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Methanol is a clean burning fuel, containing no sulphur or nitrogenous materials. It produces power with very low emissions compared to those of a natural gas-fired, combined-cycle unit. Methanol can also be used as a feedstock for more sophisticated processes in the petrochemical industry. In this study, catalytic oxidation of methanol to formaldehyde was investigated. For this purpose, laboratory type, fixed bed catalytic reactor was used. For this gas-phase reaction iron-molybdate catalysts supported by silica or alumina were used. On silica and alumina supports, different Mo/Fe ratios were investigated for three different residence times (W/FA0) and six different temperatures were tried. The analysis of liquid product was performed by using gas chromatograph. From the results of GC analysis and CO2 analyzer, conversion of methanol to formaldehyde, total conversion and selectivity to formaldehyde were obtained. After the determination of optimum operating conditions for this reaction, kinetic study was performed.
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Yılmaz, A.H., Atalay, F.S., Atalay, S. (2005). Catalytic Oxidation of Methanol to Formaldehyde. In: Derouane, E.G., Parmon, V., Lemos, F., Ramôa Ribeiro, F. (eds) Sustainable Strategies for the Upgrading of Natural Gas: Fundamentals, Challenges, and Opportunities. NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, vol 191. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3310-9_24
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