的实验值与加权平均计算值的偏差也越大,说明稻草与煤共热解过程发生了协同作用.而共热解所得焦产量的实验值与加权平均计算值基本一致.热解焦傅里叶红外光谱分析结果表明,稻草添加对热解焦的官能团未造成显著影响.     

Modeling the oxidative coupling of methane： Heterogeneous chemistry coupled with 3D flow field simulation

The oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) over titanate perovskite catalyst has been developed by three-dimensional numerical simulations of flow field coupled with heat transfer as well as heterogeneous kinetic model. The reaction was assumed to take place both in the gas phase and on the catalytic surface. Kinetic rate constants were experimentally obtained using a ten step kinetic model. The simulation results agree quite well with the data of OCM experiments, which were used to investigate the effect of temperature on the selectivity and conversion obtained in the methane oxidative coupling process. The conversion of methane linearly increased with temperature and the selectivity of C2 was practically constant in the temperature range of 973–1073 K. The study shows that CFD tools make it possible to implement the heterogeneous kinetic model even for high exothermic reaction such as OCM.     

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.     

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...     

Influence of alkali metal doping on surface properties and catalytic activity/selectivity of CaO catalysts in oxidative coupling of methane

Surface properties （viz. surface area, basicity/base strength distribution, and crystal phases） of alkali metal doped CaO （alkali metal/Ca= 0.1 and 0.4） catalysts and their catalytic activity/selectivity in oxidative coupling of methane （OCM） to higher hydrocarbons at different reaction conditions （viz. temperature, 700 and 750 ℃; CH4/O2 ratio, 4.0 and 8.0 and space velocity, 5140-20550 cm^3 ·g^-1·h^-1） have been investigated. The influence of catalyst calcination temperature on the activity/selectivity has also been investigated. The surface properties （viz. surface area, basicity/base strength distribution） and catalytic activity/selectivity of the alkali metal doped CaO catalysts are strongly influenced by the alkali metal promoter and its concentration in the alkali metal doped CaO catalysts. An addition of alkali metal promoter to CaO results in a large decrease in the surface area but a large increase in the surface basicity （strong basic sites） and the C2＋ selectivity and yield of the catalysts in the OCM process. The activity and selectivity are strongly influenced by the catalyst calcination temperature. No direct relationship between surface basicity and catalytic activity/selectivity has been observed. Among the alkali metal doped CaO catalysts, Na-CaO （Na/Ca = 0.1, before calcination） catalyst （calcined at 750 ℃）, showed best performance （C2＋ selectivity of 68.8% with 24.7% methane conversion）, whereas the poorest performance was shown by the Rb-CaO catalyst in the OCM process.