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Enhancement of methane conversion using electric fields. Quarterly report, April--June 1995
Abstract
The goal of this project is the development of novel, economical processes for the conversion of natural gas to more valuable products such as methanol, ethylene, and other organic oxygenates or higher hydrocarbons. The methodologies of the project are to investigate and develop low temperature electric discharges and electric field- enhanced catalysis for carrying out these conversions. In the case of low temperature discharges, the conversion is carried out at ambient temperature which in effect trades high temperature thermal energy for electric energy as the driving force for conversion. The low operating temperatures relax the thermodynamic constraints on the product distribution found at high temperatures and also remove the requirements of large thermal masses required for current technologies. With the electric field-enhanced conversion, the operating temperatures are expected to be below those currently required for such processes as oxidative coupling, thereby allowing for a higher degree of catalytic selectivity while maintaining high activity.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oklahoma Univ., Norman, OK (United States). Office of Research Administration
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 211513
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/MC/31170-5118
ON: DE96004346
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG21-94MC31170
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Jul 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 03 NATURAL GAS; 10 SYNTHETIC FUELS; METHANE; CONVERSION; HYDROCARBONS; CHEMICAL PREPARATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; OXYGEN; CATALYSTS; OXIDATION; CORONA DISCHARGES; AMBIENT TEMPERATURE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; PROGRESS REPORT
Citation Formats
Mallinson, R G, and Lobban, L L. Enhancement of methane conversion using electric fields. Quarterly report, April--June 1995. United States: N. p., 1995.
Web. doi:10.2172/211513.
Mallinson, R G, & Lobban, L L. Enhancement of methane conversion using electric fields. Quarterly report, April--June 1995. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/211513
Mallinson, R G, and Lobban, L L. 1995.
"Enhancement of methane conversion using electric fields. Quarterly report, April--June 1995". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/211513. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/211513.
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title = {Enhancement of methane conversion using electric fields. Quarterly report, April--June 1995},
author = {Mallinson, R G and Lobban, L L},
abstractNote = {The goal of this project is the development of novel, economical processes for the conversion of natural gas to more valuable products such as methanol, ethylene, and other organic oxygenates or higher hydrocarbons. The methodologies of the project are to investigate and develop low temperature electric discharges and electric field- enhanced catalysis for carrying out these conversions. In the case of low temperature discharges, the conversion is carried out at ambient temperature which in effect trades high temperature thermal energy for electric energy as the driving force for conversion. The low operating temperatures relax the thermodynamic constraints on the product distribution found at high temperatures and also remove the requirements of large thermal masses required for current technologies. With the electric field-enhanced conversion, the operating temperatures are expected to be below those currently required for such processes as oxidative coupling, thereby allowing for a higher degree of catalytic selectivity while maintaining high activity.},
doi = {10.2172/211513},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/211513},
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year = {Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995},
month = {Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995}
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