NO 2-promoted oxidation of methane to formaldehyde at very short residence time. Part I: Experimental results

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 189-190, Issue , 2012, Pages 393-403

  Zhang, J ^a   Burkle Vitzthum V ^a   Marquaire, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Annular flow microreactor; Formaldehyde; Gas phase methane oxidation; NO 2; Short residence time

Indexed keywords

ANNULAR FLOWS; GAS PHASE OXIDATION; LOWER REACTION TEMPERATURE; METHANE OXIDATION; MICRO-REACTOR; OPERATING PARAMETERS; OXIDATION OF METHANE; OXIDATION PATHWAY; REACTION INITIATION; RESIDENCE TIME;

CARBON DIOXIDE; FORMALDEHYDE; GASES; METHANE; OXIDATION; QUARTZ;

NITROGEN OXIDES;

EID: 84859698117     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.02.046     Document Type: Article

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