(1) Chemical Engineering Division, National Chemical Laboratory, 411 008 Pune, India
Abstract:
By simultaneous reactions of methane with CO2 and O2 over NiO-CaO catalyst under certain reaction conditions, it is possible to convert methane into syngas with low H2/CO ratio (1 2/CO <2) at above 95% conversion, with 100% CO selectivity and above 90% H2 selectivity and also with very high CO productivity without catalyst deactivation due to coking for a long period, in a most energy efficient and safe manner, requiring little or no external energy.