Mechanistic Studies of CH4/O2Conversion over SiO2-Supported Nickel and Copper Catalysts

Methane utilization as received much attention in the past few years. Besides the methane oxidative coupling process, the partial oxidation of methane to syngas is another route being considered. In this note, the authors report the reaction behaviors of CH{sub 4} and CH{sub 4}/O{sub 2} with reduced and unreduced SiO{sub 2}-supported copper and nickel (10 wt% metal) catalysts in a pulse microreactor at 600, 650, and 700{degrees}C. 18 refs., 5 figs.