Abstract
The rate of reaction of methane with oxygen in the presence of a Li-doped MgO catalyst has been studied as a function of the partial pressures of CH4, O2 and CO2 in a well-mixed reaction system which is practically gradientless with respect to gas-phase concentrations. It is concluded that the rate determining step involves reaction of methane adsorbed on the catalyst surface with a di-atomic oxygen species. The adsorption of oxygen is relatively weak. Carbon dioxide acts as a poison for the reaction of methane with oxygen, this probably being caused by competitive adsorption on the sites where oxygen (and possibly also methane) adsorbs.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 131-145 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Applied Catalysis |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1989 |
| Externally published | Yes |