This review discusses the thermodynamic and kinetic limitations that currently make the
oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) industrially inviable. We analyze some promising …

Mixed ionic-electronic conducting membranes have seen significant progress over the last
25 years as efficient ways to obtain oxygen separation from air and for their integration in …

Oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) has been investigated as an interesting way to obtain
higher hydrocarbons from natural gas. The aim of this article is to evaluate the reactor …

Catalytic oxidative coupling of methane to higher hydrocarbons (OCM) has attracted
widespread attention as a potential route to ethylene or liquid fuels. Besides tremendous …

Methane is the main component of the natural gas, landfill gas or coalbed methane, and a
by-product of oil refining and chemical processing. It has the potential value as a source of …

We develop and validate detailed reaction mechanisms to represent the oxidative coupling
of methane (OCM) over a La2O3/CeO2 nanofabric catalyst. The reaction mechanism …

This paper explores alternative technologies for the conversion of natural gas to higher-
value products. Because of methane's chemical stability, all practical processes require …

A new reactor concept has been developed and tested for the conversion of methane into
ethane, ethylene and higher hydrocarbons via oxidative coupling. The basic idea consist of …

The recent literature on the direct conversion of methane to oxygenates and higher
hydrocarbons is reviewed, with particular attention on the production of methanol and …

In Part I of this work a new reactor concept was presented for methane oxidative coupling. It
consisted of a microfiltration ceramic membrane which had been modified to be used as an …