Methane oxidation to methanol

NF Dummer, DJ Willock, Q He, MJ Howard… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The direct transformation of methane to methanol remains a significant challenge for
operation at a larger scale. Central to this challenge is the low reactivity of methane at …

Activation and conversion of alkanes in the confined space of zeolite-type materials

P Del Campo, C Martínez, A Corma - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Microporous zeolite-type materials, with crystalline porous structures formed by well-defined
channels and cages of molecular dimensions, have been widely employed as …

Global optimization advances in mixed-integer nonlinear programming, MINLP, and constrained derivative-free optimization, CDFO

F Boukouvala, R Misener, CA Floudas - European Journal of Operational …, 2016 - Elsevier
This manuscript reviews recent advances in deterministic global optimization for Mixed-
Integer Nonlinear Programming (MINLP), as well as Constrained Derivative-Free …

Synthesis of methanol from methane: Challenges and advances on the multi-step (syngas) and one-step routes (DMTM)

MJ Da Silva - Fuel Processing Technology, 2016 - Elsevier
To transform the methane oxidation to methanol in a selective, straight, economically
attractive, and less energy-intense process is a goal pursued by the industry since its …

Production of benzene, toluene, and xylenes from natural gas via methanol: Process synthesis and global optimization

AM Niziolek, O Onel, CA Floudas - AIChE Journal, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
A systematic global optimization‐based process synthesis framework is presented to
determine the most profitable processes to produce aromatics from natural gas. Several …

Conversion of methane to methanol: technologies and future challenges

RK Srivastava, PK Sarangi, L Bhatia, AK Singh… - Biomass Conversion …, 2022 - Springer
In the current period, there is a high demand for the production of liquid fuel which is used
for transport purposes all over the world. Therefore, the conversion of methane to methanol …

A review of cleaner production methods for the manufacture of methanol

A Riaz, G Zahedi, JJ Klemeš - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2013 - Elsevier
Growing population and expanding economies are important causes of increasing global
energy demand. In wake of the continuous hike in the petroleum prices, depleting world …

Methane Conversion to Syngas for Gas-to-Liquids (GTL): Is Sustainable CO2 Reuse via Dry Methane Reforming (DMR) Cost Competitive with SMR and ATR …

J Baltrusaitis, WL Luyben - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas and is obtained as a waste via burning various forms of
fuels. Syngas is an intermediate in large-scale long-chain hydrocarbon (C10–C20 alkanes …

Catalytic conversion of methane at low temperatures: A critical review

Y Chen, X Mu, X Luo, K Shi, G Yang… - Energy Technology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The current study reviews the recent development in the direct conversion of methane into
syngas, methanol, light olefins, and aromatic compounds. For syngas production, nickel …

Techno-economic optimization of shale gas to dimethyl ether production processes via direct and indirect synthesis routes

C Mevawala, Y Jiang, D Bhattacharyya - Applied Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The shale gas to dimethyl ether process via direct synthesis route with a syngas H 2/CO= 1
has a higher dimethyl ether yield than that via indirect synthesis route. However, the direct …