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    Optimization of Process Variables for Oxidative Coupling of Methane

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    Sultan Alkistani - Final Thesis Paper
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    Type
    Thesis
    Authors
    Alturkistani, Sultan H. cc
    Advisors
    Sarathy, Mani cc
    Committee members
    Gascon, Jorge cc
    Farooq, Aamir cc
    Program
    Chemical and Biological Engineering
    KAUST Department
    Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division
    Date
    2019-05
    Embargo End Date
    2020-05-14
    Permanent link to this record
    http://hdl.handle.net/10754/652866
    
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    At the time of archiving, the student author of this thesis opted to temporarily restrict access to it. The full text of this thesis became available to the public after the expiration of the embargo on 2020-05-14.
    Abstract
    Oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) is a promising route for converting abundant natural gas resources into more useful chemicals like paraffins and olefins (primarily C2). However, to date, there is no current OCM production plant due to low overall conversion and selectivity to the desired product(s). In this work, different operating factors are studied experimentally and through simulation with respect mainly to three responses: CH4 conversion, C2 main product selectivity, and COx side product selectivity. The aim is to identify the best operating condition for maximum ethylene production combined with COx production. Design of experiments (DoE) method was used to analyze the experimental results by applying the full factorial approach. Simulation results were studied by finding the correlation strength between input factors and responses. It was found that the performance of an OCM reactor could be greatly improved under optimal operating conditions. Operating temperature and CH4/O2 ratio have the highest influence while catalyst weight and flow rate have the lowest influence on the OCM responses and mainly depend on rector dimensions.
    Citation
    Alturkistani, S. H. (2019). Optimization of Process Variables for Oxidative Coupling of Methane. KAUST Research Repository. https://doi.org/10.25781/KAUST-FO694
    DOI
    10.25781/KAUST-FO694
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.25781/KAUST-FO694
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    MS Theses; Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division; Chemical Engineering Program

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