Xm. Guo et al., OXIDATIVE COUPLING OF METHANE IN A SOLID OXIDE MEMBRANE REACTOR, Industrial & engineering chemistry research, 36(9), 1997, pp. 3576-3582
The oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) has been studied using the 1 w
t % Sr/La2O3-Bi2O3-Ag-YSZ solid oxide membrane reactor. The effects of
oxygen flux, temperature and feed concentration on the performance of
oxidative coupling of methane reaction have been investigated. Two ma
thematical models based on well-mixed flow (CSTM) or plug flow (PFM) i
n the reactor have been developed to describe the behavior of the soli
d oxide membrane reactors. The simulation results show good agreement
with experimental data. However, the simulation results of the CSTM fi
t experimental data much better than that of PFM over a broad range of
experimental conditions. The simulation results also show it is very
important to match reaction conditions and reactor parameters.