Catalytic and electrocatalytic oxidation of methane in a stabilized zirconia cell
The oxidation of methane on porous polycrystalline silver and palladium supported on yttria-stabilized zirconia was studied at atmospheric total pressure in a continuous stirred tank reactor (C.S.T.R.) at temperatures between 450 and 600 C. The technique of solid electrolyte potentiometry (SEP) was used to measure in situ the thermodynamic activity of oxygen adsorbed on the catalyst surface. The reaction kinetics of both the Ag-catalyzed and the Pd-catalyzed reaction are consistent with an Eley-Rideal model according to which adsorbed atomic oxygen reacts with gaseous methane. The potentiometric measurements suggest that only one oxygen atom is involved in the rate limiting step in both cases. Kinetic models that satisfy both kinetic and SEP results are discussed. The oxidation of methane was also studied on Ag-Li/MgO and Au-Li/MgO catalysts supported on yttria-stabilized zirconia between 650 and 800 C. It was found that the intrinsic activity and selectivity of these metal-metal oxide catalysts can be significantly altered by using an electrochemical oxygen pump. Under open circuit conditions the catalyst electrodes exposed to CH/sub 4/-O/sub 2/ mixtures act as normal catalysts for methane oxidation to CO/sub 2/, C/sub 2/H/sub 6/, C/sub 2/H/sub 4/ and CO. When external voltages are applied to the cell and O/sup 2 -/ is pumped to the catalyst the rates of product formation generally increase. The opposite effect is observed upon inversion of the voltage polarity. A possible mechanisms is discussed. Overpotential and exchange-current density measurements were taken in order to gain a better understanding of reactions taking place at the electrode-electrolyte interface during the oxidation of methane.
- Research Organization:
- Tufts Univ., Medford, MA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6630431
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Thesis (Ph. D.)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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090110* - Hydrocarbon Fuels- Properties- (1979-1989)