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Methane conversion to ethane in the presence of iron‐ and manganese‐promoted sulfated zirconia

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Sulfated zirconia promoted with 1.0 wt% Fe and 0.5 wt% Mn converts methane into ethane with traces of ethylene and acetylene. The initial reaction rate at 723 K and a methane partial pressure of 20 kPa was found to be about 10-9 mol(CH 4) (g s)-1, and deactivation was rapid, with the reaction rate declining to half the maximum rate within an hour.

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    S. Rezgui, A. Liang, T.‐K. Cheung & B.C. Gates

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Rezgui, S., Liang, A., Cheung, T. et al. Methane conversion to ethane in the presence of iron‐ and manganese‐promoted sulfated zirconia. Catalysis Letters 53, 1–2 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1019029100166

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