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The oxidative coupling of methane on alkali- and alkaline earth-phosphate catalysts

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The oxidative coupling of methane has been tested over alkali- and alkaline earth-phosphate catalysts at 700 and 775 °C with and without the introduction of a small quantity of tetrachloromethane (TCM) to the feedstream. In general, the conversion of methane was enhanced by the addition of TCM but the effect on selectivity was dependent on the catalyst being examined. The selectivity to C2 and higher hydrocarbons and that to oxidation products have been shown to have a dependence on the cation radius/charge ratio.

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  1. Takashi Ohno

    Present address: School of Allied Medical Sciences, Kobe University, Tomoga-oka 7, Suma-ku, 654-01, Kobe, Japan

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  1. Department of Chemistry and Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemistry, University of Waterloo, N2L 3G1, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

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Ohno, T., Moffat, J.B. The oxidative coupling of methane on alkali- and alkaline earth-phosphate catalysts. Catal Lett 9, 23–34 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00769077

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