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Study of the reaction mechanism of the oxidation of methane with the aid of labeled atoms

Communication 3. Place of methanol in the mechanism of the reaction

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  1. 1.

    In the thermal oxidation of methane, the intermediate reaction products, formaldehyde and methyl alcohol, are formed by two parallel routes.

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    By means of a kinetic method of applying labeled atoms, it was shown that, under conditions when the concentrations of intermediate products reach stationary values, the rate of formation of formaldehyde from methane is approximately nine times greater than the rate of formation of methyl alcohol from methane.

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    During the reaction, methyl alcohol is mainly converted into formaldehyde.

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    In accordance with previous work, it was found that carbon monoxide is mainly formed from formaldehyde by further oxidation of the latter.

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  1. Institute of Chemical Physics, Academy of Sciences, USSR

    R. I. Moshkina, N. L. Galanina & A. B. Nalbandyan

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  1. R. I. Moshkina
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In conclusion, the authors would like to thank M.B. Neiman for valuable discussion and V.L. Efremov for analyzing the condensate for methyl alcohol by isotope dilution.

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Moshkina, R.I., Galanina, N.L. & Nalbandyan, A.B. Study of the reaction mechanism of the oxidation of methane with the aid of labeled atoms. Russ Chem Bull 8, 1654–1660 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00912099

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