Kinetics and mechanism of partial oxidation of ethane to ethylene and acetic acid over MoV type catalysts

  • Faizur Rahman*
  • , Kevin F. Loughlin
  • , Muhammad A. Al-Saleh
  • , Mian R. Saeed
  • , Nasir M. Tukur
  • , Mohammad M. Hossain
  • , Khalid Karim
  • , Agaddin Mamedov
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A kinetics study for the partial oxidation of ethane to ethylene and acetic acid is performed over MoV type catalysts. It is established that ethylene is the primary product and acetic acid and carbon oxides are secondary products. Formation of acetic acid product increases significantly with the co-feeding of water into the reactor. The elementary steps of the reaction network are formulated using a two-site Eley-Rideal-Redox (ERR) model, which includes the participation of water in the reaction scheme through surface OH- groups. The derived ERR model predicts the experimental data satisfactorily.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)17-25
Number of pages9
JournalApplied Catalysis A: General
Volume375
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 26 Feb 2010

Keywords

  • Acetic acid
  • Eley-Rideal-Redox model
  • Ethane partial oxidation
  • Ethylene
  • Kinetic model
  • MoV type catalyst
  • Reaction mechanism
  • Reaction network

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • Process Chemistry and Technology

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