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Selective methane oxidation over promoted oxide catalyst. Quarterly report, September--November 1993

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10134776· OSTI ID:10134776
Dispersed metal oxide catalysts have been prepared and tested for selective oxidation of methane. The catalysts were based on multivalent cations impregnated into a number of different oxide supports: MoO{sub 3}/SiO{sub 2}, V{sub 2}O{sub 5}/SiO{sub 2}, V{sub 2}O{sub 5}/MoO{sub 3}/SiO{sub 2}, V{sub 2}O{sub 5}/TiO{sub 2}, SnO{sub 2}/SiO{sub 2}, and V{sub 2}O{sub 5}/SnO{sub 2}. Among the dispersed metal oxide catalysts studied this quarter, the most active catalyst was clearly the V{sub 2}O{sub 5}/SiO{sub 2} catalyst. High surface area silica samples impregnated with 1--5 wt% V{sub 2}O{sub 5} were found to be active catalysts with low selectivity toward CO{sub 2}. Although CO was the major product, appreciable selectivities toward formaldehyde were also observed. Indeed, with the V{sub 2}O{sub 5}/SiO{sub 2} catalysts, very high space time yields of formaldehyde of > 1 kg CH{sub 2}O/kg catal/h could be obtained even though conventional single pass %yields were <2%. These results were obtained at relatively high GHSV (70,000--280,000 {ell}/kg catal/h) but moderate temperatures (530--630C).
Research Organization:
Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
FG21-92MC29228
OSTI ID:
10134776
Report Number(s):
DOE/MC/29228--3670; ON: DE94004086; BR: AB0530150/AC0535000
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English