Effect of Lithium Chloride (Licl) Dopant on The Performance of Catalysts for the Oxidative Coupling of Methane

The present study reports effects of lithium chloride (LiCl) doping on MgO, La2O3, SnO2, CaO and ZnO catalysts. All the catalysts were prepared by the impregnation method. The catalysts were tested at reaction temperature of 775oC. The feed flow rate of methane, oxygen and nitrogen was carried...

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Main Authors: Mamat, M. F., Mohd Zabidi, N. A., Bhatia, S., Megat Ahmad, M. H. A.
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author Mamat, M. F.
Mohd Zabidi, N. A.
Bhatia, S.
Megat Ahmad, M. H. A.
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Bhatia, S.
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description The present study reports effects of lithium chloride (LiCl) doping on MgO, La2O3, SnO2, CaO and ZnO catalysts. All the catalysts were prepared by the impregnation method. The catalysts were tested at reaction temperature of 775oC. The feed flow rate of methane, oxygen and nitrogen was carried out in the ratio of 3:1:2 giving a weight hourly space velocity (WHSV) of 0.375 g.s/cm3. La2O3 showed the highest C2+ selectivity among the undoped catalysts. All the catalysts were doped with LiCl to compare their methane conversion, selectivity and product yield. The 2.0 mol% LiCl doped into La2O3 was the best catalyst formulation having achieved 46.7% of C2+ selectivity with CH4 conversion of 29.0% and the increase in selectivity was attributed to the presence of chlorine. Hydrogen production was more pronounced for MgO based catalysts and believed to be generated by surfacecatalyzed reactions.
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spelling usm-388522018-02-13T03:46:17Z http://eprints.usm.my/38852/ Effect of Lithium Chloride (Licl) Dopant on The Performance of Catalysts for the Oxidative Coupling of Methane Mamat, M. F. Mohd Zabidi, N. A. Bhatia, S. Megat Ahmad, M. H. A. TJ1-1570 Mechanical engineering and machinery The present study reports effects of lithium chloride (LiCl) doping on MgO, La2O3, SnO2, CaO and ZnO catalysts. All the catalysts were prepared by the impregnation method. The catalysts were tested at reaction temperature of 775oC. The feed flow rate of methane, oxygen and nitrogen was carried out in the ratio of 3:1:2 giving a weight hourly space velocity (WHSV) of 0.375 g.s/cm3. La2O3 showed the highest C2+ selectivity among the undoped catalysts. All the catalysts were doped with LiCl to compare their methane conversion, selectivity and product yield. The 2.0 mol% LiCl doped into La2O3 was the best catalyst formulation having achieved 46.7% of C2+ selectivity with CH4 conversion of 29.0% and the increase in selectivity was attributed to the presence of chlorine. Hydrogen production was more pronounced for MgO based catalysts and believed to be generated by surfacecatalyzed reactions. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia 2000 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/38852/1/Effect_of_Lithium_Chloride_%28Licl%29_Dopant_on_The_Performance_of_Catalysts.pdf Mamat, M. F. and Mohd Zabidi, N. A. and Bhatia, S. and Megat Ahmad, M. H. A. (2000) Effect of Lithium Chloride (Licl) Dopant on The Performance of Catalysts for the Oxidative Coupling of Methane. International Islamic University Malaysia Engineering Journal, 1 (2). pp. 1-6. ISSN 1511-788X http://journals.iium.edu.my/ejournal/index.php/iiumej/article/view/331
spellingShingle TJ1-1570 Mechanical engineering and machinery
Mamat, M. F.
Mohd Zabidi, N. A.
Bhatia, S.
Megat Ahmad, M. H. A.
Effect of Lithium Chloride (Licl) Dopant on The Performance of Catalysts for the Oxidative Coupling of Methane
title Effect of Lithium Chloride (Licl) Dopant on The Performance of Catalysts for the Oxidative Coupling of Methane
title_full Effect of Lithium Chloride (Licl) Dopant on The Performance of Catalysts for the Oxidative Coupling of Methane
title_fullStr Effect of Lithium Chloride (Licl) Dopant on The Performance of Catalysts for the Oxidative Coupling of Methane
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Lithium Chloride (Licl) Dopant on The Performance of Catalysts for the Oxidative Coupling of Methane
title_short Effect of Lithium Chloride (Licl) Dopant on The Performance of Catalysts for the Oxidative Coupling of Methane
title_sort effect of lithium chloride (licl) dopant on the performance of catalysts for the oxidative coupling of methane
topic TJ1-1570 Mechanical engineering and machinery
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