OXIDATIVE COUPLING OF METHANE IN A SOLID OXIDE MEMBRANE REACTOR

Citation
Xm. Guo et al., OXIDATIVE COUPLING OF METHANE IN A SOLID OXIDE MEMBRANE REACTOR, Industrial & engineering chemistry research, 36(9), 1997, pp. 3576-3582
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Chemical
ISSN journal
08885885
Volume
36
Issue
9
Year of publication
1997
Pages
3576 - 3582
Database
ISI
SICI code
0888-5885(1997)36:9<3576:OCOMIA>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
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.