Comparatively high yield methanol production from gas phase partial oxidation of methane

摘要

Gas phase partial oxidation of methane to methanol has been carried out in a specially designed reactor. A comparatively high yield of methanol (ca. 7-8%, methanol selectivity of 60% at methane conversion 13%) was obtained over a quite wide temperature range of more than 40 deg C at 5.0 MPa and CH_4/O_2/N_2 = 100/10/10 (ml/min). The effects of the total flow rate, CH_4/O_2 ratio and pressure were examined and the superiority of the new reactor is discussed.