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Steady-state conversion of methane to C4+ aliphatic products in high yields using an integrated recycle reactor system

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Conversion of methane in high yields to C4+ nonaromatic hydrocarbons was demonstrated in a recycle system. The principal components of the recycle system included an oxidative coupling reactor with a Mn/Na2WO4/SiO2 catalyst at 800°C for conversion of methane to ethylene, and a reactor with an H-ZSM-5 zeolite at 275°C for subsequent conversion of ethylene to higher hydrocarbons. Total yields of C4+ products were in the range of 60–80%, and yields of C4+ nonaromatic hydrocarbons were in the range of 50–60%.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA

    Serguei Pak, Tatjana Rades, Michael P. Rosynek & Jack H. Lunsford

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Pak, S., Rades, T., Rosynek, M.P. et al. Steady-state conversion of methane to C4+ aliphatic products in high yields using an integrated recycle reactor system. Catalysis Letters 66, 1–4 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1019039321142

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