Novel catalysts for methane activation. Quarterly report No. 4, July 1, 1993--September 30, 1993
The objectives of this project are to test novel fullerene based catalysts for application in methane activation. Fullerenes are a recently discovered allotrope of carbon that have been found to possess unusual properties, some of which may be ideal for methane conversion to higher hydrocarbons. The project is divided into three technical tasks. Task 1 deals with the synthesis and characterization of the fullerenes and fullerene soots, Task 2 with the testing of the catalysts, and Task 3 with the evaluation of the results and technical reporting requirements. This quarter the authors concentrated on Task 2. In this task they expanded the capabilities of the system so they can include the effect of diluents during the methane activation experiments and continued work on evaluating the fullerene soot. They investigated the base-line conditions for both thermal reactions and soot-catalyzed reactions of methane. They also added the capability to add diluents such as hydrogen and helium into the reaction system to determine their respective effects on selectivity during the methane activation experiments. They found that the fullerene soot significantly decreased the threshold for the methane activation and C{sub 2} products at temperatures as low as 800{degrees}C, whereas the pure thermal reaction required temperatures in the range of 900 to 950{degrees}C. However, under their conditions the selectivity to C{sub 2} was much lower for the fullerene soot, than for the thermal case. They found that the presence of H{sub 2} helped the selectivity to some degree at a given temperature, but still formed a considerable amount of coke under these condition.
- Research Organization:
- SRI International, Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC22-92PC92112
- OSTI ID:
- 10141801
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/PC/92112-T3; ON: DE94009705; TRN: 94:004589
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 3 Dec 1993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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