METHANE PARTIAL OXIDATION - CHALLENGE AND PERSPECTIVE

The perspectives of direct partial oxidation of methane is considered in the light of the stability of the products of its partial oxidation . New data on the partial oxidation of methane into syngas are present ed. x CoO .(1-x)MgO . Al2O3 catalysts exhibit excellent performance al ong with a high stability, Partial oxidation of methane to oxy-product s - formaldehyde and methanol, which is relatively unstable, has been performed with the product's removal from the reaction stream. It allo ws, using a cold trap, reach remarkable conversion with a high selecti vity in the case of oxidation into formaldehyde and produce high conce ntration of methanol solution with the use of a special reagent-adsorb ent in the case of methane oxidation to methanol. (C) 1998 Elsevier Sc ience B.V. All rights reserved.