Kinetic limit of the ethane and ethylene yield in the gas phase condensation of methane

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF00702155

A kinetic simulation of the initiated condensation of methane in the gas phase showed that the additional generation of methyl radicals via the reaction CH4 + I2 -> CH3 + HO2 causes a nearly tenfold increase in the C2 hydrocarbon yield.However, a kinetic limit of the yield exist that is close to that determined in experiments on the catalytic oxidative condensation of methane. - Key words: kinetic simulation; oxidative condensation of methane.