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A steady-state tracing kinetic analysis of oxidative coupling of methane over Li[sup +]-doped TiO[sub 2]: Mechanistic aspects of the carbon and oxygen reaction pathways to form CO[sub 2]

Journal Article · · Journal of Catalysis; (United States)
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  1. Univ. of Patras (Greece)
  2. Institut de Recherches sur la Catalyse, Villeurbanne (France)
A steady-state tracing kinetic study of the oxidative coupling of methane reaction at 800[degrees]C over Li[sup +]-doped TiO[sub 2] catalyst was performed. In particular, the carbon and oxygen reaction pathways which lead to the formation of CO[sub 2] have been probed using [sup 13]CH[sub 4] and [sup 18]O[sub 2] isotope gases under reaction conditions. The results obtained indicate that there is practically no reversibly adsorbed CH[sub 4] on the catalyst surface, while there is a very small reservoir of carbon-containing intermediate species which eventually lead to CO[sub 2](0.1 [mu]mol/g). A large reservoir of oxygen species, participating in the formation of CO[sub 2] (at least 12.0 [mu]mol/g), was detected, while subsurface lattice oxygen species also participate in the oxygen reaction pathway to form CO[sub 2]. In addition, large amounts of inactive carbonaceous species (17.0 [mu]mol/g) accumulate on the catalyst surface after 1 h on stream. These species do not participate in the reaction route to form CO[sub 2] (spectator species). 23 refs., 7 figs.
OSTI ID:
6658692
Journal Information:
Journal of Catalysis; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of Catalysis; (United States) Vol. 148:2; ISSN 0021-9517; ISSN JCTLA5
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English