Oxidative Dimerization of Methane over Promoted Magnesium Oxide Catalysts. Important Factors

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1986.1165

Various metal doped MgO samples were examined as catalysts for the conversion of methane to ethane and ethylene.Of these, 15 molpercent Na(1+)-MgO was found to show the highest C2 hydrocarbon yield (22.4percent) with a C2 selectivity of 57percent at 1073 K at a CH4/O2 ratio of 2.0.