Impact of OH Radical Generator Involvement in the Gas-Phase Radical Reaction Network on the Oxidative Coupling of Methane—A Simulation Study
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ArticleKAUST Department
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC) and Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE) 4700 KAUST Thuwal 23955-6900 Saudi ArabiaChemical Engineering Program
Clean Combustion Research Center
Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division
Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE) Division
Chemical Science Program
KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC)
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2019-07-17Submitted Date
2019-05-15Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/667462
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The impact of OH• generation during the oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) is simulated using state-of-the-art gas-phase chemistry and a comprehensive chemical kinetic model. The inclusion of the quasi-equilibrated formation of OH• from a H2O–O2 mixture into the combustion chemistry network enhances the CH4 conversion rate and C2 selectivity, consistent with the previously proposed mechanism involving catalytically generated OH•. The OH-pathway increases the (Formula presented.) concentration resulting in an enhanced transformation rate from (Formula presented.) to C2H6 (second order in (Formula presented.)) more than CO (first order in (Formula presented.)). Relative to other H-abstracting radical species, the OH• weakens the sensitivity of the H abstraction rate constant to C—H bond energy, or lowers (Formula presented.), which comparatively slows the C2H6 conversion rate relative to CH4, thus enhancing C2 selectivity. Concurrent dehydrogenation of C2H6 to C2H4 maximizes the C2H4 selectivity even after O2 depletion. With the involvement of the OH•-mediated pathway, this study addresses the effects of temperature and CH4/O2 ratio on the achievable C2 selectivity and C2H4 yield. The maximum C2H4 yield reaches 32% at a CH4/O2 ratio of 3, temperature of 1100–1200 °C, and total pressure of 1 atm.Citation
Li, D., Baslyman, W. S., Sarathy, S. M., & Takanabe, K. (2019). Impact of OH Radical Generator Involvement in the Gas-Phase Radical Reaction Network on the Oxidative Coupling of Methane—A Simulation Study. Energy Technology, 8(8), 1900563. doi:10.1002/ente.201900563Sponsors
This work was partly supported by MHI Innovation Accelerator LLC. The work at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) was supported by the Office of Sponsored Research with funds given to the Clean Combustion Research Center and KAUST Catalysis Center. The authors are sincerely grateful for the valuable discussion with Drs. Tatsuya Shinagawa and Bhavin Siritanaratkul for fruitful discussion.Publisher
WileyJournal
Energy TechnologyAdditional Links
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ente.201900563ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1002/ente.201900563