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Snamprogetti S.p.a.

Giuseppe Fornasari

Giuseppe Bellussi

Gianluca Calestani

Stefano Palmery

Fabrizio Cavani

Francesco Cino Matacotta

Giampiero Piro

Catalysts for the full oxidation of volatile organic compounds

Methane is converted into higher hydrocarbon products by oxidative coupling, by bringing a gaseous mixture containing methane and oxygen into contact with a solid catalyst formed from calcium oxide, magnesium oxide, a lanthanide oxide plus possibly lithium oxide, wherein:

Catalyst for converting methane into higher hydrocarbon products

Process and catalyst for converting methane into higher hydrocarbon

Methane is converted into higher hydrocarbon products, and especially into ethane and ethylene, by oxidative coupling, by bringing a gaseous mixture containing methane and oxygen into contact at high temperature for a short contact time with a solid catalyst formed from lithium oxide, an alkaline earth metal oxide (preferably of magnesium) and a lanthanide oxide (preferably of neodymium or lanthanum), in which the lithium content is less than 0.20% by weight and the atomic ratio of the alkaline earth metal to the lanthanide varies from 0.8/1 to 8/1, said catalyst being obtained by:

A methane catalytic combustion process using heat-resistant catalysts consisting of metal oxide mixtures of pyrochloric structure. The process is usable in gas turbines and boilers.

Process for the catalytic combustion of methane

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